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SHEILA ELIAS | UsA
http://sheilaelias.com/

My work is about the layers of life and art history, seeking in it
a connection between art aesthetics and social consciousness.
American sensibilities have influenced my life, the hues of my country
found in the colors of my art. I like to bring an awareness of new
directions and individual inventiveness. The evolution of technology
has always paralleled my work throughout its development. From the
original copy machine to today’s iPad, the influence of electronics
permeates my process. Through life experience, I incorporate visual,
emotional, and psychological impressions and feed them into my
art. My art, whether it is photography, sculpture, or paintings, has
always been a visual interpretation of my internal landscape, which
is significantly influenced by external landscapes. Therefore, this
collection of work is an indirect reflection of my colorful, turbulent
home, Miami. Miami, where multi-cultural history and the future
clash on a daily basis, is a luminous kaleidoscope of raw, sincere
emotions and harsh realities; urban tension mixed with profound
beauty, compassion and optimism. Evidence of this interpretation
can be found in the canvases of “iPaint on my iPad”.

| Green seA swimmers, 2005 UlTrAvioleT CUred dUrsT prinT on CAnvAs 36x26 in. | 91x66 Cm.
| AQUATiC elemenTs, 2005 mixed mediA on CAnvAs 8x42 in. | 20x106 Cm.
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