Through art I can express and showcase my true and authentic self, free from external pressures or societal expectations.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I’m drawn to dark, fantasy-driven work. Often my pieces feel like they crawled out of a dream you can’t quite explain. I love blending realism with gothic and surreal elements. Subject matter that live in that space between beautiful and unsettling. Creatures, myth, decay, transformation… anything that tells a story without needing words. Tattooing especially fuels that because it becomes part of someone’s identity.
Where do you find inspiration?Everywhere, but especially in contrast of light vs dark, beauty vs decay, strength vs vulnerability. I pull a lot from fantasy worlds, symbolism, nature, and human emotion. Music, books, and even uncomfortable feelings tend to spark the best ideas. I’m less interested in what’s “pretty” and more interested in what feels honest or haunting.
What would you do with $25,000?I’d invest it straight back into my craft and my freedom. Upgrade equipment, expand my art studio/tattoo space, and start building toward my own studio/art gallery. I’d also put some into marketing and travel, possibly getting my work in front of new audiences and experiences that feed the art.
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