Art that evokes the essence of human emotion, experience and condition.

Bio

Elena Behrakis (b.1970; United States) is a Greek American visual artist who lives and works in Massachusetts.

Working primarily in oil on canvas, paper and board, her highly expressive figurative works are characterized by their rich texture, energy, and visible brushstrokes and marks.

Her style of painting is intuitive heightening the emotion in her pieces. Behrakis’ works are her direct relation to insulation, strength, invisibility, and vulnerability within the female experience.

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"The environment may drive the work, but the work often impacts the space it exists in. It is often difficult to disassociate the two".

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"I am constantly searching for the marrow of emotion through paint, excavation, and instinctual physical expression."