About Zoe's art
Q. Who are your biggest artistic influences?
A. My biggest influence to me was Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchel. These days I like Cecily Brown’s work as well
Q. Tell me about your favorite medium.
A. My favorite medium: acrylic and pastel.
Q. Where do you find inspiration?
A. Nature is my inspiration: In the complexity of the wilderness.
Q. When is your favorite time of day to create?
A. In the evening after my busy work day .I find this time to create to be the moment of relaxation dedicated to my self and my feelings.
Q. Describe how art is important to society.
A. In my opinion art is a way of interaction between one’s self and surroundings- by expressing different emotions which can be interpreted in more interesting ways by art admirers.
Q. What motivates you to create?
A. Personal freedom that enables me to use that compulsive desire to create and feel satisfied is what makes me motivated to keep going.
Q. How do you define success as an artist?
To me if what you are doing is what you love and makes you happy it means that you have succeeded.
Q. Does art help you in other areas of your life?
A. Creating art helps seeing life in colors. For me (it) is therapy itself.
Q. How do you develop your art skills?
A. My skills have been improved by time , I keep creating, no matter of other’s opinion. I am very observant as person and this makes me want to try different styles in my work.
