Rada Yakova
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW viewpoints , that you combine together into a coherent balance . We would suggest to our readers to visit www . radayakova . org in order to get a synoptic view of your work : in the meanwhile , would you like to tell to our readers something about your process and set up ? In particular , we like the way it combines formal research with improvisation : how did you developed its main idea ? And in particular , how would you define the roles of chance and improvisation in your approach ?
You paint like a man .” That ’ s is what my Professor in Bulgaria used to tell me when I was in highschool . I wasn ’ t sure what this meant at that time . Professor Ganovski is a person I will keep in my heart forever . He was not only teaching the technic of painting , but also how to be an artist with every part of your body , brain and soul . My paintings have the aesthetic of a sketch . This way they breathe more . A sketch is very often more emotional . I work very fast , almost torture the canvas , but in the quick work / moves of the arm and hand there is a lot of improvisation .
That ’ s why it is important to have an idea first . Sometimes I do one painting again and again , until I am happy with the result . And it turns out that “ painting as a man ” is a compliment .
For this special edition of LandEscape we have selected My Name Is Prima , an interesting project that our readers have already started to admire in the introductory pages of this article . What has at once captured our attention of your captivating investigation about the relationship with the audience is the way you provided the visual results of your analysis with autonomous aesthetics : while walking our readers through the genesis of My Name Is Prima , would you shed light to your main sources of inspiration ?
... it all started with the dance and the beauty of a dancing female body ... and the efforts a woman has to make in order to achieve that status defined as “ PRIMA ”.
This project has the ambition to create yet another platform for presenting the perfection of women and dance . I wanted to