Nicole Frelier Andrews Fine Art, LLC

Artist Statement

As an artist, a historian through visual information, I feel compelled to record our times, landscapes, feelings, and injustices. I have explored subject matter ranging from self-perception and body dysmorphia to the stillness of simple moments that touch us all. Whether it be a reaction, a sunset, or a memory, these moments help shape us even if we don’t realize their impact at the time.My work is inherently personalized through abstractions derived from reality. It is a form of self-exploration and the way I perceive life’s daily conflicts. We are all conditioned by our experiences, which in turn change our perceptions of life itself. A part of my responsibility as an artist is to record the world in which we live, the emotion or energy of the times, and to present a view into the past, present, or future. I try to encapsulate the vitality of my subjects through abstract forms. Instead of creating a realistic view of the world, I try to depict its energy, allowing the viewer to intimately relate to the work. Distilling everything down to its simplest form is my way of capturing the essence of my subjects while preserving the importance of their components, at times revealing new perspectives on the sum of their parts.