Art is everything to me and I would probably be dead without it.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Honestly, anything that strikes me in the moment. I love so many different mediums - from collages on up cycled vinyl records, making my local magazine Riot Matter, abstract paintings, graffiti, FX and all body painting, clay work, photography, and I would love to get into Film!
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration through my emotions. A big one is the very personal grief I have gone through many times in my life. I have also struggled with drug addiction that shaped a lot of the work I have done over the years. I like to think it’s the one silver lining of those very dark times.
What would you do with $25,000?What I would do with $25,000 would be to obtain a modest studio space, maybe start an art collective again to work with other artists! I’d travel to Belfast, Ireland to spread my father’s ashes. I would also pay off my tuition fees for the substance abuse counselor program I am enrolled in, as well as make a sizable donation to Harm Reduction programs in my area.
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