LandE scape
Henrieta Maneva
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
For me , painting is an intimate act , and probably for the other artists as well . It is the best way to express my feelings , my beliefs , my emotions , my values , my worries , my desires , my love , my hate , my soul , my inner me and my everything . My intention is not to feed my ego or to impose all of those as only and absolutely truthfully , but just to share my point of view . The truth is a relative concept and can be very subjective . I don ’ t divide art as female ’ s or male ’ s . For me , art is unisex ; no sexism should be allowed . If somebody looks for the additional meaning , they always can find it . Probably my brushstrokes are more softened , and the cathedrals and streets of old cites look more fairytale-like , but this is because of my passion for illustration . Architecture definitely is more popular among male audiences or male artists , but this does not mean that women can ’ t be attracted to or paint architecture . Flowers are not only female ’ s subjects of interest , either .
As Ayn Rand said in The Fountainhead , “ Art is selective re-creation of reality ”. Architecture is a difficult subject that requires not only logical thinking , good math skills , construction , but enormous creativity , flow of ideas , abstract thinking , talent , soul . I enjoy the process of my mini-recreation . I don ’ t look on the cathedrals or on buildings as general just as construction or building materials , for me they are breathing creatures and I am looking for their soul . Probably this brings more balance in my work . Logical together with spiritual . Watercolor is something relatively new for me , this why this process of mini-recreation is a more personal discovery . Aquarelle is so delicate and ethereal , almost like mystical creature and is the best media to recreate the soul of the building . Probably this make my work to look more balanced , the combination of logic with spirit , of material with soul .
I admire the unprecedented work , pure genius and talent of all of them . They