Egocentrism is the defining element in the paintings  of Valentina Baltag. Its central idea is that the viewer is always present in the view, in both the literal and metaphysical sense. 

Many of us are not routinely aware just how much sensorial information our brain inhibits, moment by moment. I am fascinated by how bringing back into the visual field the suppressed images plays out on the canvas.  

Valentina

The human eye "sees" everything, but what we are aware of seeing, is a selection that our brain is making. The focus of our attention is different whether or not we are in pain, or relaxed, or hungry, or hear a loud noise... The viewer, therefore, is always shaping the view, in more than one way. 

Valentina