Archive for September, 2011
If I’m not working to improve my work and my skills, I feel like I’m letting myself down. I don’t know if I can ever be content with who I am as an artist. I refuse to compare my self to my peers. I want to compare myself to my favorite artists and designers. I want to achieve more than those whom I admire. I want to be more than any one expects.
This is one of my latest drawings. These are one of my favorites sneakers. I remember seeing older kids with these when I was younger. I wanted them back then but I didn’t get them until a couple years ago.
Milton Glaser, a highly influential designer said, ”Travel penetrates your consciousness, but not in a rational way.” I went to LA this weekend for the first time. The city is filled and piled with things to do! I love that feeling of being in a strange place. It is always a learning experience. It belittles you without insulting you. It’s humbling. I look forward to my next trip out of town. Congratulations to Javier and Celest on their wedding.
I bought this sneaker for the opening of my Dreams of the Ego exhibit in 2008. A lot of time has passed since then. I have noticed how much my artwork is still influenced by streetwear and sneakers. My work has changed dramatically from what I started out with, but I’m still motivated by similar things. As time passes, things change and new ideas come to mind. Who knows what I’ll be doing 3 years from now.
