Danuta Slautskaya

Artist Statement / Biography

I am an emerging visual artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. My practice is centered around intuitive, abstract painting. I primarily work with thin, translucent layers of acrylic on canvas, but I also create textured pieces using modeling paste — exploring surface, depth, and the tactile presence of paint. These works offer a more sculptural reading of abstraction while staying true to my intuitive and emotional approach.

I work across various formats — from large-scale pieces to small studies — with a focus on subtle color interaction and emotional presence. I don’t begin with a fixed plan. Each work emerges from impulse and introspection, a response to mood, memory, or atmosphere. Sometimes this results in a cohesive series where I explore a particular color relationship or rhythm. Other times, a single piece stands alone as a quiet visual statement — a trace of a moment or feeling.

My approach is often associated with the tradition of Color Field painting. I’m inspired by the fluid, light-filled works of artists like Helen Frankenthaler, Paul Jenkins, Morris Louis, and early Sam Gilliam — all of whom explored the expressive potential of color through transparent, flowing forms.

As an emerging artis...

Tyumen State Academy of Culture, Arts and Social Technologies, 2007