About
I am a visual artist from Helsinki, Finland. I work with metal, papier-mâché, wood, acrylics, oils, pastels, etc. I'm mostly interested in 3-dimensional shapes, as my brain digests them easier. Take a walk in my gallery, Enjoy! <3
My name is Aneta Atsova. I was born in Bulgaria, but some thirteen years ago, after my both parents had been dead for a few years, I decided to leave my country for the sake of new, better opportunities. By that time, I was not even dreaming of calling myself an artist. Trivial pursuits were governing my existence, which describes my fairly extensive work experience from different fields of employment. Nevertheless, creating has always been a necessity for me since I remember myself. I must have started with writing poetry at the age of 7. I have always found art to be the most beautiful way of communicating human experience, and capsulating it in the presence of the moment.
Hardships and courage inspire me, as well as generosity and forgiveness. Hatred and hypocrisy make me bitter. Fortunately, time heals, and when the moment is right, an inspiration is born out of my digested impressions.
My art is equally motivated by the need to populate and substitute, as well as to hold and materialize. For me, a two dimensional piece of work is insufficient to fulfil my need to touch and feel the presence of an object. Sadly enough, it also contains the realization that matter outlives us. Very often my creations remind a mummified human being, or a gravestone.
I create my pieces using different materials as a structure: canvas, wood, metal net, wire, on top of which I apply a body made up of papier-mache, and in the final stage- acrylics. The result is a relief, or sometimes - a ‘3D painting’. The most special moment is when, once finished, the creation immediately claims its own personality and existence.
Giving life to an idea all the way from the moment of it blinking for the first time in your brain, to seeing it alive in front of you, is a mysterious process. Luckily, almost all of us have experienced it at some stage of their lives. This triggers a significant amount of empathy between individuals. Everybody relates to art one way or another, which makes it a universal way of interpersonal exchange. I just want to reach out, and hear more than just the echo of my own voice...