REBEKA RODOSEK

I was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I've been creating since my childhood. It was my pleasure to draw and cheer up my family especially when the work was well done. In primary school I participated in a contest by TV Slovenia with a drawing of a self-portrait and I got an award and encouragement for the future work (1988). A year later I got oil colors as a gift and so I created one of my first oil on canvas paintings Velvet Woman (1989) and several portraits in this technique. Creating my own paintings was much more attractive than drawing programs in the Middle School for Fashion, Design and Photography that I attended. Really, I felt this was my vocation. Since then, my artwork has been a record of my, not always easy life experience, like a diary you can trust. I link up inspiration and intuition. It often happens to me that I paint something hidden to the eyes which later on reveals itself as truth. Sometimes I get the idea through dreams. I've always admired statues which however, seemed to me somehow sad. I wanted to breathe some life into them by the help of colors. So I started with my technique relief on canvas. My first painting in this technique was Slovene Girl (2000). I was satisfied with it and it gave me courage to create more. But it was very time-consuming and it forced me to seek other materials and possibilities. Then in 2008 I became acquainted with the technique of painting on silk. I liked it, so I created a whole series of paintings on silk. And recently I've discovered some material which helps me mould relief on canvas in a faster and easier way.  I want to remain true to my own expression and I'm looking forward to new challenges.

Art is like wine on a journey called life. It adds flavor which enriches life and makes it more beautiful. It helps us to understand nature and people through the eyes of a creator or an observer. It is also a way of communication among people and an exchange of life experience. It often, in words and pictures, teaches us about historical events which could be otherwise forgotten. Each artist being sensitive opens his/her soul to higher vibrations of cosmos and depicts everything in his/her own unique way. Hence all the diversity of art. Since we are connected worldwide, we artists should make real efforts to do good for all mankind. Everyone can offer one's gifts to contribute, regardless competition or criticism, to the world cultural heritage. Humanity is like a body needing all its parts to function properly. No single part is more important than the other; all are equally essential for the balance of the whole.

Rebeka Rodosek, Slovenia