The love for art , it’s honesty. I make art to turn feeling into form, to move the eye and the heart, and to leave something honest behind.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Assemblage and collage—rearranging reclaimed materials and images to transform their original context into new meaning and layered, lived-in pieces.
Where do you find inspiration?Everyday life—street culture, found objects, signs, people, and the energy of the city.
What would you do with $25,000?I’d secure dedicated studio time and invest in materials to expand my assemblage and collage work. More importantly, it would allow me to focus on adding to my body of work and leveling up my production.
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