Silvia Felizia
Silvia Felizia is a contemporary abstract artist born and raised in Argentina and currently resides in the United States.
She studied Graphic Design in Buenos Aires and worked in the industry as a freelance artist until moving abroad in the mid 1990s.
During the first years away from her home country, Felizia started self-educating in the visual arts and painting. Later, while living in Thailand, she learned the ancient techniques of mosaic art, which she mastered after years of practice and continues to apply to some of her paintings.
Abstract and emotive, strong and vulnerable, Felizia’s body of work is drawn from her life story and the many places she has lived, including Kyiv, Bangkok, London and Houston.
Felizia has been selected for exhibitions in galleries and contemporary art platforms in Europe, Asia and the Americas, including Casa Cultural de las Américas Houston, University of North Texas, Galería Azur, AAPG Image Houston, Artly Mix - São Paulo, Roseum Arte Contemporáneo - Buenos Aires, U1 Gallery Tokyo, Visionary Projects New York, among others.
Her work is published internationally, and can be found in private collections around the globe.
My art is my voice.
I am inspired by humanitarian crises, political and social issues, experiences I have lived, and all that surrounds me, the beauty and the horror alike.
The artistic process makes me observe life from a different point of view and understand the woman I am, striking a balance that reconciles the push and pull I feel from multiple cultures while allowing me to remain loyal to my Latino origins.
I use my practice to feel connected to my inner self. From the moment I touch the surface a journey starts. I explore the interaction between light and darkness, movement and stillness, silence and noise.
I work on paper or canvas. I paint, scrape, and paint again, covering and rebuilding what was created before.
I add multiple layers that interact with each other to give birth to new lines and shapes, creating a rhythm, sometimes chaotic, sometimes calm, reflecting my own state of mind during the creation process.
The result are compositions that can be read as maps of emotional landscapes that explore the power of art made by women of all ages, and rethink how we see our lives in the current world and keep growing no matter what society and stereotypes dictate.
