Silvia Polgarova

Biography

I am a self taught, self representing artist from Slovakia but now living in Northern Ireland. I started painting in March 2014. When I work freely with a blank canvas; I am reminded that I have an ability to create something from this nothingness. As I paint I render back to a child like state, giving me a form of escapism from today’s fast paced world. Inspired by a deep love of nature I begin a piece by sketching the original inspiration onto paper. Then I let myself freely dabble with colours. By the time the artwork is in the initial stages of composition I become quite obsessed with it, even dreaming my new creation. I don’t finish until I feel my painting is talking back to me, shouting out its completeness. I love the whole process of seeing the work emerge from the raw through to its organic state. In its entirety it fills me with immense sense of satisfaction and relaxation.