“Good abstraction is a condensation of information. It enters your vision fast but continues to flow into your consciousness as it releases its meaning slowly over time.”

Award-winning artist Michelle Hold’s artistic career consists of multiple significant turning points before finding her feet in abstract painting. She studied architecture in Austria, was a successful fashion model in Milan, Paris, and New York, and studied textile design in London. Each life experience has added a new dimension to her artwork.

Michelle Hold’s work embodies the structured layering of architecture and a trained understanding of the minute differences in color hues. Michelle’s large abstract canvases are referred to as almost overwhelmingly vibrant. They have a quality that perhaps can be best described as “wall presence”.

“When I create, I tap into the real me. Into something bigger than my present body, into the endless possibilities of this universe. It makes me feel complete. I paint energy; liquid, dance-like movements, multiple layers, and colors that talk.”