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PORTFOLIO
As an emerging artist, I want to make my work known and appreciated by the people around me
,,CONVINCE ME THAT YOU ARE THE SAME''
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Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 50x70 cm
My latest painting ,,Convince me that you are the same'' is a representation of the disassociation between the person I am now and the person I was, the strange feeling of alienation from myself. The monster behind the character represents the fears, guilt, sadness, hatred and any other feeling that I have kept deep inside me. The reason why the character seems lifeless, by the lack of pupils, is because I wanted to portray the stoicism that she emits on the outside, the background being what she really feels and thinks.
,,IN DECAY''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 30x40 cm
Ever since I can remember I have had a strong attraction to horror and dark things, it offers me a certain comfort that nothing else does. Since I was little I have made dark illustrations and paintings with entities taken out of context and less pleasant details to look at. This painting represents the inner darkness we have within us and the way it makes us feel sometimes as if we are rotting.
,,CREATONTOS GANGIS MOTH''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 40x50 cm
In creating this painting I have portrayed the confrontation with the fear towards the challenges that come in life. I wanted to express the tension between the person and the events in their life.
The moth in the image is in the form of a gigantic disgusting creature that is about to attack the girl, she remains unmoved being face to face with destiny, illuminating it with the lamp that signifies the strength of her character in the confrontation with her own life
,,Photoluminescence''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 35x45 cm
This is my first attempt to paint the feeling of nostalgia, of the past and the unknown, a feeling that everyone has at some point. This artwork is the interpretation of the world seen as in a dream, something taken from reality, vibrant colors and which arouses a special curiosity inside you.
,,Warmth of the forest''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 40x60 cm
This work was a true play of colors and spots, I gave free rein to my hand and combined complementary colors to give the feeling of warmth, of a welcoming and peaceful space.
I also rendered as many details as possible to expose the importance of this central tree as the main point of the viewer's attention.
,,FLAMES''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 50x50 cm
After about a year of art block in which I was unable to enjoy what I love to do the most, I managed to break free from this blockage and step back into the world of art.
This painting represents the suffering that the artist feels when he/she does not have the necessary capacity to create, the fires that engulf your body and burn you inside in your inability to paint.
,,Swamp''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 50x70 cm
This is a reproduction of an image that caught my attention, namely a green swamp full of details that resulted in a naturalistic composition.
In this painting I tried to take into account even the smallest details as much as possible so as not to lose its balance and complexity.
,,Drumul meu''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 50x70 cm
This painting is a gift for my boyfriend, a painting of him. As a reference image I used a photo of him on a foggy evening on an empty street. That image inspired me a lot because of the contrasts of light and the effect that the fog created.
,,Me and the devil''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 40x50 cm
Compared to my last self-portrait illustrated in the painting ,,Convince me that you are the same'', in this painting I wanted ti illustrate myself being in a contrasting world composed of a monstrous creature and living and colorful elements such as flowers and bright colors, I wanted to illustrate the antithesis between certain dark parts of the past that remained present in my subconscious and the change for better in the present.
,,Horse carriage''
Medium: Gouache on canvas
Size: 50x60 cm
This painting was an exercise in which I stepped out of my comfort zone by trying a new painting technique. Inspired by Impressionism, I wanted to reproduce pictorial textures and focus less on the outlines of objects.
,,Rising of the dead''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 40x60 cm
Another macabre piece I made is the one shown in the image, an accumulation of grotesque details that flood the background giving a claustrophobic effect, pieces of corpses crowded one on top of the other. Meanwhile, the character is caught smiling with the corner of her mouth as if she were hiding something, the gaze is absent so we cannot figure out her desires, only from understanding the background as an embodiment of the malicious thoughts that the character's stoic expression hides.
,,Mammatus clouds''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 40x50 cm
I have always had a passion for the sky, especially for clouds, the combinations of shapes and colors they form turn into a living painting. The most interesting ones seem to me to be Mammatus clouds due to their unusual shape and density. I wanted to print on canvas the detail that catches my attention every time I go outside.
,,Cat and beer''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 30x30 cm
I made this painting after an evening in which I visited a small pub, where I met this very old but super loving cat who decided to sleep in my arms. I couldn't resist this touching moment so I took a funny but also cute photo that helped me make this painting.
,,Low-lying cloud''
Medium: gouache on canvas
Size: 50x60 cm
A painting of a corner of nature in forest where the fog illuminated by the sun sneaking through the trees, looks like a cloud gently walking over the water.
Artist's Statement
Over time, I have often encountered difficulty expressing my feelings and thoughts verbally, which made it difficult to communicate with people, so I retreated to communicating through painting. Although I have been painting for over 15 years, I have found it difficult even to express myself through my works and I have come to the conclusion that even now they cannot be easily deciphered by other people, but they represent every word I have ever wanted to say. My own artistic call comes from images that inspired me through the subtle details that captured my attention at first sight, and through the metamorphosis of my own thoughts into the form of monsters out of proportion to represent their weight and the oppressive feelings that encompass my entire being. By creating paintings, I forget about the reality that surrounds me and embrace the peace of a world that only I know in detail, but in the same time a part of it I can share with the rest of the world. I saw a paragraph at a certain point that I wanted to use as a title for my creations, namely "Art is meant to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comforted", and I think it's the ideal description of art. I hope it brings you both comfort and disturb because it is the perfect antithesis that I want to portray. Neagu Elena Catalina ''Visually expressing thoughts that cannot be said''
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