This large-scale oil self-portrait aims to offer the viewer a glimpse into the artist’s psychological landscape lying just beneath the surface of the skin. The figure's internal world is depicted as an ethereal projection of the subject's face, ghostly and delicate on the verge of dissipating into the background. Through color, texture, and technique, the artist aims to infuse psychological depth through the painting process rather than relying on the subject's emotional or symbolic elements. The familiar portrait with a central composition becomes unfamiliar through experimental techniques, including finger painting with oil and photo editing. The figure is both literally and figuratively exposed, through digital manipulation and the painting process.
I am Eleonor, a 23-year-old Swedish-American artist from New York City, currently based in Connecticut, Wyoming, and NYC. I have been painting for as long as I can remember. This passion led me to Wesleyan University where I studied studio art and psychology, completing my painting thesis with high honors. I now work as an artist and children’s art teacher in New York City. I have shown work in Brooklyn, NY; Poughkeepsie, NY; and Greenwich, CT and have received the Boynes Artist Award in surrealism, which includes a published interview.
My artistic practice revolves around portraits, surrealism, and psychological realism. In my work I explore the different ways in which we experience the inhibition of the human body and mind, examining the various methods and techniques that might convey this universal yet highly subjective phenomenon.
Situated at the intersection of fine art and psychology, my work combines these disciplines to investigate the psyche and the complex relationship between the body and mind. Through art, I examine the intricacies of the human "self," encompassing both psychological and physiological aspects. My goal is to externalize the mental landscape and visually represent it in the physical world.
More artwork by Eleonor
The Beholder
Portrait of a Friend
Acuity
Twisted
Twisted
The Beholder
Nucleus
The Exposure
2:18
Egg Drop
Inverted Figure
The Trinity
Ritual
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