Get to know Artist, Saabira Razac as she shares her Art making processes with you!
There is so much to be said about this prolific Artist. I was first introduced to Vincent Van Gogh in a 1st year Art History Course at University. I remember knowing his name, and his famous painting Starry Night. To me, his work was so unique and different, it made me think, going against the flow could have its reward.
Read MorePaul Cézanne is widely appreciated as the forefather of modern interpretation of Colour. He is credited as the 1st Artist to use complimentary colours to create spacial depth. His extensive love and deep appreciation for emotion and colour connection resonates throughout his entire body of Work.
Read MoreEdvard Munch was born in 1863, in the small village of Adalsbruk, Norway. Munch came of age in the first decade of the 20th century, during the peak of the Art Nouveau movement. His Art heavily follows the Art Nouveau focus on all things organic, evolutionary and mysteriously instinctual. Munch’s work discusses human mortality, sexual liberation and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
Read MoreColour Theory is one aspect of my Art process that is very dear to my heart. It is at the core of the Art I make. I do enjoy creating narration and story with my colour choices. Even the absence of colour plays an important part in how your work is understood. Let us begin by thinking about Colour as a time travelling tool.
Read MoreLines represent a passage of time and an overall sense of motion. They link one aspect of a drawing to another, allowing your viewer to traverse your picture plane in a very relaxed way. You can create very interesting imagery with just a simple line choice. Tension can be achieved by duplicating lines in an almost parallel format. This recurring choice reinforces a single idea over and over again, in a persistent way.
Read MoreWords and physical gestures are how most people communicate their thoughts. We as a social construct use the written word, a spoken language and bodily gesture to share our ideas and thoughts with each other. Have you ever felt as if you didn’t have the right words to describe how you felt about something? Creative thinkers, have devised another way.
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