Elsa Garate

The point of my work is to spark emotions, communicate them, share them, and therefore create a deep connection with the observer. But they’re not just any emotions, they’re aesthetic emotions. The magical feeling of aesthetic emotions is a very personal experience because it’s a result of your personal connection with a work of art.
My work explores the area between realism and abstraction and I find that perfect combination for my goals. Emotions are energy and when I paint emotional characters I an giving them energy and momentum to take action.
To paint gives me the opportunity to create characters with strong feelings and layers of emotional depth, because such stories come from a place of deep emotional truths inside of me.

Art History - Universitat de Barcelona