It has always been hard for me to talk about myself, so I will keep this short: I am Alina Iftime, a visual artist who likes to play with different materials and techniques, including pencils, oil paints, clay, wood or metal.
I chose to make my first post about my main character, my alter-ego, Sophilia, her various avatars, and her world. Sophilia is the visual expression of my inner self, and the art you will see here is made while exploring the different layers of my mind, from diving deep into the unconscious, to experiencing the most ephemeral sensations.
A metaphysical being living at the edge of the reality, Sophilia has a myriad of avatars, each one a visual metaphor of my feelings, struggles or visions. Her world is made up of her thoughts and feelings, materialized into intricate shapes or eerie landscapes, placed into that parallel space and time inhabited by both my depression and my dreams.
My works usually begin with a vague image, a vision that appears suddenly in my mind, and whose meaning I usually do not understand until after the work is finished. Sometimes new ideas appear along the way and ask for a place in the work, and I usually listen to them. Here is my latest work in progress, the first image is how the original idea looked like, and the second one is taken after I sketched the new ideas. There are still a lot of layers who are waiting to be added:
But sometimes my depression takes over. During these days, or weeks, I usually can not draw or paint. Everything I do and everything I've ever done becomes suddenly worthless and Sophilia seems like a stupid idea. For those days I have a Dark Sketchbook. I will talk about it in my next post.
Take care and be creative!
Virtual hugs,
Alina
Nice art. Following you and waiting for more.
Thank you! More will come :)
Hello welcome to steemit!! it's really nice to have you here enjoy the platform and explore the community.....wish you all the best.
Thank you! I can predict it will eat a lot of my time, but I'm sure I will meet some interesting people out here!
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Welcome to Steemit. There is a lively community of artists here who support each other - a nice concept.
Thank you! That is why I decided to sign up, people say it's a nice place to be for an artist.
Hello, @alina.iftime, and welcome to Steemit!
Your works are so enchanting, and I know you'll do well here.
Good luck, and most of all, have fun! :)
Hello and thank you! I do hope I'll do well, I came here with big expectations, everybody told me what a good place this is for artists. :)
You're welcome. I suggest you sign up for Steem chat and post a link of your intro post in the promotion section there.
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Thank you, I'm not sure I want to add any more social platforms, they eat so much time!
How cool to find your artwork here on steemit! :) I already know your work from FB, but I didn't know about your main character and what your passion is in your work.
So I'm really looking forward to discover more!! :)
Thank you, Kathrina! I am glad to connect with you here. I also know your work from Facebook and I love it, so I'm looking forward to reading your posts and seeing your art here! <3
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Wellcome to steemit
I draw too and your art reminds me of the Never Ending Story.
I have almost forgotten about it, what a wonderful story! I remember I saw the first movie when I was a kid, I loved it!
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Welcome to Steemit Alina! good to see you are sharing your talent here also.
I look forward to knowing you more! ;-)
Thank you, Romanie! <3
Hello @alina.iftime. Welcome to steemit! Hope you'll like being here :)
hi alina.iftime ! Welcome to Steemit ! :)
Hi, thank you!
Hope to see more from you :) I followed you!
Thank you! I'll write a post tonight about my darker side :)
Welcome to steemit @alina.iftime, your artwork is amazing, there is a great community of artists on here. Make sure to connect with others on their blogs to let them know you are here. I have included you in my weekly post introducing new steemians.
Thank you very much! There is a lot to explore around here!
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