Many people notice that even without relying on realism, there is something in Eva Beresin’s work that feels unexpectedly close to real human experience.
The proportions are off and the bodies don’t follow what would normally be considered ‘realistic’, but the feeling remains. It comes from what’s happening between the figures, the way a body leans, the space someone keeps, the hesitation in a gesture. Those small, often overlooked behaviors are what she holds onto, even as everything else is pushed out of place.
Paradoxically, nightmares often show more truth than waking life. They bypass the censorship of consciousness and bring hidden fears, guilt, and losses to the surface. What we repress returns in sleep—unmasked, overwhelming. In this sense, the nightmare is more honest than the curated version of reality we inhabit during the day.
Studio visit of @evaberesin - an artist I deeply admire, and a pen pal whose thoughts I’ve come to treasure.
Thank you, dear Eva, for the gift of your friendship and for inviting me into your universe.
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Life can be beautiful. Smooth. Black or white. Easy to understand.
But sometimes life is awkward. Dramatic. Ridiculous. Raw enough to make you wince.
Eva Beresin paints that part.
The figures she creates stretch, twist and perform. Faces exaggerate. Bodies lean too far into their emotions. It can look funny at first, but the longer you look, the more familiar it becomes. Beresin has spent years observing the strange theater of human behavior and translating it onto canvas.
Not heroes, Not villains. Just people, caught in the act of being human
