I enjoy creating art because it brings back memories of sensations I felt in childhood-especially during the late 2000s to early 2010s.
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I really enjoy mixed media. I dabble in pieces of mixed media I pick up randomly and fuse them with Adobe digital software like Photoshop and Illustrator. They are my go tos.
Where do you find inspiration?I have lots of sources of inspiration. In fact, most of it lies beyond the canvases and in the music of artists I admire like PinkPantheress, Charli XCX, Oklou, Alina Baraz, and MkGee. I mainly gravitate towards their genre of music-mainly pop and RnB. I listen to their music whenever I’m working because I translate their sounds into snippets of sonic colors and textures into my work. Visually, I take inspiration from Basquiat, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Rammellzee, and Fruitiger Metro.
What would you do with $25,000?I would use that money to pay for my college tuition to pay for my education. I’m a student studying art and design to improve my skills and expand my perspective as an aspiring artist. I will also use that money to help my family in any way I can as a way to pay them back for their all their support in my studies.
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