Ina Mar

Visual artist, creative and eager to learn, art historian and art lover, life-hungry, mostly smiling and seeing the positive side of things – don’t let my dark, depressive artworks fool you! I have been rather lucky, as life has rewarded me with the most loving and caring husband, supporting parents, a genious brother and hundreds of happy moments. Sad moments are there to prove that happiness is real, so I just live them to the full and transform them into poems, artworks and memories. Creating art is my job, my hobby, my theraphy, my consolation, my companion, my playmate, a shoulder to cry on, an ear to whisper my secrets in, a good old friend to share my laughs with, art is just what makes me happy, what makes me feel I’m alive. Well that’s the essential about me…

Special thanks to my special persons (to count on the fingers of one hand), who have inspired and motivated me to create.

My recent works explore mental or psychological conditions, the irrationality of dreams and emotions. They are introspective, often symbolic, sometimes inspired by words (poetry, literature) or dreams, or fantasies…

My technique and materials: pencil, ink, acrylics, collage and uncommon materials (such as red wine, fruit juices, salt, coffee, tea…) on paper.

My photomanipulations include scanning of found, discarded or created objects and digital drawing. I use images and textures from my personal photo stock, collected through years of travels.

“I’ve never painted dreams…I painted my own reality" (Frida Kahlo

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