Which function does the artist fulfill in society?

Artists serve as storytellers and explorers of the human condition, have fulfilled the important role of challenging societal norms, sparking dialogue, and offering alternative perspectives. They contribute to cultural enrichment and can be a catalyst for change.  transmuting the ordinary into the extraordinary, questioning the boundaries of predetermined values and interconnectedness of ideas. They invite the viewers to shift their perspective, and raise all sorts of philosophical questions about the nature of self, and the existence of a soul.

Which function does the artist fulfill in society?

Whether artist or not, every human being has the duty in the society to move here on the earth like a guest. Because we are only guests on earth! For me the question always arises about the meaning of the life and I come back again and again to the core point: "To become every day a better person in love!" Then there would be no wars and with it the suffering of many people and animals and nature. We would have no problems with man-made global warming! No famines and many other problems. If we would all try to live more love and do it every day, "Wow!"

What do you want your artwork to stand for?

By channeling my artistic focus into geometric Goniochromatic Abstractionism, I bring forth vibrant artworks that revolve around the graceful allure of geometry. These creations serve as a canvas where vivid iridescent colors and enchanting patterns intertwine harmoniously, acting as conduits for the expression of emotions through the varying frequencies of the color spectrum.

Which function does the artist fulfill in society?

I believe that artists not only are obligated to bring beauty into the world, but also to make the world a better place, by their notion of what that may be.

What does your art aim to say to the viewers?

My paintings are parables that begin conversations about how our beliefs affect gender roles, social structures, political power, and our relationship with nature. 

People interpret my art from their own perspective, from where it fits into their own reality. It’s subjective and relative to each individual. 

 In my "Photographic Narratives" series, I want to discuss the differences and similarities between Eastern and Western cultures. By combining photography with painting, sculpture, digital art, and other media, and using different techniques, I want to make the works full of vitality and imagination, and make them more intriguing and inspiring.

What does your art aim to say to the viewers?

Nature of our Earth is wonderful, that we have to preserve for the future generations, as well. Capturing one moment of this beauty by oil on canvas is my main task.

How much planning goes into each artwork?

 In order to create the context of the painting, I need the information of the series and collect all my materials. After I have the basic context of the series the painting ideas just pup up in my mind while working. So after having the context there is only a limited amount of time of planning per each painting. When starting the painting I have my storyboard note book, where I make notes for every individual painting, so the context also increases while working on the artwork.

How would you describe your style and the work you create?

As I've mentioned in answering earlier questions, my works is characterized by metaphor and implication. That means I prefer to let my work speak for itself. I think viewing art is intrinsic to the distance of their mind the viewer experiences the art, accordingly, it depends on the viewers with different point of view. So I'd like to keep it open in that way. Sometimes silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

How much planning goes into each artwork?

The balance between planning and spontaneity is one I’m interested in understanding. I found my work was feeling too planned from start, middle to end. So I spend a lot of time thinking about preparing and documenting ideas, but also creating space once something has started. Basically creating a framework for movement, an idea that allows for creative response. I go on regular hikes, taking pictures of things or moments that inspire me. Trying to understand the elements that make up my work. I love making sculptures in my studio using found rocks and objects from my hikes, they might not end up as finished pieces but they allow me to understand more about what I want to achieve in my paintings.

What does your art aim to say to the viewers? 

My art focusses on moments;  those snippets of time from which I can find a story in the background, such as a dripping bath tap and the light carried in the ripples, a fly on the wall, the fleeting expression on a face, a nameless place. For me, these events underpin our existence; big events, highs and lows, come and go but the insignificant and fleeting remain and repeat, like a constant hum in the background. Modern life is hectic and often crazy, and my art seeks to still the mind of the viewer, and to give them an escape from their worries and frustrations.

What does your art aim to say to the viewers? 

Well, it is a message and support and hope for all LGBT+ community, as well as every other community around the globe, to help to understand the freedom of expression. I aim to show how beautiful and powerful can be any kind of love and that there can be no space for hate and mistreatment. Through colour, I aim to show passionate relationships, sensual, sexual and melancholic. All of it comes from the emotional place; it heals and soothes your soul.

Do you have an essential philosophy that guides you in your creative expression?

Art is all around us. We eat, sleep and drink art every day of our lives. Our clothes are designed by artists, our homes are imagined by architects. Nature is God’s gift of art to us. We need to see it and appreciate it every day of our lives. My goal is to bring that vision about in my paintings.

What does your art aim to say to the viewers? 

I want my artworks to evoke an invitation. That the viewer might feel some strange attraction, some energy that can be sensed, that fascinates, but perhaps cannot immediately be understood. I believe that the power of change is a part of life, the idea of metamorphosis is continuing. Through my art I want to embrace the beginning of something new. I also hope that viewers can feel the invitation to discover their dark side, feel the fascination to explore it and own it. That’s why the stories I want to tell always include a seed of change.

Do you have an essential philosophy that guides you in your creative expression?

My philosophy has always been to create exciting images that push boundaries. I’m always looking to push the boundaries of abstraction through techniques or different materials. I like to include glow-in-the-dark paint, mirrors, glass, glitter and found objects. The different objects I use to create more texture and add to the feeling, history and story of the painting. I find that’s more interesting to me and hopefully also to the viewers.

Please tell us more about your background and how you began creating art?

After high school, I began to read art magazines and visit exhibitions, mainly in Verona galleries.
At the time of school, I loved comics and drew a lot. However, despite being fascinated by painting and the profession of painting, I was almost in awe of it. After seeing an exhibition on Paul Klee at Palazzo Forti in Verona in 1995, I began my first timid experiments in painting.

What does your art want to say to the viewer?

I believe it is not possible to evade a linear process. To me, the consumer world is not POP as it is in Pop art, but a linear process that we are exposed to every day, and that leads to the most impossible.

(Most surreal) everyday situations. Basically, I don't want to dictate what the viewer must think, each of my works of art speaks for itself and the viewer should let his imagination run free when looking at my works of art. Regardless of my initial intention for a painting, my experience is that everyone sees things differently.

Spirituality and metaphysics themes are prevalent in many of your works. Can you explain where this interest comes from?

I was inspired by Alessandro Botticelli and Leonardo Da Vinci, as their works transmit a sense of poetic, mysterious and metaphysical meanings beyond the physical forms. The more I study those works, the more details I discover, and the more I am dragged in. I realized that figurative paintings could transcend figurative forms to explore so much more possibilities, not just imitating what we see. A good painting tells its audiences not only to look and enjoy, but also to feel and discover.

How would you describe FOA and how the idea to create it came to your mind?

FOA exists to shine a light on emerging artists through printed books. There's so much great work being made today by undiscovered artists, and our goal is to show their work to the world. I originally got the idea for FOA a year after I graduated from art school. I heard a museum director say that there were no opportunities outside of an academic context, and that statement resonated with me.

What art marketing activity do you put into practice regularly that works most successfully for you?

I try lots of different ways or getting my work out there; entering competitions, renting billboard space (for example we have ArtBelow on the London underground network where you can take advertising space to show your work) or applying to those kinds of opportunities that are a bit more unusual. But Instagram has been the best way to get exposure and connect with people all over the world. For me there is a bit of wariness in putting everything online but Instagram art followers generally seem to be very positive and I get some really lovely comments when I post, it’s great.