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| ARTIST STATEMENT |
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I don’t question my desire to paint. I am thankful that it exists and gives direction to my life. Leonardo’s words that painting is poetry seen rather than heard reflect in my attitude towards painting. I put the continuity of the idea and the transformation of reality into a new world at the start of every work.
Shagall, Van Gogh, Dali and Klimt are the artists who have had a m... <MORE> |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
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Antoaneta Melnikova-Hillman is a self taught artist. She considers herself to be half Bulgarian, half Russian and 36 percent American. Her grandparents lost everything in the 1917 Russian Revolution, and being members of the White Russians were forced to emigrate to Turkey to survive the communist takeover. They later moved to Bulgaria.
Antoaneta was born in Pleven, Bulgaria, where she bega... <MORE> |
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