A breakdown An elephant breaking the walls is a symbol with many layers. For me it is a breakdown in personal freedom, in the whole way of existence. When I live an everyday life and then I see new prospectives and dare to break all obstacles to reach my dream. And also it is about the great strength and mysterious power of the Nature. We humans try to change it, to make it serve our interests, but it is so wise and ancient it always finds its ways to its original path. So, this artwork is about might, and strength, and daring. It was made with texture paste to make the elephant and the bricks 3D, painted with oil and palette knife and decorated with gold leaf to make it magnificent. Due to its grey colours combined with different shades of gold it will match any interior, let it be a modern office or a house decorated in a classic style. And as I believe in personal energy which is put by an artist in the artworks, I am sure this painting will bring strenght and power to its new home.
The elephant
Catherina Varadi
I call myself an artist creating light and it’s for a good reason. I am highly inspired by Light both in literal and metaphorical meanings. I explore the ways of light in life and in the internal space of my artworks, its reflections in people’s lives and faces. Exploration of Light is very closely bind with the main question of my art, which is the Choice people make in their lives, how the world around us is influenced by the choice we make. Actually when people make their choice they take responsibility not only for the microcosm they live in but also for the society and at the end of the day for the whole world. I think Art must be social, the mission of the Artist is to draw the attention of people to social and human problems surrounding us, to the responsibility we have towards our society, the nature and our planet. My artworks are based on the contrast of aestetics and anti-aestetics, when at the first glance you see the decorative painting but after examining it you understand the background of the beautiful picture, which sometimes turns to be not so really beautiful. This is a kind of provocation, when the decorative character of an artwork is a way to enhance the social critique which is the core of my art. But sometimes I just allow myself enjoy the beauty of our world and express my happiness and love to the whole universe. The medium I chose is determined by the character of objects I paint. But whantever I paint I always use the colour as one of the main artisitc tools. At the same time, I sometimes reduce the number of colours I use in order to take my audience into a specific territory of art. I paint artworks in styles of symbolic realism and surrealism. My favourite medium is soft pastel, but I also work with waterolour, oil, acrylic and mix media.
