Kira Behnert channels her positive outlook on life into her art; contrasting powerful, bright colours with subdued tones to reflect her respect for nature and the opportunities life's challenges bring. Inspired by her travels to the Middle East, Southern Europe and sunny California, Kira's work is driven by emotions; she continues to ‘write chapters’ until she feels the story is told. Her art intends to radiate this positivity in people's homes.
In Raul Lara's pure, striking and distorted art pieces, he seeks to portray the multi-faceted nature of human beings; the sides we show to the others and the sides that are private to us, through various transference techniques.
In light of Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24th May 2020) I talk about the simple yet effective act of breathing in relation to creating art and feeling grounded in uncertain times.
Artist Jo Lykke explores the expansive energy of nature in her large-scale vibrant artworks. Here she uses sweeping brush strokes to evoke an energy and a feeling within the viewer to create poetic visuals on paper.
Photographer and Fine Artist Nadia Attura reawakens the memories of her travels to tropical lands in her delicately layered art pieces. She tells a story of the now and the remembered, of dreams and reality, absorbing a place so that it feels like she is still there. Using a variety of mediums from photography, painting to collage, Nadia turns to art to breathe and reconnect.
