My main focus for the residency was to generate of series of paintings inspired by the geometrical patterns found in the Greek architecture and everyday life. Upon my first walk throughout the city my eyes captured the strong presence of the square as a foundational shape, both in construction and decorative designs. The squares, sometimes organized into intricate grid patterns, are also often presented as lozenges inclined at a 45-degree angle, or squeezed slightly into diamond shapes. The more I noticed this, the more it revealed itself to me and resulted in it becoming the main element that drove the composition of my paintings. The collection of work developed during the residency was also inspired by visual clues captured during my daily commute to the studio. Whether on the sidewalk patterns I stepped on daily, the tile work I observed in the metro/train stations, or the jewelry worn by the commuters, the square revealed itself in all its possible iterations and became imprinted in my mind.
In the studio part of my creative process consists of painting on found cardboard boxes. This practice develops a community from which my paintings are nurtured and developed. From the exploration of colour combinations, to the analysis of their geometrical form, they serve as potential templates and inspiration for my paintings and composition. Worked on daily, they are ephemeral objects in constant change. The collection created for the residency and presented in the open studio show on June 25th, 2019 presented a selection of collages and installations created from those found and painted boxes.
