artist profile
Erika Farkas
visit me at I am a self-taught visual artist with Transylvanian roots, living in Ottawa since the late 1980s. Moving to Canada at a time when hi-tech was booming drove me to pursue a technical training, from which I graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. Although life’s reality took me on a technical career path, artistic creativity has always been a part of my life. I have been relentlessly searching for new ways to combine different types of media for a more engaging viewer experience. In present times, there is an unprecedented array of media available, creating an opportunity for me to really push the envelope of visual expression. For an enhanced realism, I apply pigmented resin layers over my acrylic paintings to render a 3D look that conveys motion, perspective, and depth. In some of my paintings, I combine the glass-like high gloss of resin surface with a variety of textures created with modeling paste, rocks, pebbles, sea shells, and sand. My intent is to give my paintings a multi-dimensional look and feel that appeals to both senses: vision and touch.
Website: https://erikafarkas.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErikaFarkasArt/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farkas1299/
visit me at I am a self-taught visual artist with Transylvanian roots, living in Ottawa since the late 1980s. Moving to Canada at a time when hi-tech was booming drove me to pursue a technical training, from which I graduated with a degree in electrical engineering. Although life’s reality took me on a technical career path, artistic creativity has always been a part of my life. I have been relentlessly searching for new ways to combine different types of media for a more engaging viewer experience. In present times, there is an unprecedented array of media available, creating an opportunity for me to really push the envelope of visual expression. For an enhanced realism, I apply pigmented resin layers over my acrylic paintings to render a 3D look that conveys motion, perspective, and depth. In some of my paintings, I combine the glass-like high gloss of resin surface with a variety of textures created with modeling paste, rocks, pebbles, sea shells, and sand. My intent is to give my paintings a multi-dimensional look and feel that appeals to both senses: vision and touch.
Website: https://erikafarkas.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErikaFarkasArt/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farkas1299/
