{"id":2251,"date":"2025-06-26T08:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nisuriscreativa.com\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:53:54","slug":"multidisciplinary-artist-journey-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nisuriscreativa.com\/fr\/multidisciplinary-artist-journey-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating the Creative Chaos | My Journey as a Multidisciplinary Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f8f38fd7\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">A Life Lived in Layers of Color and Chaos<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me start with this: I never planned to be a multidisciplinary artist. I didn\u2019t wake up one morning and say, \u201cYou know what? I want to juggle painting, textile art, digital design, photography, sculpture, writing, AND make my own blog.\u201d It just\u2026 happened. One medium led to another. One idea grew into a different shape. And somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to choose just one form of expression and started embracing them all. Because truth be told, I couldn&#8217;t choose. I was never supposed to.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are days when I paint, days when I sculpt, and days when I get lost in the lines of digital surrealism. And on some days\u2026 I do it all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve never been the kind of artist who fits neatly into a box. I tried. Believe me. I\u2019ve had phases where I told myself: \u201cI\u2019ll just focus on portraiture.\u201d Or, \u201cLet\u2019s stick to florals, people love florals.\u201d But that never lasts long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-c46a4617\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>The Early Spark (a.k.a. Making a Mess That Felt Like Magic)<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My journey began in my childhood in Romania, during the communist era. I studied at an art school where the curriculum included a rich variety of disciplines\u2014from decorative arts and painting to sculpture, calligraphy, drawing perspective, and more. Some of these I was quite good at; others, honestly, I was terrible. But I loved them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The materials we needed were often unavailable in stores, and even when we managed to find them, we didn\u2019t always have the money to buy them. Still, I made do with what I had, creating art out of scraps, improvising, and learning to value the process over the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, I chose a different professional path\u2014I studied Computer Science and Business Management. But the diverse forms of art I had once explored continued to pull me in. They became my refuge from the logical, dry structure of daily life. Art was my way to feel again\u2014to reconnect with imagination, play, beauty, and expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-b34cc5cd\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">A Glimpse Into My Creative Chaos <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Words can only do so much. Here&#8217;s a glimpse into my world in motion, me as a multidisciplinary artist painting live, with no filters, no edits &#8211; just brush, canvas, and intuition. This is what it looks like to create without a script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Watch the full process below and feel the energy of handmade art unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Live Painting Session - Organic Inspired Artwork with Acrylic Colors\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-97T3Hyc1p8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f5765482\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Creating Without Borders<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What I love about working across disciplines is that it breaks the rules. I might start with a watercolor background, add a digital overlay, photograph the result, then transfer it to a tote bag or a T-shirt. I might write a poem and realize it wants to become a painting. Or I might paint something and discover it belongs in a stop-motion video with recycled puppets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some days I sculpt. Other days I code. Some nights I just sit in front of a blank canvas and do nothing, waiting for the spark to land. And you know what? It always does. Because creativity isn\u2019t linear. It\u2019s a beautiful mess. And the mess is where I live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ddc6c9a0\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>The Struggle: &#8220;Master of None?&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest. It\u2019s not all sunshine and inspiration. There are moments\u2014many, actually\u2014when I\u2019ve felt like a fraud. Like I\u2019m not &#8220;real&#8221; enough in any medium because I don\u2019t specialize. I\u2019ve heard the whispers: <em>&#8220;You need a niche,&#8221;<\/em> <em>&#8220;People won&#8217;t take you seriously,&#8221;<\/em> <em>&#8220;You&#8217;ll never grow an audience if you&#8217;re doing too many things.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But over time, I realized something. My niche <em>is<\/em> the way I mix things. The way I follow ideas wherever they lead. The way I see the connection between an old cracked teacup, a line of poetry, and a piece of silk. My strength isn\u2019t in choosing a lane\u2014it&#8217;s in building a road that didn\u2019t exist before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-3bd12635\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>The Joy of Juxtaposition<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a multidisciplinary artist is like hosting a dinner party with guests from wildly different backgrounds. You never know who will click. Sometimes a random pairing leads to pure magic. Mixing analog and digital, traditional and absurd, rustic and neon\u2014those are the moments that make me feel most alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The freedom to flow between styles and mediums means I never get bored. Each project teaches me something new. And best of all? It all feeds back into itself. A clay sculpture teaches me something about shadow. A podcast inspires a visual series. An old painting becomes a printed design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-42bd1937\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Finding My Place in the Chaos<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The internet, thankfully, has made space for people like me. Platforms like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/store\/nisuris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Zazzle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artmajeur.com\/sonia-chivarar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Artmajeur <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pictorem.com\/profile\/Nisuris.Art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pictorem<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.displate.com\/nisuris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Displate <\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/nisuris-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Teepublic<\/a> and even my own site, <a href=\"https:\/\/nisuriscreativa.com\/fr\/nisuris-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nisuris Creativa<\/a>, allow me to share <em>all<\/em> of me. Not just one neat category.That\u2019s what this website is about. A place to explore the tangled, surprising path of creativity. A place where &#8220;jack-of-all-trades&#8221; is not an insult, but a celebration. Where your art doesn\u2019t have to fit in a box to be valid. Where you\u2019re allowed to be <em>too much<\/em> and <em>not enough<\/em> at the same time as a multidisciplinary artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f888e2f5\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">A Signature with Many Faces<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s something else I rarely talk about, but it matters: the name I sign my work with. As a multidisciplinary artist sometimes I sign it <strong>Nisuris<\/strong>, other times <strong>Nisuris Art<\/strong>, and sometimes I use my actual name, <strong>Sonia Chivarar<\/strong>. And to be honest, that inconsistency used to bother me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But here&#8217;s the truth: the name closest to my heart has always been <strong>Nisuris<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a word I invented as a child, long before I had access to technology or knew what a brand was. It came from my imagination\u2014a soft, strange, powerful word that felt like home. Over the years, it became more than a name. It became a metaphor for my entire existence. It carries the chaos, the poetry, the layers of who I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So even when my signature shifts depending on the platform, the project, or the audience, the essence remains the same: I am Nisuris. Every brushstroke, every texture, every odd little idea has that name written between the lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And maybe that\u2019s the beauty of not choosing just one identity: you get to live all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f2ce3642\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">The Pressure of Social Media<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is this quiet, heavy pressure that every artist today feels: <strong>you must be visible.<\/strong> You must post consistently. You must know the latest algorithms, the trending audio, the optimal posting time, the perfect hashtags. You must become not only a creator, but a marketer, videographer, copywriter, SEO expert, and graphic designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re not doing it &#8220;right,&#8221; your art gets buried\u2014regardless of how deep, how honest, or how skillfully made it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a multidisciplinary artist, I feel this pressure tenfold. Each medium I explore requires its own story, its own angle, its own curated moment to be packaged for a post. And then comes the editing, the caption writing, the scheduling, the #hashtag avalanche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the platforms are flooded with AI-generated art that is fast, flawless, and everywhere. It becomes harder and harder to distinguish between handmade work born from quiet, messy moments&#8230; and perfectly styled, machine-crafted visuals. We scroll past both without even breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what happens to the artists who <em>don\u2019t<\/em> want to show up? Who don\u2019t want to film every brushstroke or paint with one hand while recording with the other? What happens to those who want to create in silence, in slowness who want to <strong>breathe art<\/strong>, not broadcast it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are we expected to explain everything we create? Art is not a product pitch. It is not an algorithm-friendly formula. Art is <em>felt<\/em>. It is <em>lived<\/em>. Whether it\u2019s made from code, clay, light, or love, it deserves to exist beyond the feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a multidisciplinary artist, I often feel torn: to share or to protect? To grow or to retreat? To be visible or to be whole? I don\u2019t have all the answers but I know this: the real art doesn\u2019t happen in hashtags. It happens in the quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I choose, again and again, to return to that quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-efe80802\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>If You Feel the Same Way&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you, too, are overwhelmed with ideas, mediums, styles, and &#8220;what should I do next?&#8221; moments\u2026 welcome. You\u2019re not alone. This space is for you. For the restless spirits, the creative wanderers, the people who don\u2019t fit neatly on one Instagram hashtag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to choose. You just have to keep making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because art isn&#8217;t about limitation. It&#8217;s about <em>liberation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And chaos? Sometimes it&#8217;s the most beautiful place to begin as a multidisciplinary artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1528c034\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>With messy love and endless mediums,<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nisuriscreativa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Floral-bloom-details-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Multidisciplinary Artist - Organic Floral Bloom \" class=\"wp-image-2272\" style=\"width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nisuriscreativa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Floral-bloom-details-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/nisuriscreativa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Floral-bloom-details-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/nisuriscreativa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Floral-bloom-details-768x1030.jpg 768w, 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