Collection: Nevena Bentz

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Nevena is a Bulgarian artist who studied law in France, became a lawyer in Texas and a professor in Bulgaria - her life is one of many colorful experiences. Her constant pursuit of meaning culminated when she reconnected with her creative side.

Nevena Bentz ‘s artistic journey plays with female identity. Her work challenges society’s beauty standards for women and rebels against a market that reinforces their insecurities. Through the use of female fragments and distortion, Nevena’s work communicates women’s inner contradictions, struggles, and emotions and the fragile illusion of perfection they strive to achieve. To counter the sense of wreckage, Nevena uses bold and vibrant colors in playful ways as she assembles the fragments into a whole.

“The minute something begins to look predictable, I take a turn and feel an urgent need to disrupt its course. I like to surprise myself constantly, and that invariably leads to distorting the obvious and rebelling against conventions.”

“Art is my greatest passion. I paint from a place of feeling. After hours of laboring, searching, and the sense of an impossible journey, something is finally born. That something goes beyond the canvas. It is unknowable, untouchable, and indescribable, but brings with it a sense of deep relaxation and joy. Painting has saved my soul, allowed me to make sense of my life journey, and lifted me from every emotional fog. It is always my hope that my images create a novel framework for exploring our common human experiences. I want my art to speak for itself and for the viewer to have freedom in interpreting and perceiving it in the same way I have freedom in creating it.”