Philosophy, Falling In Love & Free Expressive Painting: An Interview With Nadya Peovska
Nadya Peovska doesn’t use conventional techniques in order to create depth in her paintings. Her figures are overexposed and the scenes are washed out in a way that creates flat planes of colour, without reducing figures to strictly two-dimensional shapes. This technique forces the landscape back in space and subdivides the painting in a way that’s both realist, and surreal.
The following interview reveals more about her artistic language and her big influences.
Nadya Peovska.SAH: Where do you get your inspiration from?
NP: I get inspiration from conversations and meetings with spiritual, interesting people, also from nature, family and from my inner self. In general inspiration comes with hard work and throughout the working process.
SAH: What are you working on at the moment?
NP: At the moment I’m working on some figural compositions and very soon I will start preparing for an upcoming exhibition, which will take place next year. The exhibition topic is ‘To dress up with memories’ and it will include digital photocollages.
Nadya Peovska. Horizon.
Peovska. Expand.SAH: Is it possible for you to separate your work from your life?
NP: Actually, when I work I feel like I am in a parallel world, which is free and unlimited. I subconsciously transfer my feelings, my thoughts and my soul into all my works. In the end, what I do it’s who I am. So, I think that my life and my works are intertwined.
SAH: What kind of impact do you hope that your work has?
NP: I would like that my works lead the viewer to a place of timelessness.
Nadya Peovska. Pillar.SAH: Do you remember the earliest memory of when you wanted to do what you do today?
NP: Yes, of course. Actually, I’ve started doing art before I was 14 years old. Painting is my passion. I never had a a specific moment where I decided to be an artist, it simply came into into my life.
As a child my hobby was classical ballet, maybe that’s why ballet and body movement are still one of my key inspirations. After secondary school, I studied literature , I read a lot of philosophy books and started writing poems.
Painting started when I fell in love with my partner and I decided to make a painting for him as a birthday present.
I have never looked back since. I think that throughout my life I was drawn to different kind of arts, now they are all united though my paintings.
SAH: How has your style changed over time?
NP: In the beginning I was more expressive. With the time my paintings become more stylized and clear. I started spending more time thinking about idea instead of fast expressing as before. I also started experimenting in the area of Short movies, Digital Art, Textile and recently with embroidery on canvas. At the moment I’m interested in free expressive painting, but in a new way.
SAH: How do you define success as an artist?
NP: It’s difficult to define. Usually the artist who sells is considered a successful artist. Nowadays, however, not everything that is sold at a high value equals high quality art. That’s why I think that, at the moment, I consider a successful artist as someone who leaves behind a trail. Someone who has touched many people and inspired them with his art. For me such artist is Christo Yavashev.
Nadya Peovska. Victory Over Fear.SAH: Who are your biggest influences? Is there a particular artist that inspired you to pursue art?
NP: At the moment I am inspired by David Hockney, Richard Dibenkorn and others. In the beginning of my career I was inspired by Dali, Picasso, Da Vinci, Pollock and others. There isn’t a particular artist who inspired me to pursue art, my love towards my partner inspired me, as discussed previously.
SAH: How do you seek out opportunities?
NP: Recently, I came across some sponsored art projects, I think the financial aspect of such projects provides a good, motivational opportunity for an artist.
I look for opportunities and ways to show my art online, this is also how I came across at Smart Artist Hub.
SAH: Where can people purchase your work?
NP: People can purchase my work directly on Saatchi, Artfinder and off course through my website – nadyapeovska.com and Facebook page – Nadya Peovska Art
SAH: What advice would you give somebody who has just started their artistic career?
NP: The most important part is to love what you do, to do it with passion and to do it continuously . There will be bad days, days when it’s difficult to find inspirations and even days when you feel like not painting at all, but you have to push through. Don’t stop, continue. An artist’s life isn’t easy, but it is interesting and helps you to save yourself. Stay positive and calm among the pressures of ‘real’ live.