art delivery : 11.28.24
Gasp! Oil, acrylic ink and oil stick on canvas. These breathtaking paintings are the work of Czech artist Adéla Janská:
… Revisiting the female nude with a strong use of colours and focusing on portraiture, Janskà’s work is challenging the traditional representation of femininity.
It certainly is! I couldn’t find an artist statement from Adéla, but I did discover that her work will be showing at Untitled Art Miami Beach, Dec 4-8th through Adrian Sutton Gallery (Booth C23). I cannot wait to see these paintings in person… I’ll report back from Miami next week! In the meantime, you can find Adéla on Instagram at @adeljanska.
Dear Arty, I have a question about ‘imposter syndrome’. I recently did an interview with artist Julie Battisti on her podcast, The Creative Kind, and the theme was exactly this. I think Julie was surprised to find out that I still feel like an imposter from time to time… and honestly, I think there are scenarios when we all feel like ‘fake it till ya make it’ is a way of life! Anyway, I’d love to hear what you think? Do you ever feel it? When, where and why? Thank you, have a lovely Thursday ~ Danielle xo
I don't let imposter syndrome stop me anymore because I have come to realize from other situations in my life - running a sensitive new age bookstore for 25 years where people expected you to be an expert in everything spiritual, and teaching workshops in educational and community settings - that if you pretend you know what you're doing most people assume that you do. So I'm totally still pretending to be an artist, but I don't worry about it because I fake it well, act confident, and people "buy" it. Also, I have reached the age where I no longer give a fuck.
Dear Danielle, deep breath; well,YES. I, like do many people, do still experience the presence of Imposter Syndrome. Recently, I read some wonderful words of wisdom reminding me/us that often, these Inner Voices are actually connected to a very primal aspect of Being meant to keep us 'safe'. I am not recalling who shared this gift perspective, but the gist is that when human kind was first evolving, danger was truly everywhere. The Unknown was truly fraught with scary, life-taking possibilities.
Now, we still have a part of our neurology that gets triggered by 'Unknown' and new scenario.
After reading about this, I have been able to soothed this voice if fear & doubt that still pops up occasionally. When my inner voices start streaming that I am am Imposter, I know it's just fear triggering the part of me that is Ancient and founded on a bygone reality. This perspective has connected me to the past and allows me to really FEEL the energetic threads that link us all. I am able to calm Imposter Syndrome this way.
We ARE all here to learn, grow, evolve. Imposter Syndrome can bring us humbled back to being reminded.