I create art because I have a soul and the world has a soul and I want to reach anyone who can see through art what they need to find
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Although I totally respect realism, I am an abstract artist and I create visual experiences that remind you of echoes Things that you feel Light sound color, motion, energy, a flow that just reminds you of something that you needed to be reminded of Something that makes you ache and let go at the same time To love to lose to gain a better understanding of who you are through space through time I want to move through your nervous system and remind you that you can keep going
Where do you find inspiration?Challenge every time that something hurts you if you can find the power to build yourself back up again and become something new and different and better than you were before. That's what I want to embody. That's what I want to create in you. The remembrance that you were so beautiful before bad things happened to you and you are going to forever be integrity If you have the strength to live on after deep incredible difficulties
What would you do with $25,000?I would like to have my barn become an art studio but the roof on my house also needs to be fixed The foundation of my house awesome needs to be fixed So fix the foundation create a space that says I'm an artist. I'm allowed to be an artist and this is my space and I'm going to work in this space and I'm going to be exactly who I was always meant to be
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