Artist’s Manifesto

For me, art is not an exercise in beauty alone, but a space of tension — between reality and imagination, attraction and unease.
Aesthetics is not an ideal form or a graceful surface; it is a moment of dissonance that slows the viewer down and demands attention. I am interested in what lies beneath the visible: symbolism, paradox, and quiet disturbance.

I work with the balance between an alluring exterior and a deeper, often unsettling content. Warm colour may confront a cold, distant gaze. Tenderness may coexist with threat. Meaning in my work is never singular; it unfolds through contrast.

I do not treat realism and conceptual work as opposing approaches. Realism, for me, is a way of expanding imagination. Through detailed observation, I build an inner archive of forms and sensations. Reality becomes material — a foundation from which conceptual images emerge. The visible world feeds the invisible one.

The horse occupies a central position in my practice. Not as decoration or romantic symbol, but as a carrier of tension. Strength and vulnerability. Control and surrender. Distance and intimacy. Through the image of the horse, I explore power, movement, dependence, freedom, and the fragile balance between them. It is both subject and mirror.

My engagement with this image is not seasonal or thematic. It is a long-term commitment and part of a broader visual lineage that stretches across cultures and centuries. To work with the horse seriously is to enter an ongoing conversation — not to repeat, but to contribute.

Materials are integral to meaning in my work. Watercolour and pastel allow me to capture softness, light, and immediacy — the breath of lived reality. Coloured pencil and mixed media introduce structure, graphic clarity, and deliberate control, where every line carries intention. I seek balance between vitality and precision, emotion and form.

When I work, attention becomes intimacy. Observation turns into attachment. In that state, something intangible emerges — not sentimentality, but presence. Art, for me, is a way of making this presence visible, allowing the viewer not only to see, but to sense what cannot be named directly.

Creativity is not a role I step into; it is the structure of my life. It is an ongoing internal dialogue and a way of remaining truthful to myself. Art is not a choice or a phase. It is a necessity — continuous, demanding, and enduring.