Laura Rota

I paint abstract, geometric and colourful pictures by hand using acrylic paints. I recently started painting. How did the urge to paint come about? And how did the subject come about? I have loved art since I was a child and used to flip through...

I paint abstract, geometric and colourful pictures by hand using acrylic paints. I recently started painting. How did the urge to paint come about? And how did the subject come about? I have loved art since I was a child and used to flip through 'The Masters of Colour' booklets, fascinated by the work of the great painters of all times. My years of work as a graphic designer gave me a sense of competitive balance and colour harmony, which became a need for me to explore through painting in my series 'Rotations of Circles'. It is a composition of 5 intersecting circles of different sizes. The 5 circles that make it up are not randomly sized, but proportionally designed. From the smallest at the centre of the painting to the largest expanding outwards. The position of the centres is deliberately shifted to the horizontal centre of the painting.
The final composition is a series of sectors that can be viewed separately or traced back to the basic circles. At first glance, the composition is simple and may appear purely decorative. But its centripetal force captures and concentrates the gaze within the painting, an almost hypnotic invitation to 'enter' the work, to remove oneself from everyday life and allow feelings of wellbeing and tranquillity to flow in. The basic composition is one and the same and is then developed into countless variations of colour harmonies and tones, from delicate to strong. Painting for me is the physical manifestation of an intimate and serious search that involves me completely, and the recognition I receive satisfies and motivates me.