Henrieta Maneva
LandE scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
camera is also something that I am attracted to . I paint about two weeks per piece , possibly more , but not on a 24 / 7 basis . I wish I had enough time to paint still life buildings in every country that I visit . But with the perspective that I prefer to paint , I have no idea how long I could stay in one position during the entire process . On the other hand , I really enjoy the atmosphere of the city and with all these people around me , I am certain that I wouldn ‘ t be able to pay attention to all details of the buildings and recreate them the same way that I currently do , if I painted still life . Thus , I love painting with interesting perspective . For example , my daughter took the picture of Duomo di Milano on her phone during our trip in 2012 . When I saw the photo , I immediately was drawn to it and I painted for two , three weeks .
It ’ s very individual . In my case , the creative process can be disconnected , but only from the direct physical experience , not the emotional . My inspiration is provoked from a lot of different places , cities or buildings that I have never visited before . I don ’ t need a direct experience to be inspired . The inspiration could be provoked from anything ( the light , interesting perspective , non-typical design , and can be lost by anything . This is why I work with some