Apothiktet, 2018
Alexandra Schafer

From a very young age, I already knew that I would become a designer. I was constantly drawing, painting, decorating, creating fashion accessories.

It quickly became apparent that I possessed an artistic sensibility. My creative journey has never stopped evolving.

Geometric shapes and colors form the basis of my creations.

I am a passionate colorist and I love to combine the most delicate shades.

In my creative process, the harmony of colors and the dialogue of patterns are as important as words. My style reflects various influences: a curious mix of playfulness, surrealism, sensuality and elegance.

When I create, I don't feel like I'm working, I feel an irresistible need to explore my inner garden and bring my visions to life. My works subtly tell slices of my own life and project various aspects of my personality.

I like to go in search of images, an adventure made of the unexpected and surprises:
propeller of an old boat, interior of a ripe and generous fig, carcass of a forgotten automobile, red and slimy tentacles of a carnivorous flower. And, always, sensual, powerful and mysterious women. The woman is at the center of my work.

What is beautiful to me is the dialogue between opposites, the opposites, this dance between the new and the decrepit, the shiny and the dull, joy and sadness, matter and spirit… Opposites come together and from what is different the most beautiful of agreements is born. It is in this harmony that beauty is created. Femininity, softness and sensuality are also part of my language. My passion: knowing how to extract beauty and pay homage to it.

...I transform everything into rare and curious pieces.

Like a naturalist, I cut, classify and carefully assemble and superimpose these images which seem to have belonged to each other forever...a revelation.

I am also a master of storytelling: owning one of my
works, it is to have at hand a talisman, which connects you to humanity, to the universe, to the divine and opens our consciousness to the greater than oneself, to the genesis of the world.

...I like to deconstruct the vision of the world that others impose on us.

I love giving a second life and new meaning to images seen in the press. Sometimes a new image inspires me immediately and I get to work right away. Other times, the collected images wait several months for their rebirth. Finding images that speak to each other has something moving, the assembled images must embody a unique entity without losing their respective personality.

As a child, I dreamed of geometric shapes, numbers, symbols. I was attracted to ancient civilizations such as the Mayans, the Incas, ancient Egypt… I wanted to discover the mysteries of the world and their symbols. Who were these Atlandes? What was hidden behind the Bermuda Triangle? How were the pyramids built? Where do these mysterious circles in the fields come from?

My initial research led me to discover the importance of geometry in the universe, through the observation of the cosmos and nature.

... will probably have been to discover that the models and codes that appeared in my works were almost identical to those of many cultures. I found there the divine proportion of the golden ratio, metaphysical symbols, geometric shapes, the Asian shri yantra or mandala and many other vibrational keys, the square that symbolically combines Heaven and Earth, matter and spirit.

My works perceived as mandalas have a mystical dimension and represent the Space-Time-Being matrix. They lead to union through geometric visualization. The forms integrated into these works are thought forms carrying energy. Thus, the form fulfills a function and holds a power, that is to say energy.

...is to reunite matter and spirit, science and spirituality because, in my opinion, matter is highly spiritual.

The more my research progressed, the more I discovered the vibrational potential of my works. I discovered that geometry shapes reality, it is in my eyes a universal, mysterious and intuitive language. As if it gave access to a deep understanding of life.

Through my research and creations, I have discovered a new world that has completely renewed my vision of life. I hope that you will experience the same thing as me and that my works will help you deepen your awareness of reality.

Artistically,

Alexandra Schafer