Art lets me turn emotion into color, light and form — sharing what words cannot express. Beyond the visible, to what is truly felt.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I create images that resist being understood — where form slips, meaning dissolves, and something else begins to emerge.
Where do you find inspiration?In the moment before something becomes clear — where perception hesitates and the image is still in flux.
What would you do with $25,000?I would protect the conditions the work needs — time, space, and the freedom to follow it without interference.
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