Untitled IV Painting

“I either paint to shut down the feelings overcoming my body, or I paint to feel something.” “There’s a beauty in darkness. I feel alive at night; that’s why I almost always paint then.” Roza Santini is an emerging abstract and surrealist artist who works with various color palettes and materials. The paintings and drawings she creates are inspired by her vivid dreams and melancholic feelings, as well as a simple exploration of self. Using primarily acrylics, oil pastels, and charcoal on both linen and paper, Roza expresses what lies within her, aiming to evoke profound emotions without words. The artist is deeply interested in literature and dark psychology, particularly in the concept of never-ending melancholy and how it inspires creation.