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Patricia Torres

Because creating art is how I process life turning feelings memories and imagination into something real and lasting.

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You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!

Voting for the Top 15 ends Thursday the 21st of May at 7PM PDT

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What is your favorite type of art to create?

I am a multidisciplinary artist with a deep focus on music, visual art, and poetry, because each form gives me a different way to translate emotion into something tangible. Music lets me shape feeling into sound. Visual art turns inner worlds into images. Poetry gives language to what is often unspoken. Creating is how I process experience, connect with others, and turn lived moments into something honest, lasting, and alive.

Where do you find inspiration?

I find inspiration in nature and dreams. Nature grounds me in its textures, colors, and quiet details that remind me of cycles and change, while dreams open a more abstract space where emotion and imagination blur together. Both give me imagery and feeling that I translate into music, visual art, and poetry. They help me see beyond the surface of everyday life and turn what I experience internally and externally into creative expression that feels honest and alive.

What would you do with $25,000?

I would invest the $25,000 back into my art to expand my creative practice and its impact. That would include funding music production, visual art projects, and poetry work, as well as creating spaces or collaborations that uplift my community. I want my work to reach beyond myself, spark connection, and support others creatively and emotionally. Investing in my art means investing in storytelling that can resonate locally and beyond.

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