Elka Leonard

THIEF OF EMOTION 

Her paintings, with very precise scenography, make a vibrant tribute to the woman, is the
unifying idea of all her work. Her painting is mental, she likes to embark the observer in a
labyrinth of femininity, the decor is colorful and full of references. 

Elka Leonard says she is « a thief of emotion » because she likes to manifest the imagination of
people, to guide their chimera, to open their thoughts. His work is based on «freeze frames». 
To know how to observe attentively is to suspend the movement of agitation of thought, to
remain in the opening that the senses offer us and to let discovery make its entrance into
perception. With a lot of detail, she astonish, and let the perception is true power, which is
to reveal a rich and complex presence. 

She gives us to observe her reality : everyone is involved in a game of solicitations and
answers affirming who he wants to be. Her latest works shows this allegory of identity: Who
am I really? Works to go beyond appearances.