Christa Capua

I love the forgotten corners, the secret gardens, the ephemera, the attics.  The drawers in an old desk, the shoebox full of letters.  My current work is digital collage, which I find allows for a plasticity both in how I layer images and how I render the final product – whether it be on canvas, acrylic, paper, or other materials. The subject matter explores themes of gender, sacred geometry, the life cycle and the collective unconscious.  The work is inspired by religious artifacts of various kinds, and I am influenced by artists such as Joseph Cornell, Robert Rauschenberg, Renee Stout, and Swoon. I have been a psychotherapist for 15 years. My work as a therapist and my work as an artist are intertwined in that both explore the subconscious, the meaning and symbolism we attribute to the events in our lives, and the process of suffering/death and redemption/rebirth that are common experiences for us all.