Lore entangled, 120 x 110cm, oil on canvas, 2017, Tanya Atanasova Visual Arts
Michel with octopus, 120 x 110cm, oil on canvas, 2016, Tanya Atanasova Visual Arts
Smokey eyes , Joëlle, oil on canvas, 120 x 110 cm, 2017, Tanya Atanasova Visual Arts
Tanya Atanasova is a contemporary figurative realist painter and Land-Art artist, based in Antwerp. She is currently working on a large series of non-traditional portraits of friends called "You my dear" (to be exhibited in 2019). In her artistic practice Tanya uses a lot of old and modern painting techniques to create the different “layers” of a personality, character, spirit, presence… Each of her paintings tells a story and she devotes a lot of attention to the construction of her character’s personalities. Being interested in the psychology of her models, the artist wants to become an intermediary between subject and viewer – building a connection that goes beyond painted realism. Her gaze is directed deep into the story of every personage she creates, his/her identity and unique complexity. "Looking at the paintings should be like taking a glimpse into the character’s diary or reading a page out of his/her biography". #oiloncanvas #contemporary #nontraditional #portrait #realism #tanyaatanasovavisualarts @useformat http://www.atanasova.be/ https://www.instagram.com/tanya_atanasova_visual_arts/ Submitted to Format Magazine: Community
