Alena Koziol
LandE scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW myself . And perhaps this artwork became the real translator of my emotional state . And when I look at it now , I can say with confidence that I was like a paper airplane in the dark - something fragile and weightless , trying to follow his trajectory , but unable to withstand the wind . But now I understand that I found the strength to return to myself . This is really important for me - be myself . As a person and as an artist .
You allow an open reading , a great multiplicity of meanings : associative possibilities seems to play a crucial role in your pieces . How important is this degree of openness ?
Of course , in the fine arts the form is always more important than the contents . But I can ' t let me do my work completely empty . For me it ' s important to create an associative variety . Also , in many of my artworks I try to find a balance of the meaning and the relationship between line and color . I want to say that art has the power . And the fine art is aimed at interaction with the audience . It is able to respond to time and changes in society , gives the ability to find an emotional response in the viewer , helps to encourage thought or action . And very often a simple plastic language and a simple plot help to achieve an active dialogue with the audience , while one meaning superimpose to another like the layers of paint .
We would like to pose some questions about the balance established by colors and texture : your pieces combine vivid tones and contrasting shapes that in TOLEDO accomplish the difficut task of establishing tension and a provocative dynamic . We have really appreciated the vibrancy of thoughtful nuances that saturate your canvas and especially the way they suggest the idea of plasticity . How did you come about settling on your color palette ? And 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 develope a painting ’ s texture ?
By nature I am an introvert and is prone to soul-searching , which in turn can lead me to a depressive mood , and melancholy . At a young age , I was lumped in my internality , I existed outside the world . In some of my earlier works it is really can be seen by way of certain color combinations . At that time I often used a dark blue , black , gray and dark green . Over time , the outside world has become clearer to me , I learned how to communicate with it , to respond to what is happening around me . And it affected my basic palette . In general , it has become more diverse . I have become bolder in using contrasting colors . At the moment , there are at least two colors , which I use for many artworks in greater or lesser degree . There are natural umber Leningrad and celestial blue . Now they are for me a kind of base like themselves heaven and earth . In any case , work with each individual picture is always individual . The palette is directly dependent on what the general feeling I seek to convey . And on the way to the desired result , sometimes I break my own rules . For example , TOLEDO in a certain way
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