Eva Fakatselis

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The Tree of Life
2023
Watercolor, gold and silver leaf on watercolor paper
48×31 in

The Three Fates
2023
Watercolor, ink, gold and silver leaf on watercolor paper
45×82 in

The Tree of Life
2023
Watercolor, gold and silver leaf on watercolor paper
48×31 in

“With these talismanic trees, Fakatselis roots herself in discussions of identity, health and spirituality. Here, the trees act as central miracle-working figures and the adornment and narrative layering of symbols transform the painting into iconography.”

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The Family Tree
2022
Mixed media on watercolor paper
24×31 in

Plumeria Fractals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
2024
Watercolor, gold and silver leaf on watercolor paper
48×54 in (24×18 in each)

The PET Scan Tree
2022
Mixed media on watercolor paper
24×31 in

Left: Miraculous Trees I / Right: Miraculous Trees II
2022
Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper
18×24 in (each)

Left: The Tree of Pilgrimage / Right: The Resurrectiom Tree
2022
Watercolor, ink, gold leaf and silver leaf on watercolor paper
18×24 in (each)

Left: The Tree of Life / Right: The Tree of Life
2023
Watercolor, ink, gold and silver leaf on watercolor paper
48×31 in

Left: Underworld Overworld I / Right: Underworld Overworld II

2022
Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper 18×24 in (each)

Left: The Tree of Saints / CENTER: The Trees Have Eyes / Right: The Tree of Webs
2022
Watercolor, ink, gold and silver leaf on watercolor paper
18×24 in (each)

Tree by Moonlight Study
2022
Watercolor on watercolor paper
18×24 in

Helios Tree
2023

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Medusa Tree I
2023
Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper
18×24 in

Medusa Tree II
2023

Watercolor, ink, gold leaf and silver leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Prometheus Tree
2023

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Sea of Health and Longevity
2023

Watercolor, ink, gold leaf and silver leaf on watercolor paper

24×31 in

Dawn (Eos)
2023

Watercolor, ink and silver leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Red Heart
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Monkeys in Heaven
2023

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Across the Universe
2023

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Ascension Tree
2023

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

24×18 in

Music of the Spheres
2023

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

24×18 in

Sephiroth
2023

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

24×18 in

Tree in the City
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

The City Tree
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

The Roots Tree
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

24×31 in

Metamorphosis Study I
2022
Watercolor, ink, cyanotype and gold leaf on paper
18×24 in

The Tree of Enlightment
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

The Prayer Tree
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

The Guardian Tree
2022

Watercolor, ink and silver leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

The Tree of Life
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

The Heart Tree
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

The Tree of Plenty
2022

Watercolor, ink and gold leaf on watercolor paper

18×24 in

Frangipiani Trees I
2022
Acrylic on canvas
24×30 in

Frangipiani Path I
2022
Acrylic on canvas
60×40 in

The Tree of Fortitude
2022
Mixed media on canvas
24×18 in

The Bone Marrow Tree
2022
Mixed media on canvas
24×18 in

Lifeblood
2020
Mixed media on watercolor paper
24×18 in

Prayer Trees

2020—2023
Fakatselis derives profound inspiration from her surrounding natural world in Costa Rica, specifically the Plumeria tree which, in turn, functions in her work as a central icon, adorned with talismans for prayer and contemplation. With these talismanic trees, Fakatselis roots herself in discussions of identity, health and spirituality. Here, the trees act as central miracle-working figures and the adornment and narrative layering of symbols, natural elements encountered in daily life, transforms the painting into iconography. The use of gold leaf connotes connection with the divine and hints at the transubstantiation of the work from mere paper, water and pigment into something mystical.

The artist’s catalyst for developing such a personal and spiritual practice was born out of a desire to reexamine herself, her cultural identity as a Greek-American living in Costa Rica, and what she seeks to invoke and manifest moving forward. This body of work is shaped by Fakatselis’ interest in exploring multiple semantic systems including the mystical-allegorical language of alchemy, classical Greek mythology and Christological symbolism drawn from Byzantine manuscripts and early Renaissance. Fakatselis is consistently drawn to themes of nature as they relate to human, plant and animal forms, as well as the transmutation of the individual from physical to spiritual realm.

“Inspire me, O gods and spin me a thread from the worlds beginning down to my own lifetime, in one continuous poem.”
—Ovid, Metamorphosis

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