Rada Yakova
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW be tought by such a person is an incredible adventure and honour . I ’ ve learned to read between the lines , to express a position , to give my work a symbolic meaning . I ’ ve also learned that " May you live in interesting times " is not a curse , it ’ s a blessing ... You learn how to swim , only in deep water . And you can wait to be discovered , or you can be the one who discovers the world . You have to open all your senses and breath the surrounding world , feel the pain , feel the sorrow , and use all your power and senses to express this on the canvas or whatever medium you use . When I graduated from Vienna I chose to follow my passion and continue with painting . Since then I call myself an artist .
You asked about the esthetic ... In Vienna , Bulgarian artists are not accepted in the painting world because they are thinking too much and are working in a frame . To a certain degree I tend to agree with this . As much as classical school gives us , it can also harm us . If you are not critical enough to yourself and rely on the school only , it could ruin your future as an artist . Furthermore , we are responsible for the way our children will see the world . The beauty idols we sell to them , the strive to be perfect and never to reach this perfection ... the esthetic categories we create and teach our chuldren are the way we see the world around us , they are also what we make and project with our art . So , we have to be mindful of the messages we coney with our work .
In 21th century art is not only beautiful forms , body or landscape . It is a statement , it ’ s a position in society . In modern art , the idea is more important than the visual itself . There are no more rules and boundaries . I believe in the strong idea but I stay old fashioned and use the power of the brush . And by giving symbolical meanings in my paintings , I tell stories and the viewer is actively participating with his own interpretations .
Your approach is very personal and your technique condenses a variety of