Participating in the requests of life and love brings meaning and purpose to my service here on Earth. Art is at the heart of that request.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I prefer ball point pen group doodles which I call agoras. However, in the traditional sense of art I find acrylic paints on stretched canvas to be therapeutic and inspirationally beneficial. I also have a strong preference for poetry and add words, poems, or pictographic stories to my art. Aside from that I have a great deal of respect for creativity in the culinary arts, and disciplined creativity in martial arts, both of which I like to participate in when the opportunity arises.
Where do you find inspiration?Notice how music breaks through yet you feel no pain, just as nature enters without knocking yet never seems to intrude. Music decorates the time I spend creating the kind of art I use to decorate the space around me, though nature has always been there to inspire me with new ways of looking at repetitive patterns between different mediums.
What would you do with $25,000?If I had a substantial amount of money I would use it to fund a sustainable future through environmental stewardship and resource conservation... with a safe space for art, music, poetry, and comedy to flourish at peace with worldly tragedies by addressing big issues through strategic boycotting programs, disciplined sit-ins, creative flash mob appearances, and wild cat strike support.
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