SANDRA BERTI - THE SIMPLE LIFE

A 2-d designer, whose love for bold colour, texture and shape is rooted in the ever changing compositions of the mediterranean, countryside, home & garden.

"Home is a simple Greek Style, mainly white with splashes of colour which reflects in my work as is the love of the mediterranean, especially The Greek Islands, gardens, plus things I like along the way. Connecting the interior and the exterior.

The feel and style of my work reflects how I like to live, just the simple minimal life with peace and joy, just enjoy the simple things in life.  

Often working on several paintings at one time, things occur from either the subconscious or a direct response. A sense of curation is continually present within my practice, each painterly mark I create is from a particular place and things I love along the way. Wood, especially old wood is my preferred choice, alternatively canvas. Seasonal palettes are applied boldly with an element of process and control, then unearthed with mark making.

Drawn to the distressed and unfinished, focusing on blocky form and the space between. The odd remnant of collage from either made papers or a pastry wrapper bought back from Greece, plus relevant words can also be added, as can an element of the land. Always looking for that abstract minimal connection with blotches & tokens. Expecting nothing grand, just a simple naive composition of flattened shapes often over laying distressed backgrounds, where the viewer can have their own interpretation"

simplicity - space - blotches - tokens

Inspired by Artists Jean-Michel Basquiat for his graffiti style, Patrick Heron for his bold use of colour, Howard Hodgkin for his contemporary colour & space and Barbara Hepworth for her minimalist sculptures.