Concept Value - calls into question our institutionalized biases and puts everything into perspective of what your core values are. As the main figure in the painting decays (middle) it brings forth many questions about the human experience and its' concepts of meaning placement. Leading to an existential moment of "Light". Kind of like the quote, "The light at the End of the Tunnel".what are ...

“ You’re seen as some sort of ah……Primal….Expressionism…is that...?? ” (Interviewer)  “ Like an Ape ? ” (Interviewee)  “ Well let’s se…” (Interviewer)  “ Like a Primate !? ” (Interviewee)  - Patti Astor, interviewing Jean Michel Basquiat at, The Fun Gallery, 1982.  This piece means for anyone to embrace those unknown and unrealized qualities about ourselves while being aware of the cycle of ac...

“ You’re seen as some sort of ah……Primal….Expressionism…is that...?? ” (Interviewer)  “ Like an Ape ? ” (Interviewee)  “ Well let’s se…” (Interviewer)  “ Like a Primate !? ” (Interviewee)  - Patti Astor, interviewing Jean Michel Basquiat at, The Fun Gallery, 1982.  This piece means for anyone to embrace those unknown and unrealized qualities about ourselves while being aware of the cycle of ac...

With $0.00 in my bank account, I went “shopping” in my Chicago neighborhood and did not come home empty-handed. Here is what I got without any money. An origami kit. A tiny bundle of flowers. A handful of chili peppers. I did not spend a single dollar, or, break any laws for that matter. I am not pulling the wool over your head. These special things were available to all. This is possible becau...