The painter
Eliana Bodinaku
I was born in a small and very beautiful country in Southern Europe called Albania. Its history was very difficult and that was reflected in my life. The passion for drawing already existed when I was a child but I did not cultivate it because I was very conditioned by the prejudices of the time towards fine arts. The prejudices were: "with art you don't eat", "with art you don't go anywhere, etc, etc" and as a result I never considered to follow that road. After the fall of the dictatorship (90's) it was not easy to live in Albania and I saw no future for me. So I decided to move to Como (Italy) where I got a different career. I worked for several years as an import-export/accounting clerk in several Italian companies and in Canton Ticino (Switzerland) but while I was working I was always accompanied by a feeling of emptiness because nothing satisfied me and nothing filled my heart
THE CHANGE
In 2018 I decided to leave Italy and move to Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES) with my family. During this time, I felt a strong urge to make the decision that I had never dared to make before: "follow my childhood dream". I understood that only by drawing I felt inside my world, I felt satisfied.
So I started timidly, making some sketches with pencils and charcoals. Then I took the brushes and started my first acrylic paintings.
Everything happened very fast. I started with a few brushes, 6-7 tubes of color and cheap cotton canvases but the satisfaction and the explosion of emotions I felt every time I painted was immense. Painting had taken over my heart.
At the same time, I began my journey of self-study that still continues today.....
A new world opened up to me.
An exciting and fantastic world!
MY PURPOSE
Every day I make an artistic search capturing every little detail of life to then be able to take it to the canvas. I try to create the magic that leads to a reflection, a thought or a memory inside each one of us.
My intention is to transmit emotions and to awaken consciousness asleep in time.
I hope you can see something in my art that appeals to you and inspires you in your life.
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