Artist Statement:

Thousands of people walk the streets, sidewalks and alleys of Los Angeles on a daily basis. Hurriedly, they race to work, to the bus stop, to gather, to shop...what they miss along the way is a world of astounding beauty, complexity and dimension, caught by the eye and lens of Patrice Elmi. Patrice transforms the ordinary world around us into an extraordinary journey of color, shape, composition and texture...a visual journey through urban streets seeing things for the first time.

Using only pure, glowing color from either early morning or late afternoon sunlight, she creates images that marry art and photography into a unique and vibrant form. Untouched by computer or digital enhancing, her images are alive with color, flowing with shapes and stalked by shadows. Patrice's eye allows the viewer to "stop and smell the roses" in a world which is in too much of a hurry to notice the astonishing potential to be found in the everyday universe in which they exist. To see her photographs is to change the way one sees the world forever.

Patrice trained at both NYC's School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute. Graphic Designers internationally have used her images in various media and her work can be found in private collections.

Patrice is a member of LAAA - Los Angeles Art Association. http://laaa.org/

Patrice is represented by The Art Rental And Sales Gallery at LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.