Outi Kotala: Innoitus – Inspiration

Completion year: 2020

Technique: Oilpastels and colour pencils on paper

Size: 29 x 29 cm

Keywords: Outi Kotala, inspiraatio, innoitus, inspiration, abstrakti, abstract art

“Inspiration” tries to visualise the feeling I have when I’m truly inspired and I’m working on an artistic idea on a canvas or a paper. Some artists believe that ideas are non-physical beings that seek to be made manifest. It is the artist’s job to open up to the idea and make it reality. Sometimes I feel like someone else, a higher being, or a subconscious part of me, is working through me when I create art. You can also see a dandelion's blow-ball or flower clock in the picture, if you wish. The same way the dandelion spreads the seeds in the wind, inspiration can be thought to manifest in the world of creativity.

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