Iva ŠIjan

I am an abstract artist inspired by the beauty of the nature. I can sense freedom and express feelings and invisible things through abstract painting.
My oil paintings are in the minimalistic abstract style, with rough, earthy textures and fragments of reality in an impressionistic dreamy style. Nature, wind, and sea inspire me. My paintings are fluid, in movement, and atmospheric. I capture invisible things such as air, wind, motion, and sounds.
All my paintings are made with oil colors, as this slow-drying technique allows me to paint as an impressionist by mixing colors directly on the canvas. Oil colors combine pigments and oils, allowing light to go through all the layers, creating a divine experience for the viewer.
I am working on paintings in different formats, but I prefer large formats. They allow me to go bold, be more detailed, and experiment more with texture and big brush strokes. I like the luxury feel they bring to any interior and upscale the atmosphere in the space.
The texture is an essential part of my art. I like a texture that is earthy, raw, and gentle at the same time. Painted surfaces give a tactile dimension to my paintings, making you want to touch them. You can find many things as part of my paintings...

Iva is an artist from Belgrade, Serbia. She studied painting at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad and has an MA degree in painting.

I took part in many group exhibitions in Serbia, Italy and France.

I also had 7 Solo exhibitions:

2015. What is the colour of the wind?, Gallery Stara Kapetanija, Zemun
2013. Wind in a box, drawings and objects, Gallery MLS, Novi Sad
2013. What is the colour of the wind?, Gallery SULUV, Novi Sad
2013. Wind drawings and objects, Gallery House Vojnović, Inđija.
2011. Master exhibition What is the colour of the wind? (paintings, drawings, objects, mobile sculpture) Multimedia centre, Academy of Arts Novi Sad
2010. Poppies and Terra, Gallery of spiritual centre „Prepodobni Rafailo Banatski“, Zrenjanin.
2010. Exhibition drawings and paintings, Corridor Gallery, Ac