Artist Vanessa Rumaz creates dynamic mixed media paintings filled with unrestrained energy. Visit her website to see more of her portfolio.
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“Life with B” acrylic, gouache and charcoal 11.5″ x 16.5″
I was born and raised in Northern Italy, in the art-rich region of Veneto.
Arts and design have been in my family for centuries, so mine was a destiny hard to escape. And perhaps it is this pre-determined fate that made me choose a career away from the arts, blooming as an artist only at the reach of the half century mark. I devoted my life to technology, only drawing and painting when I was asked to do so, with the constant pressure of judgment.
![cityscape painting by Vanessa Rumaz](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vanessa-Rumaz-If-I-were-an-architect-acrylic-gouache-charcoal-oil-pastels-and-spray-paint-36x24-1.jpg)
“If I were an architect” acrylic, gouache, charcoal, oil pastels and spray paint, 36″ x 24″
My liberation from constraints and critiques arrived one afternoon during the pandemic. A friend informed me of the passing of Fabrizio Gori, an incredible artist and human being. I sat at my table and filled in a sketchbook with drawings that even stunned me. They were unrestrained and raw and honest. When I showed them to others, I was asked if I was OK. That’s when I knew I was on the right path.
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“Disappearing act” acrylic, gouache, charcoal, oil pastels and spray paint, 24″ x 36″
My experience in the past few years has taught me that change is the only constant, and I believe this to be true especially when it comes to art. I refuse to lock in a style or subject. I find the beauty of art to reside in its ever-evolving nature.
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“Subtle thought on a rainy afternoon” acrylic, gouache and charcoal 11.5″ x 16.5″
I can tell you where my inspiration came from for past work, but I can’t predict what will motivate me tomorrow or a minute from now.
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“Ophelia on Xanax” acrylic, gouache and charcoal 22″ x 28″
Inspiration could come from a book, a word, the unexpected beauty found in crusty paint peeling off a wall, or a lonely piece of paper on the ground. This impulse will release itself in whatever shape it sees fit.
![cityscape painting by Vanessa Rumaz](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vanessa-Rumaz-Supernovacity-acrylic-gouache-charcoal-oil-pastels-and-spray-paint-24x36-1.jpg)
“Supernovacity” acrylic, gouache, charcoal, oil pastels and spray paint 24″ x 36″
I am a morphing creature highly responsive to my surroundings and constantly filtering through a lens of art and design.
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“Lava inside” acrylic gouache and charcoal 11.5″ x 16.5″
I operate under the name Disloxication. Don’t look it up in the dictionary; I entirely made it up. It means “a state of intoxication caused by the dislocation of feelings.”
![figurative painting by Vanessa Rumaz](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vanessa-Rumaz-Reflection-acrylic-gouache-and-charcoal-11.5x16.5.jpg)
“Reflection” acrylic, gouache and charcoal 11.5″ x 16.5″
My collection Pieces of Soul for Sale comes from a raw, neurotic, unapologetic and uncomfortable place. Mine are bruised heroes rebelling against bias and judgment, seeking metamorphosis.
![figurative painting by Vanessa Rumaz](https://www.artsyshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vanessa-Rumaz-Foresight-acrylic-gouache-and-charcoal-11.5x16.5.jpg)
“Foresight” acrylic, gouache and charcoal, 11.5″ x 16.5″
The Happy City collection is an homage to Italo Calvino’s “The Baron in the Trees”. It celebrates independence and unconformity.
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“Me” acrylic, gouache, charcoal and human
If we ever meet or interact, expect laughs and humor and gratitude for what I have.
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