Angela Iliadis Take Me to the Country
I combine a full-time Coordinator role in a private
school, a career as a practising artist/printmaker,
and part-time study at UNSW Art and Design
completing a Master of Art. I am a mixed media
visual artist with an artistic practice spanning
painting, drawing, printmaking and digital imaging.
My works are regularly exhibited and sold within
Australia and overseas.
As an artist, I work to develop paintings that
speak to me and evoke a reaction from the viewer. I
predominately produce landscapes and abstracts,
but as an emerging artist I like to extend myself by
constantly trying new techniques and subject
matter. Part of my process before I begin creating is
to research as much as I can about the chosen
subject, and the best technique and media to use for
the artwork. I want to capture the image with
careful colour choices and brush strokes in order to
achieve the style I am going for.
My paintings are a personal expression of my
fascination with the visual effects of colour, as
revealed by the play of light across an array of
objects or elements of the landscape. My goal is to
portray the beauty of colour. Throughout my years
of researching and creating art I have learned to
appreciate the great utility of chiaroscuro, an Italian
word for light-dark. It is the use of strong contrasts
between light and dark and it usually affects the
whole composition. My works depict the use of
strong contrasts.
I have been fortunate to receive various awards
in art shows for my works. This painting won four
awards, with one judge commenting:
“Good variety of shapes and strong contrasts,
captured the feeling of landscape”.
www.angelailiadis.com