about the artist

Sarah Imrisek (cymatiste). I'm a muralist, media artist and a community arts facilitator and art educator. I make art in the streets and with the community. I'm based in Tkaronto/Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but you can also see my murals in Hamilton, Ontario and Chicago, Illinois.

Long before I started painting my own murals, I found peace wandering the streets and alleys, photographing graffiti and public art.  Witnessing people getting creative in public never fails to cheer and inspire me. 
I love creating original pieces to bring unique locations to life.
I love collaborating with other artists and community members.
I love facilitating opportunities for other people to make art.
 

Public art can foster solidarity, connection, creativity, and collaboration.​​
Murals can set the ambience for residences and businesses.
peaceful? communal? dynamic?  spacious? edgy? playful? natural? modern?


"cymatiste" is derived from cymatics, the study of sound vibrations on a physical medium. Even if you've never heard the word, you've probably seen videos where someone sprinkles sand on top of a speaker and the sand forms different patterns for different frequencies in the sound. Art feels like that to me, like tapping into some vibration and letting it shake my imagination into a beautiful pattern.