{"id":6757,"date":"2026-05-09T21:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/?p=6757"},"modified":"2026-05-09T21:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T21:17:58","slug":"colors-discovering-worlds-in-the-painting-of-marjana-goxhabelliu-in-durres-until-may-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/colori-alla-scoperta-di-mondi-nella-pittura-di-marjana-goxhabelliu-a-durazzo-finoo-al-28-maggio\/","title":{"rendered":"Colors in search of worlds in Marjana Goxhabelliu's painting. In Durr\u00ebs until May 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nikolet Vasia Gallery in Durr\u00ebs, from May 2nd to May 28th, is an expanse of intense colors that draw passersby like a magnet. It's impossible not to stop, dazzled by the light of the displayed paintings and captivated by the power they exude. These are the works of painter Marjana Goxhabelliu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We meet her in the gallery and immediately understand that she is an artist full of emotion, not closed off in a world of self-referential images, but eager to embrace the world outside of her and reinterpret it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She has a degree in psychology and is a self-taught painter. How did you get started?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started at a young age taking classes until I had the good fortune to work and collaborate with a great Albanian master, Mustafa Arapi. He helped me immensely and was the source of my inspiration.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you also created sculptures?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, at the beginning of my artistic journey, I was more drawn to sculpture. I liked the hands-on aspect, being able to touch the material to shape it. But then painting took over, perhaps because I felt that painting unleashed my imagination more.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his paintings, colors dominate forms. They are strong colors, often variations on a theme of a base color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colors and light are the ways I best express my vision of reality, my inner experiences that I convey outward. Through the play of colors, I tell my world.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is striking about his paintings is the harmony that is always present, even when the colors seem to be in strong contrast with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think that painting should be joyful, it should communicate serenity and happiness to people. It should not disturb them or upset their feelings. There is a painting that is at my house<\/em>  that I dedicated to my teacher who is no longer with us...<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marjana freezes for a moment, her eyes turning red with emotion, a few tears. Then she continues<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that painting, there is death, but it is not seen because it is overcome by positive feelings. There is no sadness, but rather a kind of transfiguration of life into paradise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A color they particularly like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, I like them all. Many say it's the rich yellow that characterizes my paintings, perhaps because it's the color that conveys the most zest for life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you feel you belong to any particular painting school?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My style is not influenced by belonging to particular schools. I try to be myself without following models or painting trends.<\/em> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does technique or inspiration matter more to her?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything is needed. It's like a clock where all the gears have to work. When I start working, I feel that imagination, the desire to express myself, must blend with technique, and everything must work without distortion: technique shouldn't condition expression, but should help art come out of me. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your favorite technique?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am an artist who explores through oil, but also with acrylic. Often there's a fusion between them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is now a very well-known Albanian artist abroad. Has she had many exhibitions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I have had many exhibitions in Albania, but also in the Balkans, in Montenegro, Macedonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. My paintings are in Sarajevo, Frankfurt, Naples, and Turkey. I also worked on restoration in some churches.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are your future plans?. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to create installations that involve the entire environment in which they are located, even with LED lights. These are activities that require a lot of expenses and need funding and sponsors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You teach painting to young people. What do you want to convey to these aspiring artists? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I'd like to teach them to discover and follow their own path, to build their artistic identity with freedom and creativity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your dream that you would like to fulfill?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don't know precisely. Sometimes I look for something that is outside of our reality, it's in another dimension. It's the search for a world that I imagine but haven't yet discovered. But I know I will find it and reproduce it in my paintings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Galleria Nikolet Vasia di   Durazzo ,dal 2 al 28 maggio, \u00e8 una distesa di colori intensi che attraggono chi ci passa davanti come una calamita. Impossibile non fermarsi, abbagliati dalla luce dei quadri esposti e conquistati dalla forza che essi sprigionano. Sono le opere della pittrice Marjana Goxhabelliu. La incontriamo nella Galleria e subito capiamo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","iawp_total_views":32,"footnotes":""},"categories":[446,448,439,370],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultura-2","category-interviste-2","category-notizie-da-durazzo-2","category-position4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6757"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6764,"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6757\/revisions\/6764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albanitaly.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}