I believe that creating something meaningful, impactful, and valuable requires time, patience, depth, inspiration, and authenticity.

The first large painting from the ballet series was created in 2018. I titled it “Among the Stars”, inspired by one of the beautiful poems by Radosveta Avramova – Caribiana. That title eventually gave its name to this entire exhibition.

In the following years, I continued developing studies for more ballet-themed paintings, as well as several female nude figures with surrealistic elements. Gradually, the concept for the exhibition began to take shape. For me, it has been a long journey and an exploration of my inner universe—a reflection of the delicate sensitivity with which I perceive the world.

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I strongly believe, that the right people and resources find you at the right moment for you, and I really appreciate this synchronicity of the universe :o). Therefore, I am not surprised that it is while I am preparing for my exhibition that I came across the first video about Rick Rubin and his ideas about the creative process.

Rick Rubin is a record producer, who, over the years has worked with musicians such as Adele, Eminem, The Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chilly Peppers, Slayer, Metallica, Johny Cash and has won more than one Grammy award. Being an interesting character, his approach to creation is also extremely unusual, but infinitely effective and close to the world of the creator.

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Life, they say, is what you make of it.

This year, after a long period of hustling, I finally feel that I am choosing what is best for me, with self-love, with the full knowledge that my choices and approach to work and life in general, although desired by many, are not particularly popular, except perhaps among digital nomads and here and there the intrepid self-employed like myself.

Yes, I am more of a nomad this summer than ever before. For me, breaking away from absolute identification with work gives me freedom, which is a path to enrichment, charging, expanding horizons, exploring the world, gaining another perspective on myself.

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Today I present to you an exceptional Spanish artist whose work I first saw a few years ago in his hometown of Valencia. In fact, one of the main reasons I chose Madrid for our nomadic month was my desire to visit the Museo Sorolla in the Spanish capital. Therefore, on a hot June day, we walk to the wonderful house with a garden and with great pleasure immerse ourselves in its world, in search of inspiration, charging and enrichment.

Who is Joaquin Sorolla

Born in 1863 in Valencia, Joaquin Sorolla lost his parents as a child and together with his sister were raised by his aunt and uncle.

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The art world is full of clich?s, but it’s never too late to learn something new. The YouTube channel Great Art Explained is proof of that and is a precious art find.

In general, I am not a huge fan of “explained” series, but this one turned out to be very different. In it, curator and gallerist James Payne focuses on a particular famous painting or artist and makes an in-depth analysis of the work / artist, placing them in the context of the times in which they were created / worked, the family they grew up in, the political and social environment.

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Zaha Hadid’s buildings speak louder of her than any words. If the protagonist of Ayn Raind’s “The Fountainhead” was a woman, it would be Zaha Hadid. It is so sad that a talent so great such as hers left us so early, but nevertheless, what a legacy and what an inspiration!

zaha-hadid.com

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another post dedicated to great contemporary architects and their spectacular creations: an interview with the young and quite amazing Danish Bjarke Ingels.
photo: Bjarke Ingels Group

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Creating on a large scale is starting to fascinate me more and more lately, so I decided to share some documentaries and interviews with the great architects of our time.
I was so inspired by Frank Gehry, that I might read Ayn Rand’s novel “The Fountainhead” again.

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Short, but extremely attractive BBC series: a funny actress and a renown architect get the keys of perhaps the most impressive houses on the planet.
I must say, some of them are pretty bizarre, others are a true dream. anyway, visiting these amazing places was such a refreshing experience.
the whole episodes are no longer available on Youtube, but here is a sneak peek:

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Recently I came upon some documentaries by Bloomberg on modern artists that create on a huge scale. I was truly fascinated and inspired!
the series are nearly sixty, every video is approximately 25 minutes long.

P.S. After I watched nearly 2/3 of the documentaries, I thought:
– never comment / judge / reject modern art before you know details on the concept behind it
– dream big! dream beyond your own dreams! and in general – don’t stop dreaming!

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and here are some artists studios – some of which are brutal…

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