Tamara Savchenko
Visit Tamara Savchenko's website
It is traditional to think that the beauty of nature and of a human body, especially the female physique, is in its curves.
I decided to challenge that because I believe in a beauty of straight lines too.
One of the Paul Klee’s art lessons was to “take a line for a walk”, so I do it with the straight line.
A whole body of my paintings, whether they are portraits, self-portraits, landscapes or flowers are painted in straight lines. They are also painted mainly in triangles, the simplest possible shape.
The sharp corners of triangles in portraits sometimes represent the pain or anxiety. Both physical like with ballet dances portraits and often emotional.
The idea of triangles is not just about the shape. It is also about connections in real life and the choices we make.
I am fascinated about the world around me, love it in any shape or form and therefore do not work exclusively in one particular way.
This body of work is what I am now and it is a big part of my creative process.
I decided to challenge that because I believe in a beauty of straight lines too.
One of the Paul Klee’s art lessons was to “take a line for a walk”, so I do it with the straight line.
A whole body of my paintings, whether they are portraits, self-portraits, landscapes or flowers are painted in straight lines. They are also painted mainly in triangles, the simplest possible shape.
The sharp corners of triangles in portraits sometimes represent the pain or anxiety. Both physical like with ballet dances portraits and often emotional.
The idea of triangles is not just about the shape. It is also about connections in real life and the choices we make.
I am fascinated about the world around me, love it in any shape or form and therefore do not work exclusively in one particular way.
This body of work is what I am now and it is a big part of my creative process.
