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Merce Ermis

I want to create work that inspires people to see the world I create and encourage them to create. I want to tell a story, changing minds.

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

I love creating surrealistic art with exaggerated colors and details. I find through this process of exaggerating my colors it create more atmosphere and feeling within the viewer. I love provoking the audience to stay mesmerized by my pieces and to think deeply about every detail I put in. It’s beautiful when I can capture something within them and linger with their experience. I’m a huge Dali fan lol!

Where do you find inspiration?

I’ve been an artist in the working for a while now. Always fascinating with a blank paper and the ability to create. It gave me control of my expression when my life felt all over the place and overwhelming. I was constantly moving and never had anything permanent. Drawing was the only familiarity I kept with me. My mom encourages me to draw. It became an escape during difficult times. My one regret tho is I could never give my grandma her favorite piece before she passed. I wish I could’ve.

What would you do with $25,000?

I would buy a comfortable place with some money but it wouldn’t be permanent. I want to escape the city. I use to hate change but I’m desperate to be free from the city lights and crowds. I want to go back to my home town in North Carolina and feel free again. I want to be happy and comfortable. I don’t want my mom to worry about money anymore and I wanna work hard to make this wish come true. It would help me begin my wish and I’ll work for the rest with my talents and my education.

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