“when your ♡ is broken make art with the pieces” shane koyczan. everything continues to hurt and making art allows my mind and body to heal
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
earth works, happening, found object sculptures, installations , collage, photo based archival documents, painting with acrylic and making it appear as oil or water colour paints, expired nail polish / cosmetics, light /shadows, mirrors , converting “single use plastics into multi , moving images , text , time and space, abstract , conceptual, human body as landscape
Where do you find inspiration?everything is everything. music , poetry, geopolitics, social justice, feminism harm reduction , disability justice , biopic futurisms and first peoples teachings , nature , science , space and time , heartbreak and truth and reconciliation , we must dream in the possible, hold our self’s accountable, decolonization , climate justice , community care , films, theatre, dance, sports , accessibility to arts and essential needs being met, no justice no peace
What would you do with $25,000?pay off college debts to those who have assisted me, sustain my studio practice by being able to inhabit a designed studio space , at present i rent a single room in an increasing expensive city . give back to my community, invest in other artists work, donate art supplies to grass roots organizations supporting those fleeing violence , youth and marginalized communities , invest in nutrient dense and nourishing meals for those experiencing food insecurity , hosting sustainable arts w.shops
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