I translate the research into a sketch. During the sketching process, I involve people around me and talk to them about the topic. After all, we’re all experts of our emotional life and experiences in love. Many people in our society, including those around me, are dealing with stress.

During this sketching phase, I decide what colors I want to use to best express the emotion of the image – light or dark, calm or powerful. The colors need to express and strenghten the idea for the artwork. For me working with colors is something I trust on my intuition. In “Seven – Stimuli” for example, I use five colors that mark and support the process of moving from stress and a feeling of little space to calm and plenty of space.

Building the object

Using the sketch as a guide, I start constructing an object with a variety of materials such as paper, stone, plaster, wood, paint, metal and many other materials – materials that leave room for interpretation in the final image. Everything what is needed to strenghten the philosophy of the artwork. One of the last steps in the process is making the compositions and adding light and shadows to the object. The light play I create reinforce the emotion I want to express. In “Seven – When,” for example, the shadow of the wave threatening to overturn is much more threatening than the actual wave.