I create art to learn, to grow, to explore, to convey, to resolve, to dispute, to reflect, to leave something behind, to pick up what I’ve found, to bask in the moment, to take a closer look, to ask, to breathe, to be selfish, to be selfless, to humor, to manipulate, to distract, to focus, to ascend, to ground, to pray, to party, to connect.

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Art will make us know our purpose and the reason why we are breathing.

I’m not entirely sure why I make art or rather, that’s why I do it. That irrational, illogical drive to create (destroying and rebuilding as dialog) is what makes us human. Storytelling (in its infinite forms) defines us as self-referential, self-reflective, infinite beings. The drive for the impossible, that sometimes we actually touch upon with a brilliantly crafted story or perfectly placed brush stroke, is why I make art. But I don’t know that for sure —only that I do make art.

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I make art to take part in conversations that were going on before me and conversations that will go on long after I’ve gone.

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Because I would explode if I didn’t.