About
Evelina Klanikova
born 1994 in Riga, Latvia
lives and works in Bad Wimpfen, Germany
2017-21 Studium der Freien Bildenden Kunst (Diplom), FKAM, Mannheim
2022 Perron-Förderpreis der Stadt Frankenthal, Malerei
Evelina Klanikova is a Latvian contemporary artist currently living in Heilbronn, Germany. Studying Fine Arts, she attended the academy Freie Kunstakademie Mannheim. Working in large to small scale oil paintings, she explores art as an outlet providing her the space to create powerful, dynamic expressions. She combines abstract and figurative formations, painting lively organic compositions into a distinct style of her own.
Inspired by natural phenomena, Klanikova examines the perception of time by emulating a long-exposure effect through her visual approach. Experimenting with thin layers of various colour combinations, she immerses herself in the slow drying process of oil paint. Flourishing in its exploratory nature, she softens and merges her compositions into dream-like imagery. Klanikova shapes the structures and patterns of intangible moments in constant transaction with each other by focusing on the transformative qualities between light and darkness. In energetic movements, her work shifts in a flow of vibrant colours, always in a state of renewal lingering in gentle luminosity.
Klanikova’s painting methods replicate the temporal and fluctuating characteristics found in the movement of nature. Whether she is painting a gust of wind, the flow of water, the evolution of a feeling, a figure, or the movement of the modern world, she creates art that emulates an intense energy caught in the midst of transformation. The quiet, slow perception of time shapes the spirit of her pieces into a sensation inspired by change, settled into a moment of pure beauty. In a portrayal of movement in constant flow; her paintings reflect the interconnectivity of the world and how life moves through them.
