Painting
1. Unraveled Tradition
24x36 encaustic, oil, charcoal, textile on cradled wood This work investigates the idea of diasporic living. Here I used the border of a traditional handwoven rug to "frame" an image inspired by the Canadian landscape tradition. The fibers of... More
Painting
2. Great Divide
30x39 in., encaustic, oil, textile on canvas. Here I used the border of a discarded handwoven rug as a metaphor for political/geographical borders that divide land and people. Although there is no direct imagery that implies landscape, the texture... More
Painting
8. Disintegrated
18x24 in, encaustic, oil, charcoal, textile on cradled wood panel. This piece speaks to being torn between two cultures and how that affects one's sense of identity and belonging. The sense of identity warps and may even dissipate.
Work by
Yana Rzayeva
Visual Artist
“My work has always been inspired by nature because I appreciate its beauty and value its therapeutic qualities. However, when I think of paintings of nature, and the Canadian landscape tradition in...” [More]