Saturday 9 December 2006

Elli-Natassa Xanthopoulou















1. nightmare butterfly ( 1 canvas)

I used to see this butterfly in my dreams when i was little.
The butterfly was huge and would take me away from my
mum and steal my voice so i could not cry for help.

















2. soul ( 1 canvas)

This is another nightmare of mine the soul
that is being taken out from the dead body
















3. Hunt ( 1 canvas + 1 carboad)

Many times when i have nightmares someone
is chasing me a hand is always there to hunt me
and pull me back into the dark.
















4. Untitled

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your talent expressed your ideas and feelings in the best possible way for once more. I really love your work and I am impressed by the clear illustration of your fears & your nightmares. I honestly wish you the best since you deserve it.

Anonymous said...

I liked your work! I liked the colours in your paintings and also how movement was portrayed. My favourite is the untitled.

Anonymous said...

I think your work is very interresting.Each work is different from the others.I like the colours and the way you use them.I also like the sincerity that comes out of your work.

Danai

Anonymous said...

I find your work really impressiv. When I see your paintings,the colours and the composition,I think I can feel your fears.I wish you the best.

Anonymous said...

i was touched by the artistic way you express your deep fears of your childhood :I share your fears but the talent is yours! congratulations.(my favorite is the second one)

Anonymous said...

I think that your work really stands out because of the courage you seem to have, the bravery to look straight into the fear, resisting the temptation to beautify it through artistic tricks, norms or manierisms. It moved me, it disturbed me, touched my subconsious. Shocking, but precious.

Anonymous said...

I really liked the intensity of feelings evoked by your paintings. They really reach my soul.Sometimes they even frigthen me, as they remind me of my nightmares!Different colour tints give your paintings a sense of depth in meaning. Congratulations!You have a great artistic view!(My favourite was the untitled one)

Anonymous said...

Rarely is one able to face and describe their nightmares and dreams, but depicting them seems even harder. Elli's work reach out to our own nightmares.

Anonymous said...

Dealing and facing your fears is a quite hard work, far more transforming them into art. Wonderful work, please go on.

Anonymous said...

I found your work really interesting, i mostly like the one with the soul, also the text you wrote about it,you surely have talent, which i would love to see it blossom.

Anonymous said...

i believe, when it comes to nightmares, that the purity of instict, rather than the proper use of technics, must dominate the painting.So, altought my eyes were intrigued by "soul", "untitled"is closer to my mortal soul of sleep. And if you re not familiar with the work of Yoshitaka Amano, check him out. You may like it.

Anonymous said...

I knew you you had talent before anyone, well almost anyone, had even noticed that you could draw. I have 'stolen' the 'eye' from your ma's computer some years ago. I can still remember the coloured dots on the old Sony monitor and what I said then. I can say it again now, if you like. WELL DONE!!! Keep up the good work ...

Anonymous said...

I couldnt be more proud of you! well done, keep up the good work! I think Dina's comment is right on the point!

Anonymous said...

Very interesting work. I can feel your fears.My favourite is the untitled. Go on...

Anonymous said...

your work demands an effort,definately not easy.the procedure of clarifying into illustrations especially the nighmarish dreams of yours indicates a discussion with your thoughts in general and many other things you probably know.the soul is accurate and the untitled realistic.the work is yours and deserves respect.keep it up