Nicolette Tsamos Artist Statement

Nicolette Tsamos is an artist fascinated by the negative effects of capitalism. She is a multimedia artist who uses charcoal, oil paint, and found materials. With these materials, she addresses what she sees as our disconnect from our natural environment.

With her practice, Tsamos seeks to present and offer remedies to many problems associated with over-development and over-consumption, specifically urbanization. By juxtaposing different images and research, she questions the morality of our choices. 

She is inspired by the dynamical state of our natural world. In her recent project about pollution, she learned about macroinvertebrates, small but vital organisms whose presence in aquatic environments serves as an indicator of water quality. She makes art using research to bring awareness to the need forth justice in our communities.