artist statement
I NAVIGATE THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DIGITAL AND THE PHYSICAL, EXPLORING THE BLURRED BOUNDARIES OF IDENTITY, DESIRE, AND SELF-DESTRUCTION IN AN ERA WHERE SCREENS MEDIATE INTIMACY. MY WORK—SPANNING PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMMAKING, PAINTING, AND DIGITAL ART—IS A CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE BETWEEN REALITY AND ILLUSION, BETWEEN RAW HUMAN EMOTION AND THE CURATED AESTHETICS OF THE ONLINE WORLD.
THROUGH MY SIGNATURE USE OF RED, I CAPTURE OBSESSION, MANIC HIGHS, AND THE TENSION BETWEEN SELF-PRAISE AND SELF-DESTRUCTION. SCREENSHOTS, HOME MOVIES, AND DIGITAL ARTIFACTS COLLIDE WITH OIL PAINTINGS AND FILM PHOTOGRAPHY, REFLECTING THE FRAGMENTED WAY WE EXPERIENCE CONNECTION TODAY. MY ART IS AN EXTENSION OF MY EXISTENCE—UNFILTERED MOMENTS OF PAIN, PLEASURE, AND CLARITY, SHAPED BY THE HYPER-DIGITAL LANDSCAPE I INHABIT.
MY ARTISTIC PRACTICE IS ABOUT CAPTURING WHAT IS OFTEN UNSEEN—THE IN-BETWEEN MOMENTS, THE SILENT BREAKDOWNS, THE DIGITAL ARTIFACTS OF OUR EXISTENCE. WHETHER THROUGH MOVING IMAGES, STATIC VISUALS, OR EXPERIMENTAL COMPOSITIONS, MY WORK IS A REFLECTION OF THE WAY WE LOVE, SELF-DESTRUCT, AND SEEK VALIDATION IN AN AGE OF HYPER-CONNECTIVITY.
I HAVE COLLABORATED WITH YEEZY, OFF-WHITE, COMME DES GARÇONS, VOGUE, HIGHSNOBIETY, HYPEBEAST, ALYX, AND NIKE, AND MY WORK HAS BEEN SHOWCASED IN PARIS, MOSCOW, AND NEW YORK. THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE ALLOWED ME TO MERGE ART, FASHION, AND DIGITAL CULTURE, CREATING A SPACE WHERE HIGH-END AESTHETICS MEET RAW, UNFILTERED EMOTION.
“race my mind”
This is an iconic piece because it is the first painting I ever made and it was the part of mental health documentary I directed. I painted it while sitting on abandoned rails and it slightly referencing the cover of kanye west “when i see it” by nick knight iykyk.
Acrylics and oil on canvas
70cm x 50cm
“microdosing heaven”
LIFE IMITATING ART IMITATING LIFE IMITATING ART
Oil on canvas
70cm x 60cm
“SOME DAYS I FEEL LIKE JESUS, OTHER DAYS JEEZY”
Kanye West x Jeezy - Amazing
Acrylics on canvas
120cm x 80cm
“and I’m not dyin, and i can’t lose”
YEEZUS IS MY FAVORITE TAPE OF ALL TIME THAT HEAVILY INFLUENCED THE WHOLE “MANY REDS” PROJECT. I BEEN PLAYING IT THE WHOLE TIME WHILE PAINTING IN RED LIGHTS. THIS PAINTING IS A HOMMAGE TO IT.
OIL AND ACRYLICS ON CANVAS
40CM X 60CM
“blood on the leaves”
deep hues red abstract just like me, feeling too much again while racing since the summertime
Oil and acrylics on natural canvas
40CM X 60CM
“overdosing hell”
This is what comes right after heaven if you ask me. Painted in high-speed two-tools technique using only two oil sticks for the effect of rapidity and quick falling.
Oil sticks on canvas
40cm x 30cm