Svetlana Rezvaya

I was born a researcher who investigates human emotions in a metaphysical and abstract way. I am Svetlana Rezvaya, an artist based in Oslo, Norway. Through my art I express that which does not concern the ecology of the Earth, but rather the ecology of a person. My emotionally expressive compositions are created with the acrylic technique in an abstract-expressionist style.

I create themes for my creativity via concepts. In the concept "Kaleidoscope of emotions" I present abstract paintings. The concept presentation shows, as in an optical instrument—the kaleidoscope—one can observe a series of rapidly changing colour patterns on canvases. The colours and compositions change; it depends on my emotions in the painting process.

In the process of creating works of art, elements can come spontaneously and, if they are beautiful, I keep them. And then the painting develops along its own path. Sometimes the paintings can come to me in my dreams. Then it is important, in the morning when I wake up, to make a sketch. Artistic images visit me when I am in a state between reality and sleep, when I am not yet fully awake but no longer asleep. In paintings I strive to convey feelings of peace, joy and sometimes sadness or movement, hope and renewal.

I started my career as an artist when I finished my bachelor's degree in visual arts in 2000. For 26 years I have painted. I exhibit paintings every year both separately and in groups and actively in Oslo. Svetlana's paintings are in private collections in Norway, Finland, Austria, the USA, Russia and Germany.