Helen Sylvia

My work is diverse with two major themes of landscapes and ecofeminism. I believe that that landscape and the female form are intertwined. My work aims to show the viewer using materials as a metaphor such as twine or the act of slashing to demonstrate the abuse and healing process. This work is a series about the exploitation of women and of nature and how they are fundamentally connected. One can not be aware of Environmental tragedies are therefore integral with work to overcome the oppression of women. I use images of the female form and references of the landscape in the same work to highlight the interconnectedness of the two. The materials used in the painting are used as metaphors; the canvas as earth and skin; dying trees as hurting women. The practice of violence on the canvas, such as slashing, is used to represent environmental destruction and the injustice of women. The use of twine to stitch the canvas back together is symbolic of the healing process. back together is materials as a metaphor. She has an undying love for the natural world and loves creating plein air paintings. The majority of her landscape work was created this way on site.