the CHAOUIE art studio

Chaouie’s Artist Statement

Art and creativity is my life. I have been an artist since the moment I held a pencil as a child. Art for me is catharsis. It is my way of helping to heal from personal traumas endured throughout my life. It is a refuge when depression and anxiety take over my thoughts. It is how I reminisce upon the things I loved as a kid, and how I praise the things I love as a much older kid. Creativity has always been first nature to me, and I know that if I didn’t get all this expressive mess out of my mind, I would surely spontaneously combust. My hope is that my art connects with other people in some visceral way, so we may begin to understand and empathize with one another. This is how I reach out to the world around me. This is how I reach out to myself.