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Nikolina Okuka
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Biography
Born in Sarajevo and based in Quebec since
1994, she has pursued many forms of artistic expression since childhood: piano,
writing, literature, decorating and painting. At age 10 she
participated in her first painting competition and she won second prize. Her passion for art has evolved
over the years, and she has recently channeled her ambitions towards the
canvas. While working as a businesswoman, she has nurtured her creative
abilities by painting on her own and improving her techniques through local art
courses and workshops.
For her, art is always a possibility, not an end result, an inspiration for everyone from the creator to the general public.
Membreship
Artistic approach
Nature has always
been my true inspiration. It drives my inner passion by its overwhelming
beauty, the harmony of its colors throughout each season and region, its
contrasts, its immensity, its force and even its fragility. I paint my
memories, my emotions and the feelings that nature transmits to the depths of
my being. My hands, my brushes, and my spatulas follow through what my
subconscious sings to me. In my works, I do not attempt to reproduce a photograph.
For me it would only subtract from a role already well-accomplished.
According to my
emotions, each pictorial space is presented with a superposition of different
materials and layers which are at times direct and other times obscure. A
variety of textures and contours form an integral part of my works. My trials
and experimentation are unveiling my artistic language. My approach is based on
freedom, exploration, and the utilization of a variety of media such as
acrylic, pastels, charcoal and ink.
For me, art requires
patience, perseverance, and continuous practice. To discover our own artistic
voice, I believe one must be prepared to fail in order to succeed, to cede
control to gain control, and be open to possibilities never before imagined. In
fact, art is a pilgrimage for me where I discover my own flame. It constantly
shines from the inside out, firmly rooted in the essence that nourishes life
itself.
For all these
reasons, I nearly completely abandon the figurative in favour of total
abstraction or the boundary of abstraction. This approach forces me to question myself at
the deepest level. I am totally dependent on my inner knowledge where we draw
automatically from our origins: our feelings, our intuition and imagination.
I dare to say that abstract art is itself the
projection of our interior, our imagination and our creativity.
And as Jean-Paul Riopelle said so well:
“ For me, painting is never a reproduction of
an image.”
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