Yana Wiggins

Artist’s statement

I suggest the viewer to take a look at themselves, their emotions, recognize them, with the aim of getting to know themselves. "Know thyself, and you will know the world" - said the ancient Greeks. By understanding ourselves, we are able to understand other people and the world around us. By understanding each other, people are able to unite and change the reality around them.

In my art, I hope to show the beautiful world through the diversity of human emotions, including the pain that is a part of our reality. I draw the viewer's attention to the most hidden parts of the human soul and vulnerable aspects of society, and I believe that anyone can cope with the most difficult stages of their life, find a way out of difficulties, and learn to be happy, and art can inspire and help to find personal happiness. That is why I pay such attention to the expression of emotions in my art.

The themes of my art reflect my worldview. In my paintings, I want to achieve beauty, grace, refinement, and individuality through open colors and light, clear lines, and to show the whole range of inspiring aspects of our world.

My art is for people who are ready to see themselves in an emotionally colored perception of life, rethin...

Yana Wiggins was born in Ukraine in 1983 and has been living in Kansas, USA since 2012. She is an artist who studied at Johnson County Kansas Community College. She has attended classes and learned from established artists in the United States. She studied art history and painting basics at the St. Petersburg School online. Currently, she collaborates with an art gallery in Kansas, is developing a project for an illustrated book, and also works on creating greeting cards featuring her artwork.