You might not have thought that toilet paper rolls could be turned into anything awesome, because that was what I thought. We were wrong. To say that Anastasia’s work is visually interesting would be a grand understatement. I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but when an artist makes the conscious decision to use a recycled medium, their artwork says something about the act of recycling and reusing. But, with Anastasia’s work, I think the real focus of the artwork is somewhere else entirely.
Lighting plays a very important role. You can see from these two examples below how much of a difference lighting can make. The only way I can say it is that when the scenes are lit from the back, they come to life.
It should also be noted that Ms. Elias is a busy woman. She is also a painter, illustrator, and collage artist. Her portfolio can be accessed on her website (which you may have to translate from french), and I would highly recommend you pay it a quick visit.
