I need to create art. Absorb every experience in this world, and forge new beauty from it. The product will always be love.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
My favorite art to create would be pretty, non-representational color experiments. Using different types of mediums, layered together, to build the closest versions of the visions in my mind. I’m happiest when the lines, colors, and shapes become an abstract world unto themselves. Sometimes, I use these pretty worlds as a backdrop. Turning them into absurd collages, by adding found images or pictures. Obscuring reality as much as possible.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in my friends, avant-garde films, sound poetry, noise music, psychedelia, EDM, skateboarding, structures, abstract expressionism, and the intensities of life.
What would you do with $25,000?I would invest all $25,000 into my art. Buy tons of canvas, and every type of ink, spray paint, and oil paint I’ve always wanted! Also, a really nice camera and tripod to document all my work moving forward. Up until now, I’ve used the money from selling pieces to make more pieces, but bartending is my main source of income. Making art for a living has always been my dream goal. This prize would help me get closer to that dream. Thank you so much for this opportunity!
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