Brown, green, blue and a mixture of many more tints are visible in our eyes. How about presenting them as a piece of abstraction?
Curiosity, empathy and imagination started the cycle The Eye. I wanted to stay conscious about diversity and inclusion, to present many different eyes symbolising our diversity.
The Eye - Black | Blue | Turquoise with golden sparks is one of them. It is an acrylic painting on a cotton canvas, 70x100x3.5 cm.
My first memory of painting comes from the time when I was 2 or 3 years old. I mostly use acrylic paints. My first painting guru was Vincent van Gogh. I still like to use his colour pallet and share his passion for Japanese art. I went through the path from trying to follow painting masters to starting to believe in the power of my own imagination. In my early years I was painting animals and landscapes from my photographs. These days I focus on abstract painting, following Van Gogh's question “How difficult is it to be simple”, in my artworks I aim for minimalism.
I am a self-taught artist. I have finished art related school and received my Master Degree in Social Psychology. It is probably the reason why social and science related subjects stay close to my interests.
Due to implicit cognitive biases, people may often attribute certain qualities or characteristics to other people, a phenomenon known as stereotyping. Stigma-induced discrimination is associated with different negative outcomes, such as: more psychological distress, more depressive symptoms, lower self-esteem and the reduction of perceived quality of life.
Implicit biases include attitudes that form through experiences and operate outside an individual’s awareness. I believe that this is the reason why it is worth talking about the issue also through art.
The Shield, Acrylic painting on canvas-textured paper, 16inx20in (40.6x50.8 cm). This one reminds me of the Roman shield and it is a metaphor of energy and power inside each of us.
‘When the rain comes, my blue turns more gray…’ Acrylic paint on paper canvas, 16x20in (40.6x50.8 cm). This one is telling a lot not only about weather change and how the lack of sun changes tones but also about a person's mood.
In my art I am using a form of logic. I make references to nature (landscape cycle), science (study of emotion cycle), world social issues (D&I in cycle The Eye), leaving room for ambiguity. My art is a composition of my imagination, my soul, my experiences and passions.
‘Balance’ from the cycle ‘Study of Emotion’. Gold and Black, Acrylic paint on paper canvas, A3, 300g/m2
Marta Obojska
Marta Obojska (@chat_panthera)
CHAT PANTHERA – artist | painter