VIEW IN MY ROOM
Denmark
Drawing, Pastel on Paper
Size: 45.3 W x 76.8 H x 0 D in
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Self Portrait - Identity Exploration. One on one scale of full figure naked self, behind Romania's map, touched by the Danish identity. "I moved to Denmark in the beginning of 2012. As a foreigner in Denmark, my status is changed, therefore the image that I have about my identity changes as well. The question of identity grows bigger and bigger in my thoughts and the matter becomes more and more complex with every angle that I approach it. Going from the most clear awareness of who I am to the most blurry and confusing image of myself, I try to draw the lines of my character and my identity, of who I am and who I want to be, and what would be my role in the story of life. This exploration brings its satisfactions but it also comes with a big deal of challenges: emotions of all sorts, from happiness to depression, from ecstasy to desperation; the road from lightness to darkness and backwards shapes the image of my self, my soul, my heart and my mind, outlines the image of the woman, the artist, the daughter, the sister, the friend, the lover, the partner, the student, the citizen that I am. It is, perhaps, a never ending journey into the material and spiritual worlds, into the physical and cultural territories aiming to get to a more complete image of who I am, where I am coming from and where I am going to, a back and forth travel between past and present with a vision about the future." - Andreea Vlad
Drawing:Pastel on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:45.3 W x 76.8 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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Ships From:Denmark.
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Andreea Vlad is a visual artist and communication designer currently residing in Copenhagen. She graduated from University of Art, Cluj Napoca (Transylvania), and later on followed the multimedia and communication design programmes in Copenhagen. Her illustrative work revolves around portraiture, combining a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, going from fast and gestural sketches to labour-intensive and time-consuming 1:1 scale drawings realised in a photorealistic manner. Her preferred drawing technique is pastel on paper, however she is experimenting often with various materials, introducing acrylic paint, ink, collage, and image transfer techniques. She draws inspiration for her work from various artists such as Caravaggio, Velázquez, W.A. Bouguereau, Nicola Samori, Jenny Saville, Egon Schiele and William Kentridge. Andreea works with a multidisciplinary approach that allows her to move, both conceptually and practically, between different disciplines and visualisation practices. "For me drawing is a noun. The aim is to create an image that can stand by itself, that communicates more than I even intended. A drawing is born from the act and process of drawing, so the process and the object becomes intertwined, and only when I feel "It's finished", the drawing process stops, leaving just the traces behind, the presence of someone, captured there for eternity. I choose to draw people because of the very mortal nature that we are conditioned by, making us fleeting, temporary, never static, in a continuous physical, psychological and spiritual transformation. Like flowers, we become part of this world. From a seed we sprout, we grow, we bloom, and we wither, delighting the world with our presence, for some time. With my drawings, I want to capture the existence of individuals, remarkable or not, but unique nonetheless, and give them a chance at eternity." Andreea works in her art studio in Copenhagen.
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