INSPADES MAGAZINE SEI | Page 138

BY ANISSA STAMBOULI The Beautiful Struggle “We often give up, find excuses or settle for less, because we don’t fully understand who we are.” 138 inspadesmag.com In times of struggle or moments of greatest bliss, artists from every era have captured the human spirit through the experiential scope of their unique understanding. From the Soviet Union’s economic upheaval to American opportunism and prosperity, feminist oil painter, Veronica Winters, combines traditional European aesthetics with the assertive ideologies of Western culture in her thought- provoking collections. Born in a communist country during a time of great unrest, Winters was raised in a land ravaged by economic distress and desperation. While in high school, she experienced the jarring aftermath of the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, which left Russia in a “surreal mode of survival, with millions of people struggling to push through it.” @paintingfemininebeauty www.veronicasart.com