I create art to show the things people are afraid to say.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Narrative realism, symbolism, and cultural storytelling—with a strong emphasis on identity, labor, and legacy.
Where do you find inspiration?The inspiration isn’t coming from one place—it’s built from real life, cultural memory, and symbolic thinking layered together.
What would you do with $25,000?The smartest move, in my opinion, is not to spend it like an artist—it’s to deploy it like a strategist building a career asset.
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