Sandy Alves is a Canadian visual artist having lived most of her life in Southern Ontario, Canada. She moved to the US in 2013 to pursue a new adventure and reunite with her family. Her work is primarily the result of her love for art; it is both a challenge and an outlet, a discipline and a passion.
Her main interest is modern contemporary abstract art, she enjoys abstract expressionism, surrealism, figurative and impressionism styles. She is not confined to one subject area, preferring to vary her projects and media. That said, acrylics is her favorite medium. She tries to convey her own sense of reality or fantasy and hopes to engage the viewer in sharing this pictoral illusion. She defines her work as a balance between mastery of technique, an opinion to express and an emotional reaction.
Inspiration for her can pop up at any time and in any place. She is a self-taught photographer and loves to photograph nature, the sunrise and sunsets wherever she goes. She is also a makeup artist, an engineer, a Yogi and lifelong beach and animal lover.
Artist’s Statement:
* I began my art career in Kitchener, Ontario Canada Feb 2013. Because I love art so much, I decided to give it a try and make my own.
* I was inspired and influenced by many local artist as well as international ones , my biggest influence being Pablo Picasso, Frida Khalo, Andre Kohn , Edvard Munch to name a few.
* My training and education included a basic introduction to Acrylics course. I am mostly a self taught artist and I get better as paint more.
* Favorite themes of my work include Abstract expressionism and figuratism.
* I see my “mission” as an artist as a method to engage the viewers , inspire others and make the world a more colorful place.
* To understand my technique or style, you need to know that I try to convey my own sense of reality and fantasy and hope to engage the viewer in sharing this illusion.
* I’ve participated and/or exhibited in a few private collections and a forthcoming exbition at ArtFusion
*What I love best is to be around my family, happy people, laugh alot and my 2 cats Bailey and Nina.
*What saddens me most is violence in the world.
*What I want to learn other types of visual arts, like sculpting, glass staining and pottery.
*What I’d like you to know and remember most about my work is that I define it as a balance between mastery of technique, an opinion to express and an emotional reaction.
