About the work
Andriana Treasure ... Her work is instantly recognizable through its colour, texture and
above all, its sensitivity.
... there is a fantastic tension in Andriana's paintings.
Frequently this is between the delicate and the powerful. Often it explores
degrees of control and independence. There is an emotional richness in the work
which is unusual in contemporary art.
The role of art is to transform and in
order to do that the artist must connect with the viewer. There must be a shared moment between the artist and
the viewer, some intersection of their life stories. When that happens the
viewer is touched and usually they buy the work, whether or not they can easily
afford it.
But there is not one truthful
interpretation. Some people
bring sadness and heaviness to my paintings, some people see spiritual
strength. It depends on what's going on in their head, not in mine. Mostly what
goes on in my head is just a memory of an image. The memory will influence me
on an almost sub-conscious level while I paint and listen to the music. When I
paint on my own it is like a trance. There is communication between me and the
character on the canvas. The character says "bring me out", "let
me develop" and I take the work in the direction that feels right.
You have one idea but when you start
painting, something else happens. Creativity takes you in a different direction. The battle is to be open
to what the painting is trying to tell you. That will take you somewhere you
didn't expect to be. That is the beauty of it for an artist.
Some people paint in an ordered, logical, planned fashion, not
me. For me it's play. At the outset I put unrelated marks on a canvas and I
have no idea of what the finished image will be and I keep experimenting and
playing until I think the painting is finished. This is something I decide
intuitively.
In order to get to that point where a strong image starts to
emerge, I must not try to take the painting in a
particular direction. Sometimes I deliberately sabotage something that emerges
too early. Usually I rotate the painting and paint upside-down or sideways to
prevent getting trapped by my own expectations.
Reasoning is not conducive to creativity. The
more logical you are the more handcuffed you are by what you are supposed to do
next. Creativity comes from play. You only need to compare the creative output
of adults and children to realise that. I believe that art is more about
feelings than concepts. Expressing feelings. Feelings are better expressed in
images than words. If I wanted to be logical I'd do it in words. I'm not
interested in words.
If I could make one criticism of
contemporary art I'd say that art
is not about words and being clever it's more about experience and feelings.
Art is not words it's another language, a different way of communicating. A
beautiful, rich, powerful way of communicating.
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Email
andrianatreasure@yahoo.com.au
Web
http://www.treasuregallery.com.au
Phone
61 8 9430 6730
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