“I paint because I breathe. I give a voice to my inner most thoughts and feelings that I am otherwise unable express. My subject and its parts direct the creation and the flow of my intersecting arcs. Once all sections are filled with the desired gradient of colours, I am overwhelmed with emotion.”
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- The Artist K
Biography
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The Artist K, whose given name is Markela Konstantinidou, is a Lebanese-Greek cubist painter. She graduated in 2005 with a degree in Fine Arts from the Lebanese American University of Beirut in Lebanon. She has lived in multiple cities allowing her to experience various cultures and she currently resides in London, UK. She endeavours to expresses emotions, notions and events that move her through her paintings. Markela’s unique signature style of painting was born from Cubism. They are identified by individual sections born of the intersecting arches that stem from her subject matter. Her work is also known for her use of bold striking colours. She has had a solo exhibition and has been part of several group exhibitions.