Balancing Act

BALANCING ACT is an abstract painting on linen, stretched linen stretched over artist-quality support frame. The overall size is 152cm x 122cm.
It is an abstract work with the aim of finding a balance between contrasting elements.
The painting has been designed to work both horizontally as well as vertically (as shown in the photos).

In this work loosely painted, organic shapes are combined with strong dark wire frames that float over the top, thus containing the patterns within. Geometric lines off-set against free-form surfaces.

In some areas the paintwork has a runny and free-flowing quality with transparent layers overlapping more opaque paint forming abstract, organic shapes. In others the marks are more formal with greater control applied to geometric lines designed to contain and contrast the painterly surface beneath.
It all adds up to a ‘Balancing Act’.

That also applies to the choice of colours. Warm burnt orange is most dominant, contrasted by dark turquoise (almost black). Another dimension has been added by applying translucent layers of white paint over certain areas that allow colours and pattern from underneath to show through.
The image area continues around the sides.

The artwork is on stretched linen wired on the back, ready to hang.

A viewing in person may be arranged in the Cheltenham based studio prior to purchase.

BALANCING ACT is an original oil painting on stretched linen that measures 152cm x 122cm.

In parts the paintwork is runny and free-flowing, with transparent layers overlapping more opaque paint that formed organic  abstract shapes, while in others there is greater control applied to lines that are designed to contain and contrast the painterly surfaces beneath.
The dominant colour is a warm burnt orange contrasted by dark turquoise tipping towards black with translucent white washes painted over select areas that allow colours and patterns underneath to show through. The image area continues around the sides.

The painting has been designed to work both horizontally as well as vertically (as shown in the photos).

The artwork is on stretched linen wired on the back, ready to hang.

A viewing in person may be arranged in the Cheltenham based studio prior to purchase.

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Eva Horvath is a Melbourne artist, designer and art instructor with over 30 years experience in the arts.
Having studied Fine Art & Design at Monash University (Caulfield Campus) in the 1970’s, Eva went on to complete a Diploma of Education at Melbourne University.
In 1998, after a decade spent in archival picture framing and retail management, Eva went on to establish Articall Art & Framing Consultancy in 1998 which she had operated in Bayside Melbourne for over 20 years. At Articall Eva provided custom framing and decorating services, art classes, and held exhibitions of local artists’ work.

Since 2014 Eva’s primary focus has ben on developing her art practice full time and her art has been featured in exhibitions at Studio Gallery Melbourne, Brunswick Street Gallery, Without Pier Gallery, Linden, ALA Gallery Melbourne, Bayside Gallery, Articall popup Gallery, and Kim’s Space Art Gallery.

Eva’s broad body of work encompasses large interiors, urban landscapes, and a variety of abstract paintings in oils and mixed media on linen.
Whether working on representational subjects, or more free-form non-figurative imagery, an abstract sensibility and experimentation with painterly techniques is usually at the core of every painting.

Over the years Eva’s approach has evolved from painting colourful hard-edged abstracts in acrylics, to a more painterly form of expression using oil paints and mixed media, often depicting urban landscapes and the natural environment. These atmospheric paintings are personal interpretations of moody, colourful sky views and the play of shadows and light over the sea or landscape.

“In my art I like to explore everyday subjects through a personal lens and capture moments in time that have resonated with me in a significant way.
I tend to work on large-scale canvases in oils, acrylic paints and pastels, as they allow me to combine broad ‘arm action’ modes of painting with more delicate, detailed marks applied with a finer touch. With all my work, whether it is representational or abstract, the aim is to interpret on canvas themes of interest in a variety of ways, while achieving aesthetic harmony and balance.”