Artist Statement
In my artwork, I look to capture the unseen world in material form. Using shapes, color and written text, I bring life to my internal world which is reflective of the collective unconscious. The fluidity of watercolor in contrast with written word highlights the ephemeral nature of all things and nature’s constant search for reorganization. Images, shapes and symbols are extended to the page or canvas. Ancient symbols bring underlying order to chaos and introduce new forms that encourage color, growth, expression and expansion. I believe that examining the individual psyche through creative process questions and dismantles systems of oppression and patriarchal power. I hope my artwork reveals the process of creation from a regulated and held space and presents the possibility of new ways of being in the world.
Bio
Elenore Simotas is a New York based artist and art therapist. Her dual identity in both psychology and art deeply inspire her process. Her artistic practice is centered in the belief that creativity and expression can heal and enliven the human soul. Her education and teachings are foundational to the development of her work. She attended high school in the New York City at the Fieldston School, where her philosophical and art application began. She then went on to California to the Oxbow School and Pitzer College as a studio art major. Elenore has just completed her Masters in Art Therapy from Antioch University in Seattle. She returned from the west coast to her home in New York City in the Fall of 2019, when she started her Art Therapy fellowship at the Bridge NY, working with vulnerable new yorkers with serious mental illness.
for inquiries about purchasing artwork and comissions please email me at ersimotas@gmail.com
