I create bold, scary-fun artwork that grabs attention and turns merch, products, and collectibles into something people actually want to own
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
It's been a joy making art for toy packaging, designing toys, and working with skateboard companies. I love knowing the art I create gets used. Whether it’s a kid or a collector messing with an action figure I helped bring to life, or someone skating a board I illustrated. Getting to do projects with Tony Hawk has definitely been at the top of that list. It’s really just me connecting and collabing with a wide eyed wonder filled younger version of myself.
Where do you find inspiration?Growing up, I had two first loves when it came to art: the toys I played with, and the skateboard graphics I discovered through skate culture. The art on toy packaging and the bottoms of skateboards filled me with a profound sense of awe and wonder. Those were two really formative creative periods for me, and they still fuel and influence my imagination today. My muse is basically just a super stoked 6-year-old version of myself.
What would you do with $25,000?I’d put it toward a solid, reliable used vehicle; something I can actually fit all my art and vending setup into. My current ride just rolled past 300,000 miles, so it’s definitely time! I may try to take a small vacation. Not sure I know how to rest though.
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