Michael Welch is an artist known for his vibrant, layered acrylic compositions of abstract realism as a celebration of the human spirit.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
My work explores the high-voltage friction between existential fragility and vibrant defiance. Using acrylics and mixed media, I create revolutionary art that transforms the tension of our collective reality into a celebration of the human spirit. I like to create scenes you want to jump into just to be there because it feels safe and empowering.
Where do you find inspiration?Literally everywhere. Any idea, scene or image that moves me as a human spirit. Lately my art increasingly seems to have some type of social inequality message. I embrace the power of art to connect us and energize our authentic collective voice as humans on a spinning orb.
What would you do with $25,000?Use it to live on to enable me to keep painting full time.
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