Rada Yakova
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW consider the immersive nature of the viewing experience ?
One of my favorite Bulgarian writers Vladimir Zarev said it perfectly in one of his books : “ The unsaid , the omitted in every art work is loaded with special meanings . Sometimes the unspoken is the most important and is probably the only possible perfection .” I love that . We have to leave space to the viewer to be part of the painting by creating their own stories of it . Last time , at an art fair in Barcelona , I had a painting with no name . Apparently a lot of people liked especially this one and they were all asking me why the painting had no name . Well , sometimes even a name gives that exact meaning and if you want the public to participate more with their own imagination , then leave the name out .
A crucial aspect of your work is the insightful investigation about the connection between moving body and image : how does this relationship affect your practice ?
The first time I ’ ve entered the act hall in Vienna , I couldn ’ t show a lot of my potential . The model was moving every minute . It was a disaster . As you just said , its all about the practice . In the moving body there is much more power just like in a moving brush . This is very important for my idea of Prima , where I want to show the power of a women .
Your pieces are marked out with an effective combination between both delicate and thoughtful nuances of tones sums up the mixture of thoughts and emotions . How much does your own psychological make-up determine the nuances of tones you decide to use in a piece and in particular , how do you develop a painting ’ s texture ? Moreover , any comments on your choice of " palette " and how it has changed over time ?
My resent work is mainly black and white . Or with some very delicate colours . When I first came to the Netherlands , I got a great working space , only for me . For the first time I had finally the chance to work on bigger size canvases . I wasn ’ t painting for somebody or for something , just experimenting with the sizes and … just having fun . However , when buying all the