Art is the main thing keeping me alive, very literally. It is alchemy, survival and thriving, our cave paintings decorating our lifetime.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I love murals and painting old furniture into otherworldly specimens! As well as collage, general crafts and sculpture, and interior design work! I paint and glue stuff on EVERYTHING! I’m also a musician and producer, and love to sing and dance to music I’ve written and recorded! Any kind of art you can imagine- I LOVE to do it!
Where do you find inspiration?Very literally everywhere!!! Life itself to license plates, other artists, the sound of music and random thoughts I can’t let haunt me too long before turning into a project! The people I’ve met and my experiences helped me shape me and my imagination into a masterpiece generator like no other! I believe we’re all artists at heart and when we step outside of fear, the beauty of what our lives mean can flourish! Everything, everyone, everywhere inspires me.
What would you do with $25,000?I plan to fund my careers in the arts so I can continue to share my work and my world and everything I’ve learned in life with our species at large! To be able to live a life of creation and generosity without living in a box, to teach others to decorate themselves out of one, and share the wealth of knowledge and experience that’s lead me through the trials of this colorful life into a more abundant garden of curated positive experiences. To keep living as an artist, helping others do the same!
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