“Shift“ is an acrylic painting on canvas. I worked with a dynamic palette of whites, blacks, and soft teal shades, creating an atmospheric and almost surreal scenery. The bold black shapes at the bottom evoke a rugged terrain, while the soft, sweeping brushstrokes above suggest a turbulent sky or mist rolling over mountains. There is a single turquoise circle in the midsection, providing a focal point that feels like a distant sun or planet, subtly contrasting with the organic flow of the composition. The dripping white paint on the right adds a sense of rawness and fluidity, as though the landscape is in a state of flux, constantly evolving.

Emma Pesti

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I was born May 25, 1990 in Subotica, Serbia. I finished my secondary school studies of graphic design in Subotica, then I graduated from the University of Szeged (Hungary) where my major was visual representation with specialization in painting. Although my painting is highly abstracted, we can discover worlds in the details – distant mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans, another world's moons and suns. One of the pillars of my painting method is the planned, controlled randomness, the conscious placement of gestures that may seem accidental on the canvas. While building up the composition, I pursue to paint instinctively with freedom. To quiet down the chaos, to balance these bold gestures, sweeping brush strokes and paint dribblings, I use geometric shapes – this way, a sense of harmony and calmness emerge in the restless composition. I try to wake up the viewers’ minds, to attract their attention, to evoke emotions. I want to encourage them to step out of their comfort zone, to be involved, to discover; to be not just a viewer, but to be an active part of my art, to be inside of the painting, a resident of my world.