Paradise 

Editor: So, we’re looking at Valentina Remenar’s *Paradise,* created with acrylic paint. It’s visually striking – a person seemingly enveloped by geometric and organic shapes, like they’re part of a colourful dream. What kind of visual story do you think it tells? Curator: Well, first notice the figure's closed eyes and serene expression. This invites a focus on inner states. Then, consider the title *Paradise*, often associated with Eden and unspoiled nature, contrasting with the expressionist and geometric shapes surrounding the figure. These swirling forms evoke an escape, a personal cocoon. Editor: Escape is a key idea here. The colour palette seems so deliberately chosen. How do you think they contribute to the narrative? Curator: Absolutely. The colours pull from nature, but they’re stylized, amplified. Orange is symbolic for warmth and vibrancy, blues with coolness and introspection, like memory. This juxtaposition embodies the push-pull between external reality and inner peace. Editor: Is there also, maybe, a reference to the fragmented self? That sensation when your present emotions shift to the background. The expressionism really seems to underline this idea. Curator: You are quite right! It's a modern sensibility rooted in introspection. Editor: So, to sum it up, the artist seems to be presenting a visual poem that celebrates finding serenity within a world that feels quite complex and maybe even fractured? Curator: Exactly. We're shown a dreamlike realm where our innermost selves take precedence. A place we feel connected and, maybe, shielded from the complexities of the outside world.