Palaiciuc Tatiana Interview
Q. On your Instagram, you call yourself a 'self-made artist.' At what point did you feel you stopped being made and started truly making yourself?
The key moment in my development as an artist, the beginning of finding my own style, came when I finally had a personal space created solely for art, where I could be completely alone with myself.
Q. You often share glimpses of studio life and fragments of your paintings, what’s one moment in your creative day that nobody sees but deeply shapes the work?
Often, I find myself on the verge of destroying a nearly finished painting. Most of my works are multilayered and carry within them the traces of failed attempts before reaching the final result worthy of a signature.
Q. If a viewer walked into a gallery of your inner world, which painting would they see first, and what would it whisper about you?
Most likely, that would be the painting “Path”, which symbolizes my journey. It would say that this path is far from easy, it’s filled with pain in many of its forms.
Q. Your work exists between visibility and solitude: as your following grows, how do you protect the quiet spaces from which your art emerges?
That’s the beauty of artistic expression in the digital space: even while remaining alone in my studio, I can explore different forms of creativity and share them with people.
Q. Many artists have a 'shadow canvas' —an idea or image they revisit but never finish. Do you have one, and what holds you back from completing it?
My so-called 'shadow canvas' has been forming within me for many years. In a way, it is me, it grows through my searches and realizations. What keeps it unfinished is my endless pursuit of perfection.
Q. Color, texture, light—they’re the languages of your paintings. If you could invent a new 'sense' for art (beyond sight and touch), what would it be and how would you use it in your work?
A complete sense of Nothingness, Emptiness, Silence, and Weightlessness — similar to a sensory deprivation chamber. In art, I would translate that into an interactive installation where a person could immerse themselves in deep self-reflection and rediscovery. In our time, there are far too many distractions pulling our attention away.
Q. Your art is for purchase, but it’s also deeply personal. How do you negotiate the transition from creating for yourself to creating for an audience and market?
In that regard, I’m probably very lucky. I’ve never created art based on what my audience wanted. Somehow, people find resonance in my works, and it awakens in them a desire to possess them. I’m also fortunate to have the best team, my creative partner and my sister, who have taken on all the routine and commercial aspects of my artistic path.
Q. A playful one, if your paintings had voices, which one would sing, which one would whisper, and which one would scream?
A good question.
I think “Sensitive” would scream,
“Performance” would sing,
and “Mine” would whisper.
Bio:
Pon Arsher is a self-taught artist, born and raised in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. From a young age, she found more joy and inner peace drawing in silence than in typical childhood pastimes.
Her work is deeply inspired by people and the sensual nature of human experience. Through her use of color, texture, and movement, Pon seeks to explore life’s challenges and create a visual interpretation of them. Each piece reflects the emotions, insecurities, and self-restraints that we all carry, inviting the viewer to connect with their own inner world.
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