Daniela Zakina Sold at Auction Prices

Daniela Zekina - I always look for an intimate relationship between the work and the viewer through a variety of subtle details that draw the eye and captivate their attention. My works are figurative their shapes, but the layout will remain unreal. The themes are often linked to mythology, expressions and relevance of its messages. The characters are manifested in the form of metaphors, symbolizing feelings.

I prefer to work with mixed media - acrylic on canvas by adding bright accents created by small free keys of metal powders, as well as relief textures created by the crumpling pieces of paper added.

What interests me most is the delicate relationship between colors, shapes and light. The latter is the more important, since it is able to change the mood of a painting.

In my most recent work I explore the theme of transformation - between forms, between smooth and rugged surfaces, between the keys with broad brush and areas covered by small details. In many I am inspired by Greek mythology, specifically Danaia, Icarus, Daphne, Demetra and Aphrodite who are steeped in our cultural heritage and our contemporary language.

In the other part of my paintings I am interested in the transformation of the human face by supplying objects and shapes differently added, symbolizing an inner world as poetic symbiosis between the real and the imaginary.

Daniela Zekina obtained in 1985 a Bachelor of book design and illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria. It shows more than 15 children's books that are published in Bulgaria. His illustrations have been selected at the Fair children's books -Bologne, Italy. In 1989 she received a National Award for his illustrations of the book unicorn.

Since 1993, Daniela lives and works in Montreal. She became a member of the Association of Illustrators in Quebec. It shows more than 40 books and albums youth novels that were published in Quebec by different publishers (Isatis Publishing, The Sun Publishing midnight Publishing Pierre Tisseyre, Hurtubise HMH Publishing, Publishing the Short Scale, Novalis Publishing of peace). She participated in numerous solo and group.

For 25 years, Daniela has a passion for art and miniature painting. Some of his paintings are on display at the gallery Jeannine Blais (North Hatley), Archambault gallery (L'Assomption), Gallery Lacroix (Quebec). It always seeks an intimate relationship between the work and the viewer through a variety of subtle details that draw the eye and capture the attention. His works are figurative in form but the layout is unreal. The subjects are often linked to mythology, its mysteries and the sustainability of its messages. The characters are metaphors that express themselves in images, symbols of feelings.

She prefers to work with mixed media on canvas. The colors are inspired by those of Orthodox icons and Byzantine art.