(Photo: Orestes Gonzalez)


BIO

Eleanor Rahim was born in London, UK. She obtained a Foundation Course in Art and Design and a BA(Hons) Graphic Design. Art history, fine art, illustration, photography and printmaking were studied within the graphic design degree program at the University of the West of England. Rahim has had the privilege to study with color field abstract painter Ronnie Landfield at the Art Students League of New York, figurative artist Jon deMartin at Chelsea Classical Studio and portrait artist Rick Piloco at Chelsea Classical Studio. Rahim lives in Manhattan and works in her studio in Long Island City, Queens.

STATEMENT

The Atlantic Ocean and its ever changing state, serves as a visual metaphor for human emotions. It is my constant source of wonder and inspiration whichever perspective I view it from. As a British expat living in the US, my view is often from the east coast of the United States, Cornwall, UK and Barbados, West Indies. These new works allow me to explore the intersection of abstraction and representation, together with classical painting techniques and contemporary experimentation.