Watercolor on paper.
15x11"
Original watercolor artwork "YOU hold me hostage" 2023 by Ala Ilescu Watercolor on 140 lb paper 11" x 15".Vertical position. Signed. This is the original painting from the art/ poetry book that I published in 2023 "My sad is sadder than yours" Here is the poem featured with this painting:
you moved in with me
little by little
step by step
stored your clothes
in my drawer
placed your slippers
at my door
(quietly)
wrote your name down
on my doorbell
put your toothbrush
next to mine
step by step
little by little
you moved in with me
so gradually
I didn’t see
or hear
you coming
and now you decide
whether I sleep
or lay awake all night
whether I eat
or feel nauseous all the time
you decide
whether I get up
or stay in bed all day
whether I step outside
or hide myself away
you hold me hostage
in my own body
in my own home
rob me of everything
I thought I owned
it’s not mine anymore
it’s yours
nothing’s mine anymore
it’s all yours.
[ my disease is a freeloader.]
Michaela Malek
Ala Ilescu is a Canadian artist who was born in Eastern Europe. She is a former circus artist and juggler. Being part of a circus family, she traveled everywhere around the world on several tours. She has a University degree in show management.
At the age of 26, she decided to emigrate to Canada, where she met her husband. They have two children together. While in Canada, she retired from circus life and explored other careers like customer service and real estate.
Ala was always a creative person. In 2018 she started painting, exploring different mediums and styles. "I feel like I found myself when I discovered watercolor".
Ala loves painting women's portraits in abstract, fantasy and surrealist styles.
Ala gets her inspiration by reading poems.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Ala Ilescu is a Canadian artist who works primarily in watercolor. She paints beautiful realistic portraits of women and adds an expressive layer of emotion with color and surrealist elements.
She likes to combine the spontaneity of this unpredictable medium with realistic, detailed elements, achieved through a layering technic.
Her paintings are mostly inspired by poetry. She likes to illustrate what poets beautifully describe in words. Ala wants her art to evoke feelings and strong reactions, by challenging the mind and intellect on different subjects.
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