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This artwork was born during the COVID-19 pandemic and explores the gap between the external world and what was unfolding within us. A woman stands beside a mirror, where another version of herself is reflected frozen, isolated, and confined behind the ribbons of lockdown. The mirror becomes a window into the soul, revealing the loneliness, fear, and distance imposed upon us, while also reflecting the unavoidable encounter with ourselves. Inside the Heart of Corona speaks of a time when the outside world came to a standstill, yet within us an entire world of emotions, thoughts, and questions continued to exist.
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HODAYA AVITON
I create in a deeply intuitive way. My artworks begin with something that happens within me a feeling, a thought, a question, or a personal experience. From there, they move outward and meet the world. It is precisely the encounter between my inner world and the external world and sometimes the tension between the two that inspires my work. From this space emerge questions that continuously occupy me: Who are we? What do we believe in? Where do we belong? And how do love, identity, religion, and faith shape the way we see ourselves and the world around us? My creative process is long and multi-layered. It begins with traditional materials, where I create a pencil drawing. I then photograph the work, digitally paint and edit it using professional software, integrate AI as part of the creative process, refine it through further digital editing, and finally produce a high-quality print. Some works are completed with hand-applied markers and paint, adding additional shading, texture, and depth, making each piece unique. I do not always know where a work will lead me. Sometimes I begin with one emotion and discover something entirely different by the end of the process. Perhaps that is why, for me, every artwork becomes a gateway to a world I have not yet discovered.
I create in a deeply intuitive way. My artworks begin with something that happens within me a feeling, a thought, a question, or a personal experience. From there, they move outward and meet the world. It is precisely the encounter between my inner world and the external world and sometimes the tension between the two that inspires my work. From this space emerge questions that continuously occupy me: Who are we? What do we believe in? Where do we belong? And how do love, identity, religion, and faith shape the way we see ourselves and the world around us? My creative process is long and multi-layered. It begins with traditional materials, where I create a pencil drawing. I then photograph the work, digitally paint and edit it using professional software, integrate AI as part of the creative process, refine it through further digital editing, and finally produce a high-quality print. Some works are completed with hand-applied markers and paint, adding additional shading, texture, and depth, making each piece unique. I do not always know where a work will lead me. Sometimes I begin with one emotion and discover something entirely different by the end of the process. Perhaps that is why, for me, every artwork becomes a gateway to a world I have not yet discovered.
