Maria Givner ART Habens
In the case of “ 10 Egyptian Plagues ” – at the beginning they had to be a part of a commissioned work for Passover Book , but were rejected by the author . At this time I have already illustrated couple of Haggadah Tales , but they were very traditional and I wanted to express my own opinion of the famous story and my own vision . So I desided to continue this project for myself . It takes about three years to finish it – I worked on it between my commercial projects , every time changing or adding something according to my own creative evolution .
As you noticed I borrow my inspiration from a fantasy and mystical sources , from fairy tales , legends , fantasy books and music . And my aim is to show another worlds behind this real visible one . As I understand the Universe it`s combined from various spheres and layers of reality . Some people can see different parts of it and to communicate with it . This doesn`t contradict my faith in God because I believe in the complexity and endlessness of creation . I`m glad that now people turn back to the fantasy , mystic and unvisible side of the world , that technology and science can now go together with magic and spiritual experiences . In my art I want to express this side of the world , to travel behind the line .
It`s an important question . I used to think the artist should stay away from a politic and to be a kind of objective viewer . But it does not mean he shouldn`t think about human , about wars , about all that is happen around . OK , there are no rules and if you like to paint landscapes or naturmortes – you are welcome . As for me – I try to express in my art my ideas about all of that – about us as a part of Universe , our role in this life and what happens after , and who need it all . This is nothing about politic , but this is about a Man and himself . And I feel it`s a kind of my creative duty and my theme in art for now .
Although it`s hard for me to absorb a pure abstract art , I realize that there are not enough visual tools to express spiritual subjects in a realistic way . If you are talking about unvisible things , sometimes you have no words and no images for it . So the abstract vocabulary is the additional tool in this conversation . It takes you to the world of feelings that doesn`t need explanation . The
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