Interview with DEONTA ELITE 1. Please tell us something about your background and your art journey so far. My background is actually quite non-traditional. I spent years working in a highly analytical, corporate environment, a world of strict data and predictable outcomes. It was mentally stimulating, but creatively draining. My art journey truly began as an urgent need for an escape, a space where intuition and ambiguity were celebrated. I started dedicating serious time to

Article by Shaharee Vyaas Painted portraits are generally perceived as snapshots that freeze the image of a certain subject in time. By progressing or regressing the portrait of La Gioconda in time and exposing the result next to the original, I invite the viewer to approach da Vinci’s work from a more dynamical perspective. Figure Time in Art: Mona Lisa. Mixed techniques on pressed cardboard 80 x 60 cm by Shaharee Vyaas Then you have some subjects that over time have been in

Article by Zuzana Hana Art did not enter my life as a career pursuit or a childhood ambition. It arrived much later—quietly, unexpectedly, at a moment when I needed it most. I began painting in my forties as a form of therapy, a way to survive emotions too heavy for words. In the beginning, my paintings were pure instinct: abstract shapes, flowing colors, intuitive gestures that helped me breathe, feel, and release. And then, slowly, women’s faces emerged—symbolic, grounded,