The fusion of time, nature and art
Salty Air (2017-2019) is a series of paintings that follows on from “Spatio-temporal lapse” (2014-2016) and deals with time and subconscious impressions. Both series focus on nature in relation to humans and attempt to create new images of consciousness through painting. The boundaries between reality and imagination, inner and outer space, and figurative and abstract merge.
Through painting, Andrea Musa attempts to bring to consciousness forgotten or unconscious images that our perception registers but often remains hidden. The series focuses on the sea as a medium for representing time. Musa explores the psychological and emotional connections to the sea and depicts two moments in time: the powerful, invisible force of time, embodied by the constantly moving surface of the sea, and the vacuum of a unique moment, captured in a breath of salty air. The constant swell symbolizes the incessant movement of life and invites the viewer to reflect on themselves and feel the freedom of the open horizon.
About the artist Andrea Musa
Andrea Musa is a Croatian artist whose works include painting, installations, photography and writing. Her art deals with the human experience and the concepts of time and space and is inspired by her observations of the constantly moving material world, philosophy and its relationship with nature.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, she studied painting at the Assenza Academy in Basel and obtained a master's degree in law at the University of Split. She has received several awards for her art. Her works are exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Zagreb, Northern Ireland and Greece. Andrea Musa lives and works in Split, Croatia.
