Why Most Artists Work for 1 Euro per Hour (And How I Raised My Prices to 5–20k)

I want to speak openly about something almost every professional artist knows, but very few dare to say out loud.

Most artists are dramatically underpaid.

Let me give you a real calculation.

When my artworks cost 500–3000 euros, and I deducted:

• 50% gallery commission

• 24% taxes

• materials

• studio rent

• production costs

• time for photography, documentation, uploading, marketing

• exhibition and promotion expenses

• years of education, research, spiritual exploration, and artistic development

…I realized I was earning 1 euro per hour.

One. Euro. Per. Hour.

Would you work for 1 euro per hour?

No professional in any field would tolerate this. Yet artists do. Not because their art has no value, but because they are taught to undervalue themselves.

And also because our society undervalues art and the people who create it.

Yes, “great” artists in museums are celebrated and auctioned for millions, but they are usually no longer alive.

Living artists, who still need to eat, live, work, research, and create, rarely receive recognition or fair compensation. So neither artists value themselves, nor does society value them.

The truth: low prices are not “humility.”

Low prices are disrespect and self-disrespect.

They send a message: “I am not a professional. My work is a hobby. My time doesn’t matter.”

And then we wonder: Why does the world not respect art? Because many artists don’t respect themselves first.

The uncomfortable truth in the art world

If an artist sells large original artworks for 500 euros, or even 1000–2000 euros, then one of these must be true:

They are not a full-time artist.

They produce work extremely quickly and superficially.

They are unaware of their actual costs or they are afraid.

Their work lacks depth, research, intention, and is treated as decorative.

Harsh? Yes. Necessary? Also yes.

A meaningful artwork for me takes:

• 1–2 months to create (and present even longer)

• years of artistic development

• emotional, spiritual, conceptual investment

• technical mastery

• curatorial presentation

• professional communication

This is not décor. This is not “just paint.” This is intellectual, emotional, and spiritual labor.

This is why artists are often forced to either lower quality, or take a second job to support their art, or find other ways to financially survive while creating.

Meanwhile, in Ireland, the government now provides a minimum salary for artists - 1500 euro per month support - because they understand that culture is a national treasure. But in most of the world, this isn’t the case.

So I raised my prices. To 5–20k euros.

Not to be “expensive.” But to be professional.

To honour the value of my time, my mind, my research, and my vision.

These prices may seem high to some, but they do not represent “luxury.” They simply cover my actual expenses and provide a modest salary for my labor.

For me, this is the beginning of an honest energy exchange with the world and with my collectors.

Collectors who understand art do not buy “cheap work.” They invest in:

• rarity

• concept

• transformation

• the artist’s worldview

• depth and meaning

Cheap art cannot carry this value. It is not collected - it is consumed.

My art is a reflection on consciousness, on unity, on remembering who we are as the Creator. This work is not mass-produced. It cannot cost 500 or 1000 euros. Doing so would be a lie to the work itself.

Artists need to hear this:

If you want the world to value your art, then you must be the first one who values it.

Raise your prices. Stand by your vision. Create deeply, honestly, consciously.

And I want to ask fellow artists: How do you feel about this? Do you believe your work should cost more? How do you deal with the pressure to undervalue yourself?

And I want to ask collectors: How do you see this issue? What do you value in an artwork?

If you are a collector, curator or art professional who wishes to explore my latest works, commissions or collaborations, feel free to reach out directly.

Art deserves respect. And we, as artists, deserve it too.

— Elisaveta Sivas Art & Consciousness | Sculpture | Painting | Spiritual Coaching

#ArtEconomy #ArtistLife #CreativeIndustry #ArtMarket #ContemporaryArt #ArtPricing #ValueOfArt #ArtProfession #ArtCollectors #ArtDiscussion #CultureMatters #ElisavetaSivas

My Creator Head is part of the CODE ERROR project, The Wrong Biennale 2025-2026

I am so glad to participate in CODE ERROЯ conceptual project, part of The Wrong Biennale #7,

the world’s largest digital art biennale.

Twelve artists from Europe and the USA explore breakdowns, digital, biological, evolutionary, and gendered. Each artist contributes a personal “error episode”, a unique code, a visual language as a poetic glitch.

Curated by Julia Sysalova.

Participating artists: Nelya Akimova · Oxana Akopov · Consonance Ebb · Svetlana Fenster · Julia Flit · Ksenia Mazheyko · Liora Redman · Alena Rezanova · Veera Romanoff · Elisaveta Sivas · Ghala Vasylenko · Viktor Vinichenko.

Here, error becomes a language of survival.

🔗 thewrong.org/codeerror

One Language for All: Art as the Bridge Between Science, Religion, and Philosophy

 

"Between Earth and Heaven", clay sculpture, 2020, by Elisaveta Sivas

We all speak of the same truth — science, religion, philosophy, and art. Different languages, one essence: spirit, matter, and the creative force that unites them. My sculptures, the Heads of the Creator, are portals of this unity, inviting us to see through the eyes of Creation itself. Humanity’s future lies not in separation but in remembering that we are the bridge — the living axis between energy and form.

Humanity has always searched for meaning. Religion spoke of God, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. Philosophers spoke of essence, form, and movement. Physicists wrote equations where energy becomes matter through the speed of light squared. Eastern traditions drew the circle, the square, and the triangle, while Leonardo placed the human figure at their intersection.

All these voices, though scattered across time and space, speak of one and the same principle: the trinity of being — spirit, matter, and the creative force that unites them.

And that third element, the unifying axis, is the human being.

The Forgotten Unity

For centuries, each discipline developed its own language. Religion created myths, philosophy worked with concepts, science produced formulas, art revealed metaphors. But in protecting their own territories, they often forgot that they were describing the same truth.

The truth is simple: energy becomes matter through movement, through consciousness, through us.

Whether we speak of divine spirit, quantum fields, or waves of the brain — the essence is one. It is the eternal dance of unity, presented and explained differently depending on the language chosen.

My Artistic Mission

In my sculptures, especially the Heads of the Creator, I explore this principle.
The eyes are open to invite the viewer to see through the perspective of Creation itself. The opening at the back is not emptiness, but a portal through which spirit enters. And inside, on the axis, is the human — the very link between energy and matter, between invisible and visible.

As an artist and a spiritual mentor, my mission is to remind humanity of this unity. My art is not about division but about synthesis. It is a call for artists, scientists, philosophers, and spiritual seekers to realize:

We are speaking about the same truth, only in different languages.

A Call for Integration

Now is the time to bring these voices together. We do not need more walls between science and spirituality, philosophy and art. We need bridges. We need spaces where formulas and prayers, brushstrokes and equations, mantras and concepts meet each other and recognize themselves as mirrors.

My art is one such space. My sculptures and paintings are not just objects — they are invitations to dialogue, portals of unity, catalysts for remembering who we are.

Because ultimately, we are the Creator in human form. Through awareness, we translate energy into matter, and spirit into life.

I am open to collaboration or dialogue. Learn more about my art and contact me directly through my site.


#ArtAsLanguage #UnityInDiversity #PhilosophyAndArt #SpiritualArt #ElisavetaSivas #HeadsOfTheCreator #ConsciousArt #MetamodernArt #ArtAndScience #ArtAndPhilosophy #SpiritualMentor #NewHumanity #UnityThroughArt

🌍 Why Conceptual Art Is an Investment in the Future — Not Just Decoration

Art has always been more than beauty on a wall. Today, the art market reflects a global shift: collectors and institutions are no longer investing only in form — they are investing in ideas.

🔹 Decorative art is created to harmonize with interiors and respond to aesthetic trends.
🔹 Conceptual art is created to influence thought, transform society, and expand consciousness.

When a collector acquires a conceptual artwork, they are not just buying a sculpture or a painting. They are investing in:

✨ A philosophy that resonates beyond generations.
✨ A vision that reflects the cultural energy of our time.
✨ A statement that positions them as a participant in shaping the future.

My sculptures, especially the Head of the Creator, are not about surface beauty — they are about awareness, unity, and the healing of collective trauma. This is why I see art as a global energy field, where each work contributes to shifting humanity toward greater consciousness.

For collectors, this means: owning conceptual art is owning a part of this transformation.
It’s not a decorative object — it’s an asset of meaning, a legacy of values, and a force of influence.

🌟 Art is the future currency of ideas. And those who invest in ideas, invest in humanity’s next chapter.

#ConceptualArt #ArtMarket #ArtInvestment #PublicArt #FutureOfArt #Unity #Consciousness #PhilosophyInArt #CollectingArt #CulturalShift #HeadOfTheCreator #ElisavetaSivas

From Intuition to Awakening: The Human as the Bridge of Creation

"Between Earth and Heaven", clay sculpture by Elisaveta Sivas, 2020

Between Earth and Heaven is more than a sculpture — it is a revelation of humanity’s role as the bridge between spirit and matter. Across religions, philosophies, and even Einstein’s physics, the trinity appears as circle, triangle, square; as energy, mass, and light. This sculpture embodies that universal truth: the human as the living axis where invisible energy becomes visible form.


When I sculpted "Between Earth and Heaven" in 2020, I only felt its meaning intuitively. A head, serene on the outside, yet inside a figure suspended on a fine steel line — reaching upward and downward, as if connecting invisible worlds. At that time, I thought it spoke of humanity caught between realms, hanging in the fragile space between life and death, spirit and matter.

Only later, after my awakening in 2022, I began to see with clarity what my hands had shaped long before my mind understood it: humanity is not trapped between. Humanity is the bridge, the very passage through which spirit becomes matter.

The Ancient Language of Trinity

Across cultures and religions, the idea of three-in-one appears as a universal symbol. The Christian Trinity — Father, Son, Spirit. The Hindu Trimurti — Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. In Taoist philosophy, “The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. And Three gives birth to all things.”

In Zen philosophy, this trinity is explained through form: the circle, the triangle, the square. The circle as spirit and eternity, the triangle as connection and direction, the square as the grounding principle of matter. Together, they construct the cosmic order.

This triad is not merely symbolic — it is the architecture of existence itself.

Einstein’s Formula as Metaphysical Allegory

Even modern physics carries this hidden trinity. Einstein’s famous formula, E = mc², is not just a scientific equation — it is a metaphysical revelation.
E (Energy) is spirit, invisible potential.
m (Mass) is matter, the tangible form.
c² (the squared speed of light) is the movement, the force that transforms energy into matter.

And here lies the revelation: the human being is that very movement, that catalytic principle. Through intention, desire, and awareness, we direct energy and allow it to take shape in the material world.

We are not passive spectators. We are the active force of creation.

Humanity as the Axis

In my sculpture, the stainless steel wire piercing the head is not a thread of suspension — it is the axis mundi, the cosmic column that unites heaven and earth. The figure hanging inside is not caught, but flowing: channeling the movement from above to below, from invisible to visible, from energy to form.

This is the essence of humanity. We are the bridge — not in stasis, but in motion. Not imprisoned between worlds, but embodying the eternal cycle of transformation.

Spirit enters us, passes through us, and takes on form. Through our consciousness, thoughts, and actions, the intangible becomes tangible. The infinite becomes finite, only to return again to the infinite.

A Completed Chapter: SEARCH

"Between Earth and Heaven" belongs to my SEARCH collection (2016–2022) — a chapter of profound inquiry, intuition, and transformation. Each sculpture from this series is a metaphysical allegory, created at a time when I sculpted questions more than answers.

Now, looking back with the clarity of awakening, I see these works not just as artworks, but as prophecies of what was to come in my own evolution. The SEARCH period is now closed — and each sculpture remains a rare testimony to that transformation, never to be recreated again.

Final Reflection

The triad — circle, square, triangle. Spirit, matter, movement. Energy, mass, light.

It all converges in us, the human beings. We are not trapped between heaven and earth. We are the axis of creation. We are the formula, the trinity embodied. We are the bridge through which the universe continues to create itself.

Available for acquisition. Find more details on my website.



#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualSculpture #FineArtCollectors #PhilosophyInArt #ElisavetaSivas #PublicArt #ArtAndSpirituality #ModernSculpture #ArtMarket #HighEndArt #CeramicSculpture #ContemporarySculptor #MetaphysicalArt #RareArtCollection #MuseumQualityArt

New Video: Full Interview from Decentraland Art Week 2025

 

Step into the metaverse with me.

In this full interview, conducted and recorded by Dana Mart for Decentraland Art Week 2025, I share the story behind my immersive project “See Through the Eyes of the Creator.”

It’s more than digital art — it’s a spiritual journey inside the virtual world, where visitors can walk through the symbolic Creator’s Head and experience awakening through art.

💫 Discover how art, mindfulness, and technology merge to expand human consciousness.
🌐 Watch here.

Visit the project in Decentraland (parcel A13) or explore more about spiritual art and awakening on my website.

#Decentraland #VirtualArt #MetaverseArt #SpiritualAwakening #Mindfulness #Consciousness #DigitalSculpture #ImmersiveArt #ElisavetaSivas #ArtAndSpirituality

Why Every Progressive Brand Needs Its Own Sculpture: From Prestige to Legacy

In today’s world, where markets are oversaturated with products and services, true distinction comes not only from innovation or design — but from symbols. A strong symbol, embodied in sculpture or public art, becomes more than branding. It becomes heritage, prestige, and cultural recognition.

🏛️ History shows it clearly:

Paris and the Eiffel Tower — an engineering project turned into the eternal symbol of France.

New York and the Statue of Liberty — a gift that became the icon of freedom worldwide.

Dubai and Burj Khalifa — not just a skyscraper, but a statement of ambition and modern power.

Apple’s headquarters designed with monumental art installations — where architecture and art reinforce the brand’s philosophy of innovation.

Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris — a cultural institution that elevated the fashion house into the realm of contemporary art and legacy.

Great nations, visionary cities, and iconic brands all understood: art is not decoration — it is identity.

✨ Why sculpture matters for brands today

It signals luxury and exclusivity.

It communicates values and vision without words.

It becomes a destination point — people don’t just see a brand, they experience it.

It creates cultural capital, placing a company on the same level as institutions shaping history.

In a time of conscious consumption, art is also a bridge between commerce and sustainability. A sculpture is timeless. It doesn’t pollute, it doesn’t become obsolete, it adds value with every passing year.

🌍 My sculpture heads are symbols of sustainable future

To own a conceptual sculpture today is to go beyond aesthetics.
It is to align your brand with:

Harmony rather than exploitation.

Unity in diversity rather than division.

Creativity and awareness rather than consumption without meaning.

To have a conceptual sculpture associated with your company is to say:


We are not just part of the market. We are part of the future of humanity.

It is a choice of prestige, but also of responsibility. A choice that makes a brand not only recognizable — but unforgettable.

#ArtAndBusiness #BrandIdentity #Sculpture #PublicArt #ArtInArchitecture #Luxury #Sustainability #CulturalCapital #ConceptualArt #ElisavetaSivas #HeadOfTheCreator

TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE FROM WITHIN THROUGH CONNECTION WITH YOUR INNER POWERS! SOLVE THE UNSOLVABLE!

 

🎨 From Conceptual Art to Real Transformation: Awakening Through Art & Mentorship

Decentraland Art Week 2025 has come to an end. But my project “See Through the Eyes of the Creator”, which was among the winners, will be accessible for 1 year inside Decentraland. You can visit for free any time you like!


For me, this is more than just a conceptual installation in the metaverse.

It is an invitation.


The immersive sculpture of the Creator’s Head symbolizes a path to mindfulness. I invite you to look at life through new eyes. The true journey must be walked in everyday reality and the whole transformation will take few months of your work and daily practice.


Most of our struggles come simply from imbalance: the brain and body not working in harmony. Awakening is not mystical — it is practical, and accessible to everyone. It is not about esoterics, but about science.


🧠 Our brain has many wave states, but most people are stuck in Beta (busy working mode).

🌙 Delta restores the body through deep sleep.

🌊 Alpha & Theta relax, release blocks, and open the subconscious.

⚡️ Gamma brings breakthroughs, insights, and creative flow.


As a spiritual mentor, I guide people through practices that balance these waves, reconnect with the body, and release energy blocks. This is not just philosophy — it’s neurophysiology. And it really inproves lives.

If you are feeling stuck and cannot change the circumstances, blocked and all your efforts do not bring results, then this transformation path is for you. You can change what seems unchangable and find solution for the problems which look like unsolvable. You will be able to make unbelievable changes through access to your subconcsious and inner powers.


📺 For more detailed explanations watch my videos:

🔗 www.youtube.com/@elisavetasivas7213


👉 If you want to explore personal mentorship with me (I remove blocks from your subconscious and solve your most difficult situations in a 2-hour session):

🔗 elisavetasivas.com/mentoring


Art invites. Mentorship transforms.

🕊 Releasing blocks, balancing body & brain, awakening awareness = a better life in your reality.

Everything inside reflects outside. That is the essence of my work, and the future I invite you into.


Explore my public art installation in Dedentraland. Go to https://decentraland.org/play Use the search bar to find my project by typing “Elisaveta Sivas” or the parcel number “A13.” It's completely free. You just need to register on Decentraland's site.

Decentraland coordinates (-142, -86)

Or jump in using the direct link (you need a potential computer with strong video card): https://decentraland.org/jump/?position=-142%2C-86

I invite you to start your transfromation through a playful art inside Decentraland.

#Decentraland #ArtWeek2025 #Mindfulness #SpiritualArt #ElisavetaSivas #SeeThroughTheEyesOfTheCreator #MetaverseArt #Neurophysiology #Awakening #PublicArt #Mentorship #ConsciousLiving

Decentraland Art Week opening Invitation!

 

✨ Art Week Opening!

So excited to invite you to Decentraland Art Week 2025 💫

My project “See Through the Eyes of the Creator” will be live in the metaverse + featured in the Behind the Build series!

🗓 Sept 24 & Sept 27, 12:00 pm UTC

Step into the Creator’s Head. See. Feel. Transform.

📍 Explore the full program here.

📍 Jump in-world.

– search for Art Visitor Center or find my location (Elisaveta Sivas or parcel A13)


#ArtWeek2025 #Decentraland #VirtualArt #MetaverseArt #ElisavetaSivas #SeeThroughTheEyesOfTheCreator

🎤 Join the Conversation: Creating for Virtual Art Show

 

🎤 Join the Conversation: Creating for Virtual Art Shows

On Sept 25, I’ll be live at Decentraland Art Week in an X Space talk: “The Insider’s Guide to Creating for Virtual Art Shows.”
Join the conversation and explore the future of art together.

🔗 Here is the link to join.

#Decentraland #ArtWeek2025 #XSpaces #ElisavetaSivas #MetaverseArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtTalks

🌐 Join Me at Decentraland Art Week 2025

 

This September, I’m honored to present my project “Head of the Creator” at Decentraland Art Week 2025 – an international digital art festival inside the metaverse.

Just like my physical sculptures, this giant virtual head invites you to enter inside as an avatar and experience a symbolic journey of awakening.

Everything is free and open to everyone. You can explore the festival, join live events, and visit artworks from around the world.

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🗓 My Schedule

Here are the moments when I’ll be live:

📌 September 24 — Opening Event
Behind the Build: How 7 Artists Turned Ideas into Immersive Art
Discussion with 7 Art Week artists, streamed inside Decentraland.
🕒 12:00 UTC

📌 September 25 — X Space Talk
The Insider’s Guide to Creating for Virtual Art Shows
I’ll join Bay Backner and fellow artists for a live conversation.
🕒 11:00 UTC

Join this live conversation through this link.

📌 September 25 — Live Tour 3
A guided tour where curators visit our projects, ask questions, and present them to the public.
🕒 13:00 UTC

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🎮 How to Enter Decentraland

You can explore Decentraland as a guest, but I recommend registering — it’s free and gives you the full experience.

Step 1. Register
Go to decentraland.org and create your avatar (lots of free options).
👉 You’ll need a Metamask wallet for login (no funds required).

Step 2. Enter the world
Use this link to play.
Choose the outdated web version in Google Chrome (works best for most computers). The full game client needs a strong graphics card.

Step 3. Tutorial
Complete the 10-minute tutorial: walk, interact, learn controls. Then you’ll arrive at Genesis Plaza, the central hub.

Step 4. Find Art Week

• Type ART WEEK 2025 in the search bar to go directly to the festival.

• To see my project, search for “Elisaveta Sivas” or parcel A13.

My work is right next to the Art Week info hub (the floating dandelion seeds 🌼).

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✨ Why You Should Join

Decentraland Art Week is not just about digital art — it’s about consciousness, creativity, and new ways of experiencing culture.

• 🌍 Meet international artists and curators

• 🎤 Join talks, podcasts, and live tours

• 🖼 Explore dozens of immersive art projects

• 👗 Discover that Decentraland also hosts Fashion Week and other global events

• 💡 Get inspired — maybe next year you’ll apply to participate yourself!

It’s a unique chance to see how art, spirituality, and digital technology meet inside the metaverse.

🔗 Useful Links

Official program & map: https://decentraland.org/artweek

Direct entry: https://decentraland.org/play


#Decentraland #ArtWeek2025 #MetaverseArt #DigitalArt #VirtualArt #ImmersiveArt #MindfulnessThroughArt #ElisavetaSivas #HeadOfTheCreator

Why Conceptual Art Is Not Decoration

When I first started, I drew horses and sculpted small ceramics. They were beautiful, emotional, decorative — but they were not yet conceptual art.

So what’s the difference?

Decorative art works for the eye and the market. It is about form, color, harmony with interiors, and sometimes about craft.

Conceptual art works for the mind and the soul. It starts with an idea — a manifesto, a philosophy — and then finds the right form to express it.

A conceptual artist is not just a maker of objects. A conceptual artist is also a philosopher, a researcher, and a messenger.

My own path was shaped by this understanding. When I met art curator Julia Sysalova at her School (Online Art Communication School by Julia Sysalova), she helped me clarify and articulate what I was already searching for — my core concept: the Head of the Creator. Since then, my art has been about consciousness, unity, deep love, and the essence of human existence.

Every material, every form I choose now serves this idea. My sculptures are not “for interiors” — they are for reflection, dialogue, transformation.

That is why conceptual art cannot be compared to hobbyist or purely decorative art. It lives in another dimension: it is philosophy embodied in form.

✨ Concept comes first. Form follows, searches for the right expression, connection, precise material, style, composition, context and expression. Everything matters.

#ConceptualArt #ContemporarySculpture #ArtPhilosophy #ArtCollectors #ArtCurator #SpiritualArt #PublicArt #ContemporaryConceptualism #ArtAndConsciousness #ManifestThroughArt

Between Earth and Heaven – Humanity as the Bridge of Creation

When I first created "Between Earth and Heaven" in 2020, I only sensed its meaning intuitively. The sculpture carried within it a mystery I could not yet fully articulate. Now, after my spiritual awakening in 2022, and with the clarity of today in 2025, I see its depth with new eyes.

This work, part of my rare SEARCH collection (2016–2022), reveals humanity not as “stuck” between two realms, but as the very channel where energy becomes matter, where spirit takes form. What I sculpted by intuition then, I now understand as the essence of human existence: we are the bridge, the axis of creation.

For me, this is not simply an artwork — it is a philosophical statement in clay, a testimony of transition, and an artifact of transformation.


Available for acquisition. More details on my website.


#ContemporaryArt #Sculpture #ConceptualArt #CeramicArt #FineArtCollectors #PublicArt #PhilosophyInArt #SpiritualArt #ArtMarket #HighEndArt #MuseumQualityArt #ArtForCollectors

🌍 From Liberty to Consciousness: Why the 21st Century Needs a New Icon

 

Every era has its symbols. They embody the collective hopes, struggles, and values of their time. Some become so deeply woven into our cultural identity that they turn into timeless icons.

The 19th century gave us the Statue of Liberty — a symbol of democracy, progress, and freedom from oppression. The 20th century raised Christ the Redeemer over Rio — a symbol of hope, faith, and spiritual connection in turbulent times.

But what is the symbol of the 21st century?

New era, new challenges

Today, humanity faces challenges that neither liberty nor religion alone can solve:

-climate change and sustainability,

-polarization and inequality,

-the urgent need for unity, empathy, and global awareness.

We are entering an era where survival and flourishing depend not on division, but on integration — with each other, with nature, and with our own deeper consciousness.

The world needs a new icon.

Symbol of the 21st century

This is the vision behind The Creator: a minimalist, universal sculpture that represents unity, balance, and sustainable coexistence.

Unlike past monuments that were tied to one nation or religion, The Creator carries a global message. It can be adapted to local culture and context, but always reflects one essence: we are one humanity, one planet, one shared future.

It is both timeless and timely: an emblem of awareness that speaks equally to cities, corporations, and individuals searching for meaning in a rapidly changing world.

Why is this important?

For cities, such a symbol strengthens identity, attracts cultural tourism, and communicates shared values. For corporations, it embodies a commitment to sustainability, diversity, and global responsibility. For communities, it offers a space of reflection and connection — a reminder of what unites us beyond differences.

As the Statue of Liberty once proclaimed freedom, and Christ the Redeemer proclaimed hope, The Creator proclaims consciousness and unity as the defining values of our century.

The question is no longer whether we need such symbols — but who will be bold enough to create and embrace them.

I am open to collaborations in public art, new ideas, and partnerships with cities, institutions, and corporations that share these values. You can reach me directly through my website: elisavetasivas.com/public_art

👉 What do you think will be the defining icon of the 21st century?

#PublicArt #FutureOfHumanity #Sustainability #Unity #CulturalLeadership #ElisavetaSivas #ArtForChange

How I Became a Conceptual Artist: From Clay to Consciousness

 

I did not graduate from a traditional art academy. My path was different — unusual, even unexpected. I studied linguistics, defended a PhD, and only later returned to my first love: sculpture.

From the age of 3, I attended a ceramic studio in the very center of St. Petersburg. Later, I graduated from art school and studied philology at the Faculty of Greek Language and Literature. I moved to Cyprus for research, wrote my dissertation in linguistics — but sculpture was always stronger than anything else.

At some point, I realized that academic career and research could no longer contain my search for freedom, meaning, and truth. I left the university and chose art fully. I trained in private studios in Paris, Cyprus, and St. Petersburg — clay, ceramics, and gradually larger and more complex forms. What started as small figurative pieces grew into monumental sculptures, public works, and finally — into a clear artistic concept.

My journey was not a straight line through an academy, but a multidisciplinary exploration. Literature, philosophy, history, cultural studies, design, even spiritual mentoring — all became part of my vision. This wide perspective shaped me into a conceptual artist with my own voice.

Today, my work is defined by the Head of the Creator — a symbol of awareness, unity, and profound love. My sculptures are not only objects, but manifestos. They invite to remember our true meaning, true nature, propose a broader and deeper look at our existance on Earth, inspire unity, harmony and peace.

Becoming a conceptual artist was not a career choice — it was the only way to bring together everything I know, everything I feel, and everything I believe in.

✨ Art, for me, is not about decoration. It is about transformation. It is about love, about the true me together with the whole world. Me in the world and the world in me.

#ConceptualArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtPhilosophy #SculptureArt #PublicArt #ArtManifesto #ArtAndConsciousness #ArtJourney #ArtCollectors #SpiritualArt #MultidisciplinaryArt

✨ Awaken the Three Selves. Step into your true creative power.

Inside my immersive public art project in Decentraland Art Week 2025 (Sept 24–27), I invite you to activate your inner forces — the Three Selves.

The Absolute, the Higher Self, and the Lower Self unite in balance, opening the eye of awareness and awakening the Creator within you.

This is not just art. It’s an experience of self-recognition, awakening, and creation — where consciousness meets digital space.

🔮 Will you activate your Three Selves?

👉 Join me in Decentraland during Art Week.

#DecentralandArtWeek #PublicArt #MetaverseArt #ArtAndConsciousness #DigitalArt #ImmersiveArt #SpiritualArt #Unity #SelfAwareness #ElisavetaSivas 

❤️ Why Love is the Missing Element in Innovation

 

We talk about innovation in terms of speed, scale, and technology. But what if the real force of progress has always been love?

Love in this sense is not only romance. It is the deep recognition of connection — between people, between communities, between humanity and nature. It is what allows us to collaborate, to trust, and to imagine something greater than ourselves.

In my sculptures, I return again and again to this theme. The Creator’s Head is sometimes transformed into Aphrodite’s Head — a symbol of love and beauty on Earth. At other times, the head is formed from small human figures, each unique yet all part of one shared whole.

When installed in public spaces, such works become reminders that progress is not only technical. It is emotional. Without love, innovation is blind. With love, innovation serves life.

💡 Perhaps the greatest innovation of our time is not artificial intelligence, but emotional intelligence.

👉 You can see how I explore this through public art here. I am open to ideas and collaborations. Contact me directly through my site.


#Love #HumanConnection #Innovation #EmotionalIntelligence #ArtThatHeals #PublicArt #FutureThinking

🌱 Sustainability is Not Only About Nature — It’s About Us

 

When we speak about sustainability, we often imagine forests, oceans, and renewable energy. But the truth is: sustainability begins with people.

How sustainable are our relationships, our businesses, our cities? Do we build systems that allow us to thrive long-term, or do we burn out — individually and collectively — chasing short-term gains?

In my art, I reflect this through the symbol of The Creator’s Head. Sometimes it is filled with plants or moss, symbolizing our bond with nature. Sometimes it reflects balance between diversity and unity. Every time, the message is simple: we are not separate from the planet. We are part of one living system.

When people see this in public art — in a park, at a company headquarters, or in a city square — they are reminded that sustainability is not an abstract idea. It is a way of living, breathing, and creating in harmony with the world and with each other.

🌍 True sustainability is not only ecological. It is emotional, social, and cultural. It is about creating a world where humans and nature can flourish — together.

👉 If you’d like to discuss this idea or eager to collaborate, you can explore here or contact directly.


Photo is an Ai illustration of my Creator Head concept.


#Sustainability #Ecology #FutureOfCities #ArtAndSociety #PublicArt #GreenFuture #MindfulLiving

Step inside a sculpture that breathes with you. 🌌

 

During Decentraland Art Week (Sept 24–27, 2025), my installation “See Through the Eyes of the Creator” invites you into a monumental virtual head — an immersive journey of cleansing, awakening, and seeing reality shift from within.


This is more than art. It’s a portal to presence. A symbolic act of touching digital grass to remember: we are creators of our own world.


✨ Join me and experience art as transformation.


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🌍 Why Unity is the Most Important Innovation of the 21st Century

 

In today’s world, we talk endlessly about technology, artificial intelligence, and innovation. But there is a deeper innovation quietly shaping the future: unity.

Unity does not mean sameness. It means our ability to collaborate across differences — cultures, genders, generations, religions — to create solutions bigger than any one individual.

When we look at climate change, social division, or even business challenges, the real breakthrough does not come from a new gadget. It comes from people working together with awareness, empathy, and creativity.

As an artist, I explore this idea through my sculptures. I use the symbol of The Creator’s Head — a form that invites us to literally look at the world through the eyes of unity. Sometimes the head is filled with small human figures, sometimes with plants, sometimes abstract forms — each time reflecting how diverse elements come together into a whole.

For me, art is not decoration. It is a tool of transformation. A city, a company, or even a private space can use monumental art to express and embody its deepest values. When people walk past a sculpture and feel connected to something bigger — that is unity in action.

In many ways, unity is the hidden technology of our future. Without it, sustainability, innovation, and progress cannot exist. With it, we can create a future that is balanced, meaningful, and alive.

💡 And perhaps that is the true role of art today — not only to ask questions, but also to show us how to live the answers.

👉 You can see how I explore this through public art here.

Photo Credit: Francesco Comello

In the photo: Artist with the stone sculpture "I KNOW" created at the 26th International Stone Sculpture Symposium in Vergnacco (FVG)

#Unity #Innovation #Sustainability #FutureThinking #PublicArt #Leadership #Mindfulness #ArtForChange

🕊️ Not in the Body, not in the Mind — A Rare Collector’s Sculpture from the SEARCH Collection

What makes us human is not only the body, nor the mind. The most essential part of us — the spirit — belongs to a dimension beyond both.

My sculpture "Not in the Body, not in the Mind" (2019) was created before my awakening, yet it already carried this truth. It belongs to SEARCH — a rare and intimate collection (2016–2022), a now-closed chapter of self-inquiry and transformation.

Each work from this series is unrepeatable, a collector’s treasure: a testimony of transition, a metaphysical allegory of love, identity, and the invisible threads that connect us.

High-end conceptual art does not just decorate spaces — it opens portals.

For curators, collectors, and thinkers of the future.

The work is currently available. For purchase details and inquiries, please visit my website or reach out directly.

#ContemporaryArt #ConceptualArt #CollectorArt #ElisavetaSivas #HighEndArt #PhilosophyThroughArt #MuseumQuality #CeramicArt #ArtCollectors #GalleryArt

From Fear to Freedom: A Virtual Sculpture at Decentraland Art Week

Inside my virtual sculpture at Decentraland Art Week (Sept 24–27, 2025), visitors can experience a symbolic process of cleansing the body.

Dark blocks — representing fears, limiting beliefs, and unhealed wounds — dissolve as you interact with the work. It is an artistic metaphor for awareness: once we recognize the blocks we carry, we can release them.

This project is more than digital art. It’s public art in the metaverse, designed to invite reflection, healing, and transformation.

🌍 Join me at Decentraland Art Week and explore how virtual spaces can become portals for consciousness and collective growth.

👉 Open to conversations about collaborations, residencies, and public art initiatives that merge technology, spirituality, and contemporary aesthetics.

#DecentralandArtWeek #DigitalArt #PublicArt #MetaverseArt #Consciousness #ArtAndTechnology #ImmersiveArt #HealingThroughArt #FutureOfArt #ArtForChange

From Tribal to Global: The Evolution of Human Consciousness

 

For most of human history, we lived as part of a tribe. Our identity was not primarily individual, but collective. We were children of a lineage, part of a clan, woven into the rhythms of nature and myth. The forest, the animals, the spirits, and the ancestral line defined who we were. The medieval epics — Beowulf, The Song of Roland, El Cid — reflect this worldview: the story was never about a single life, but about the survival and honor of the lineage. The death of one individual was less a tragedy than the end of an entire family line.

This tribal consciousness was deeply embedded in unity. The right and left hemispheres of the brain — imagination and logic, myth and pragmatism — were more balanced. Life was understood as part of a larger fabric, not as an isolated existence. As Jean Liedloff observed among Amazonian tribes, such cultures often display greater harmony, emotional health, and a sense of belonging that our modern world struggles to achieve.

But with the Renaissance, the pendulum began to swing. Humanity moved into an anthropocentric age, where the individual stood at the center of the universe. We built cities of stone and glass, withdrew into private apartments, and cultivated the myth of individuality. This process reached its peak in the modern era: a hyper-individualized, fragmented consciousness, where people feel both powerful and desperately alone. We became “separate” — from nature, from one another, even from ourselves.

And yet, this separation was not an accident. It was a necessary stage in the evolution of consciousness. As Pierre Teilhard de Chardin envisioned, the next step is the Noosphere: a planetary layer of consciousness, where humanity awakens to its interconnectedness. Today, we see this shift everywhere: in the rise of global movements, in the internet as a “global brain,” in the ability to connect instantly with someone across the world. Even cinema reflects this longing — James Cameron’s Avatar captured the dream of reconnection: the tribe, the sacred tree, the living web of energy that unites all beings.

We are not returning to tribal consciousness as it was — limited to a clan or territory, often excluding the “other.” Instead, we are moving toward a planetary consciousness: a unity that embraces diversity, a recognition that every human, regardless of culture, color, or creed, is part of the same fabric of energy.

Art has a vital role in this shift. Art is not only an aesthetic practice but a form of collective healing. It allows us to remember our unity, to experience it directly, and to embody it in form and color. Through sculpture and painting, I strive to create portals into this global consciousness — minimalist heads with open eyes, inviting the viewer to see through the perspective of the Creator, where separation dissolves into oneness.

The transition from tribal to global is not a return, but a transformation. From mythic lineage to planetary unity. From fragmentation to wholeness. From Anthropocene trauma to healing through awareness. And in this unfolding, art is not a commentary, but a compass.

For more information on my projects and collaborations, visit my website. Open to commissions, partnerships, and new ideas – feel free to reach out!

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#GlobalConsciousness #ArtAndPhilosophy #AnthropoceneHealing #ContemporaryArt #ArtAndSpirituality #UnityThroughArt #CulturalEvolution #ArtAsHealing #Metamodernism