By Zlatka Paneva

The Importance of Arts, Culture & The Creative Process
The Vital Force - JOY work is from my collection: ”Beautiful Coexistence" which is an ode to the force of nature and the energy that creates life and that consumes life. To the sentiments, emotions and fears that make life an exciting adventure! Visualizing the dynamics and conflicting realities through the use of many fragmentary hand-drawn and digital layers, my paintings are a kind of pentimenti...Unique images of the coexistence that shift between the recognizable and the abstract to build unexpected and memorable pictures.
Unique depictions of the coexistence that move between the recognizable and the abstract, creating memorable images of humanity as an integral part of nature and which invisible forces shape our world.

I was inspire and excited by two of Creative Process interviews: with literary critic, historian of science, and educator. Renée Bergland and author Michael Cronin in which they both bring profound insights into interconnectedness, which aligns beautifully with the themes that i have been working on for the past two years
For example, Michael Cronin’s emphasis on horizontal relationships resonates with my idea about symbiotic relationships, where humans, animals, and plants share a non-hierarchical existence.
Also Bergland's insights on interconnectedness deepens the emotional and poetic layers of my exploration of responsibility and shared existence.

What was the inspiration for your creative work?
The "Vital Force - Joy" work is from my collection: ”Beautiful Coexistence" which is an ode to the force of nature and the energy that creates life and that consumes life. To the sentiments, emotions and fears that make life an exciting adventure! Visualizing the dynamics and conflicting realities through the use of many fragmentary hand-drawn and digital layers my paintings are a kind of pentimenti...Unique images of the coexistence that shift between the recognizable and the abstract to build unexpected and memorable pictures.
Unique depictions of the coexistence that move between the recognizable and the abstract, creating memorable images of humanity as an integral part of nature, and which invisible forces shape our world.

I was inspired and excited by two Creative Process interviews with a literary critic, historian of science, and educator. Renée Bergland and author Michael Cronin in which they both bring profound insights into interconnectedness, which aligns beautifully with the themes that I have been working on for the past two years
For example, Michael Cronin’s emphasis on horizontal relationships resonates with my idea about symbiotic relationships, where humans, animals, and plants share a non-hierarchical existence.
Also Bergland's insights on interconnectedness deepens the emotional and poetic layers of my exploration of responsibility and shared existence.

Bulgarian-born Los Angeles-based artist Zlatka Paneva has an MFA from the Academy of Fine Art, Sofia, Bulgaria and studied ceramics at the Carlo Zauli Studio in Faenza, Italy. Paneva is a multidisciplinary artist whose new modes of expression and technical innovation allow her to create art that melts the boundaries between media, to exist in her own unique way of expression. She creates concepts that serve as modern mythologies.
She has been exhibited in New York City, Los Angeles, Brussels and Sofia, and has been featured in New York Times, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. Paneva’s work can be found in Museums, public and major private collections in the US, Europe and Asia.

The Creative Process is created with kind support from the Jan Michalski Foundation.