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“ I’M ALWAYS
PLAYING
WITH
THESE TWO
QUALITIES:
THE LYRICAL
APPLICATION
OF THE INK
ALONG WITH
THE OPAQUE
QUALITIES
OF THE
ACRYLICS.
Since you stress the importance of
balance in your work, what does it
mean to you personally?
It gives me the understanding that life is
inherently unpredictable. !is mind-set
helps me to be more playful during the
painting process. I’ve come to realize
that inviting the ambitious and the
unbalanced aspects of our lives allows
for more possibilities. Our eyes become
more intrigued as we look at the work.
Making art certainly stabilizes my life;
it’s a great anchor.
You mentioned that you work with
both acrylics and ink. What does
each bring to your canvas?
I’m always playing with these two
qualities: the lyrical application of the
ink along with the opaque qualities
of the acrylics. !e contrast of their
characteristics intrigues me.
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Do any paintings stand out as ones As a frequenter of the arts, what
you’re especially proud of? role do you think they play in the
Balance Beam and Without Intensions. human condition?
In both, I was able to achieve this "ne I believe the arts are a mirror that reveals
balance between uncontrolled our truth. !e reason we resonate with a
yet deliberate. certain piece of music, or art, or poetry,
Between Water and Ice for example, is because it transcends the
What do you hope your audience everyday and leads you back to yourself.
experiences when observing It adds meaning to an otherwise
your works? banal world.
No matter how you cast it, viewing
art gives us an aesthetic experience. What would your life be like today if
It taps into the very things that make you weren’t involved in art?
us human. I hope my work leads the I feel very grateful to be doing
audience to a richer inner world and something I love, and really can’t
leaves them with a sense of wonder. imagine what my life would be like if I
was doing something else.
What do you enjoy doing when For more info, visit linaalattar.com
you’re not painting?
I enjoy swimming on a regular basis.
Time with my kids and family is always
a priority. Also, I make frequent visits to
galleries, museums, concert halls, and
art talks.
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