When I paint, it creates connection within people. I speak better, & feel truly heard with a paint brush, and Im already a poet with words.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I love to create art that speaks to the soul, that heals. Art that makes people feel alive, that changes lives. When I paint, i create universes and make miracles. I heal, I inspire people to both greatness and humility. When I create I can truly tap into collective consciousness. Speak to ills of society and depths of humanity. Ground and center my soul and touch the stars…and other people feel it too. I can be a part of the magic of life, and give that gift to others.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration from everywhere, everything. From my pain and my joy, my past and future. From the streets to the stars. From war and from peace. From a flower in the concrete to a sticker on a stop sign. The breathe of life, nature, creation. From illusion and dissolution, from understanding to curiosity. From everything everywhere, all at once. I let the universe speak through me.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use the money to fund my work. To truly believe in myself and my purpose. I have lived a life of beauty, pain, and chaos. The pain is ending. The beauty is alive and well and I no longer wish to just survive. I want to thrive. I have been homeless. I have been an outlaw, addicted. I have been a humanitarian. But my purpose has always been to be a healer and an artist. And it’s time.
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