Artist Bio
Elina V.G. is a Bulgarian born watercolour artist. She moved to Copenhagen, Denmark where she now lives with her partner and the couple's two boys. She received her degree in Multimedia Design and Web Development and has been working as a freelance digital designer for the last 10 years. She started painting watercolour in 2015 without no experience, but with great curiosity and willingness to become a real artist within the field. Elina has participated in several exhibitions in Denmark. In 2019 she won a prize at The II International Watercolor Triennial - Varna 2019 for her 'Skovshoved Bath' painting - a solo exhibition at Art Gallery Le Papillon in Bulgaria. The exhibition took place on 19. 03. 2020.
Statement
I am a self-taught watercolor artist who explores the beauty of daily life. I try to change people's perception of their surroundings by painting everyday life treasures, because it looks as if we sometimes forget to stop and enjoy them for what they are. Maybe because of that and the need of control I use realism in my practice.
The subject matter of my art changes from time to time, but it always includes the calmness of a still moment, whether it is a seascape or urban environment.
Recently I've been obsessed by the idea of the hated by so many Eastern Europeans social prefab concrete panel blocks. Same buildings, neighbourhoods, towns - places where people know and greet each other; kids play outside till late night; places to hide, places to explore, thousands of windows to sneak in, great views and sunsets to be seen from high above.
At some point this obsession will evolve into something else, but the willingness to express and paint the positive will stay.
