Erick Mota is a Venezuelan-American fine artist born and raised in New York City. With disciplinary inspirations ranging from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Paul Cezanne, Erick’s work – an amalgam of modernism, surrealism, and the abstract – not only reflects the world around him, but the inner workings of those inhibiting that world; their most wicked demons and noble aspirations. Erick is both an astute student of life and disciplined at his core, holding a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a master’s degree in Organizational/Industrial psychology, and is currently a PhD candidate in Organizational Leadership. As a longtime student of psychology, Erick loves to integrate psychological aspects to create paintings that are visually appealing and come with many interpretations, using an oil medium.