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Marina Savova is an artist that focuses on abstract painting. Originally from Bulgaria, she studied painting at the University of Veliko Turnovo. After graduating, she has had 16 individual exhibitions around the world from Serbia to Germany to her home country in Bulgaria. She has also won three awards for her painting and now many of her works are located in galleries and owned by private collectors all over the globe.
At first glance, her art may seem like it is just a random combination of paint and splatters – which it is to a certain extent. Her paintings fall in the realm of the abstract as random shapes and lines are scattered on a canvas. This however, is for a certain effect. With each random shape and line, comes a specific chosen color as all of her paintings feature a clearly defined color scheme. This is utilized to show emotion with color and allow the emphasization of the pigment of the shapes and lines, rather than featuring an object or shape.
Abstract paintings are unique in their ability to have a different effect on each individual that views it. Instead of simply depicting an image or a snapshot in time, they are meant to be interpreted many ways – which is the beauty of randomness. Marina Savova painted each shape in such a manner that it looks effortlessly done as though she the act of painting was quite spontaneous. Her artistic sensibilities are mainly seen in her choice of color as that provides the main mood of each piece. I really admire her ability to paint so abstractly and randomly, although still achieving emotion through randomness.
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