Art, both my paintings and writings, are my mechanisms for portraying the world as I see it and, in some instances, to provoke my audience.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
A tough question. It depends largely on what captures my attention, be it in the political landscape, a particular memory, or the landscape I find myself in at a given moment.
Where do you find inspiration?We are the sum of our knowledge and experiences, which includes our encounters with the world around us and our perception of events, both personal and observed. So, in these I find my inspiration.
What would you do with $25,000?I would buy time. Time to devote to creating, rather than expending it on earning money in the mundane fashions I, as so many of us are, am forced to endure to meet the necessities of life for myself and my family. A vacation to make art sounds pretty appealing to me.
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