Today we’d like to introduce you to Alisa Eykilis.
Hi Alisa, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born and raised, until the age of 12, in the USSR. Just before the fall of the Iron Curtain, my family repatriated to Israel, where I finished school and started to build my life. Since 2003, I’ve lived in the US with my family, trying to live my life with eyes wide open. In 2008, I received my first DSLR camera, and after basic classes at a community college, I began educating myself in the photographic/arts world. Since that time, I’ve been on a constant voyage, following the light.
Currently, my fascination is seeing how light interacts with paper and chemicals, as in cyanotype form
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I apologize for the cliché, but isn’t every artist’s road full of struggles of some nature? For me, starting later in life and largely self-taught, the biggest challenge was simply giving myself permission to call what I do “art” — and then finding the discipline to keep developing a voice while learning the technical side on my own.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
Most of my work is fine art photography. Recently I’ve gotten into the fascination of the cyanotype world, and I enjoy experimenting with it.
Another side of my photography is performance — I’m very proud to be the photographer for the Dead White Zombies group.
What I’m most proud of is my #trashcanart and reflection/upsidown series.
Can you talk to us about how you think about risk?
Making art is taking a risk on its own. Every time I submit work for an exhibition, there’s a risk of rejection. Risk is necessary — otherwise, I wouldn’t move out of my comfort zone.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://disasterpieceart.com
- Instagram: Alisa.eykilis
