Sonja Kobrehel paintings in Toronto gallery

My work in visual arts reflects the constant changes and experiences in my personal life. I am guided by my feelings, thoughts, dreams and visions. The sources of my inspiration are many. I love to look for the traces of the people who came before and clues about what they did there and why.

Journeys are an integral part of the inspirations. I am always intrigued by the human cultural elements and visual stimulation I encounter. I find that every place and culture reveals its beauty to me in the everyday life.

I like to use symbols in my artwork and creating my personal iconography. The symbols are the clues to many aspects of my life, but the paintings usually start with a colour idea, then evolve into composition in which colour is the primary subject.

I work in collage, various media on paper and canvas, mixing everything possible to bring it to others in a visual format. Much attention is given to the surface texture adding different materials, carvings, scratching, glueing ... creating visual dialogue. I complete my work using drawing techniques and whatever else it takes to communicate my intended vision.