Here I would love to present my painting series I’ve done awhile ago. I started to make a collection of different type of masks after visiting the Natural History Museum in NYC, after my trip to Arizona and Nevada, as well as collecting the images of folk art from Peru and Mexico. I studied some African masks as well, and here are a few mixed media and acrylics of my studies. I got influence of colors , shapes and proportions practically at any place I went and observed.
Well, what an artist needs for inspiration? How many and what quality objects does he needs? What set of the expensive paints and brushes are required? I think, sometimes creativity arise from a boredom. Here I had a plastic water bottle and my camera on me. I can state that this water bottle was half full for me. I manipulated the exposure, definition and temperature on these images to get my abstract painting.
Initially, I dedicated this blog to my travel photography, however as time was passing by I realized that all my interests in life are connected, interchangeable and overlapping. My major in school was Textile Design for a reason: I always was hunting for colors and textures, for new patterns and unique folk designs. I think these interests got projected onto my photography. Photography gave me the opportunity to capture and later on analyze much wider variety of designs and form representations. I found a lot of inspiration in the designs I collected around the word and I try to implement them in my original artwork. I’ll be happy if some of you will find the connections or make your own.
If you would like to purchase my images for any type of publishing or personal use please contact me via e-mail natmaks@gmail.com and I gladly assist you. All images are very high-resolution and can be printed with ideal quality on metal, bamboo or acrylic up to 45″X70″. Enjoy!
Here is my album “Burst and Bloom Flowers”:
Street Art, Santiago, Chile.
We are surrounded with textures. I was fascinated by the unique designs created by water streams on the sandy beach in Costa Rica. Every angle I look I found a new interesting pattern of water and sand. The lower layers of sand were darker colors and the top layers were much lighter. When the stream made its way to the ocean, water carved a natural design with unique repetitions of dark and light sand.
Dead Flower.
The goal of this project was to show the remains of this dead flower still tell the stories of its blossom history like in the wrinkles of a senior I can read the active and exciting past.
I think I can add more and more pictures of China what inspire the great memories of visiting all those wonderful historical sites: confucian temples, imperial palaces and empress gardens. Having a Peking Opera lesson presented by a talented scholar made me respect the ancient theater tradition even more. Nature in China varies a lot too.
Initially, I dedicated this blog to my travel photography, however as time was passing by I realized that all my interests in life are connected, interchangeable and overlapping. My major in school was Textile Design for a reason: I always was hunting for colors and textures, for new patterns and unique folk designs. I think these interests got projected onto my photography. Photography gave me the opportunity to capture and later on analyze much wider variety of designs and form representations. I found a lot of inspiration in the designs I collected around the word and I try to implement them in my original artwork. I’ll be happy if some of you will find the connections or make your own.
If you would like to purchase my images for any type of publishing or personal use please contact me via e-mail natmaks@gmail.com and I gladly assist you. All images are very high-resolution and can be printed with ideal quality on metal, bamboo or acrylic up to 45″X70″. Enjoy!
Here is my album “Burst and Bloom Flowers”:
Natalia Maks 