Artist
Inspirations
Inspirations
Dr. Katrina Sadrak’s work is a balance of the ancient and the ultimate. She studied history of art, medieval symbolism and alchemy of colour, calligraphy and chinese painting techniques. She is exploring images of the Universe using traditional oil painting techniques.
„I was born with a curious mind. Embracing this has allowed me to st
Dr. Katrina Sadrak’s work is a balance of the ancient and the ultimate. She studied history of art, medieval symbolism and alchemy of colour, calligraphy and chinese painting techniques. She is exploring images of the Universe using traditional oil painting techniques.
„I was born with a curious mind. Embracing this has allowed me to stand in front of some very interesting people and places. I have always experienced the world in a unique way; having an attitude of openness, letting go of all preconceptions, in order to see the World as if for the very first time… with a sense of wonder. This world, as I see it, from the small to the large, from the mundane to the majestic, is a beautiful place. That feeling as I pass through it, that sense of wonder itself, is what I paint to allow others to experience the same.”
Inspirations
Inspirations
Inspirations
The Universe, Space and it's content...
“Katrina Sadrak does not copy an existing phenomena or objects but she calls into existence her own world; demonstrating it's duality: metaphysical and material.”
Dr Magda Szplit - Królikowska
- curatorial text from an exhibition catalogue:
"Katrina Sadrak. Painting." Gera 2017
Medium
Inspirations
Medium
"I paint in oils and my work is heavily influenced by my relationship with the medium. The paintings arise organically and appear through subtle layers of paint that are applied and partially removed over a surface. The textured, layered, forms and figures produce images that appear to have been uncovered - discovered.
An opportunity for
"I paint in oils and my work is heavily influenced by my relationship with the medium. The paintings arise organically and appear through subtle layers of paint that are applied and partially removed over a surface. The textured, layered, forms and figures produce images that appear to have been uncovered - discovered.
An opportunity for the discovery is constantly exciting and is one of the main reasons why I do what I do."