Alexandra Roddan

Alexandra’s paintings take you on a journey through the streets of different cityscapes. Bahia in Yellow is a painting of Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. The street ‘Retalhos da Vovó Edith, R. Gregório de Matos’ is used for the basis of this painting. In the painting forms expand and merge to emphasize movement and the buzz of the lively streets. Colours have been picked carefully to emphasize the energy of the vibrant city. Before beginning this painting Alexandra visited Bahia where she took many photos, sketched extensively and researched the history and culture of Bahia such as the music and dance which are imperative to their culture. The music of Giberto Gil highly influenced the colour palette in this painting obtaining to its playful nature.