Artist Spotlight

	Alissa Christine

Name: Alissa Christine

City: South Beach

Birthplace: (Brazilian-American) Born at an army base in Austin, Texas

Artistic Medium: Photographic art (photography with some digital/graphic enhancements)

How did you get started?
When I was about 4, my mom let me paint on the back of her canvases while she painted, and my dad gave me a camera in high school. I haven't stopped since.

Who or what are your influences:
At the root, my mother.

What inspires your work:
Mostly positive energies that I translate into visual imagery.

How does South Beach influence your work?
I love it here. It is an inspiring and uplifting place---a little paradise. I love the beautiful colors, the positive energies of everyone living/visiting here, the eclectic cultures, allowing for freedom and opening of the mind to create.

How would you describe your work?
My current series was named de:lite because all of the pieces are "of" light. They are created from experimental abstract photography, further abstracted digitally. These original images were shot at night during a live jazz performance. Most of the images are of streaks of light trailing from movement of the band as they were playing. I then digitally enhance the photo and extract its "soul" by emphasizing key areas. The results are very colorful and dynamic perception of light.

What has been the most unusual reaction to your work from the public?
No reaction is an usual reaction to my work.

What would you like to achieve as an artist?
I feel that I am already achieving it... perpetual creation and to share my vision of imaginative reality with the world.