THE ARTIST OF NATURE
Redina Tili is a Canadian Artist with over 35 years of experience in art and design. She displayed an interest in drawing and watercolor painting at an early age. At the age of 14, she enrolled in a four-year plan of study for Drawing, Painting and Sculpture at the Art College of Tirana, with an emphasis in Classical Fine Arts. In the pursuit of her dream to become a professional artist, Redina enrolled in a four-year university program receiving a BFA degree from the Fine Art Academy in Albania, where she underwent rigorous fundamental training in multiple genres, majoring with Sculpture in Metal. She participated in many national arts shows and competitions, documented in numerous national publications. She was the youngest artist to receive the “Onufri” Award for her sculptures in 1995, one of the highest accomplishments on a national level. In her youth, Redina was also known as a singer in multiple Albanian National Festivals and TV shows. She traveled showcasing her music and art all over Europe before moving to Canada in the late 90’s where she continues to create paintings, sculptures, and design. Redina was commissioned to create art, as well as providing original art and concepts to established companies in North America.
UNIQUE CREATIVITIY
Through years of dedicated passion, Redina was able to create her very own distinct style that incorporates her love of sculptures and classical fine art. Her inspiration can spark from a simple nature scene to a made-up fantasy. When her vision is complete, she starts her incredibly detailed process of creating a “sculpture on canvas”. The foundation for each original is canvas mounted on a wooden board for rigidity. Redina then starts creating her artwork by painting her vision in oil and enriching it with multiple layers of key pieces of her scenery, hand-cut and applied to canvas, creating a three-dimensional effect, and enhancing the depth perception. This buildup of colors and layers applied in her paintings, creates an amazing sculpture on canvas. To accentuate the sophistication of textures and shapes, used to transform a simple scene into color and passion, the paintings are coated with a clear finish which seals the art and dramatically elevates the color density. The end result is an impressive fresh view of nature, a surreal treatment of what we see, and a transformation of our world to a dream of patterns, shapes and colors that uplift feelings and inspire the soul.