Ashley C. Williams Location: Los Angeles Occupation: Actor From the controversial film, The Human Centipede, to Matthew A. Brown’s soon to be released Julia, Ashley’s emotional and intellectual immersion into her roles is strikingly malleable, bookmarked by intensity and grace. Talking with Ashley reminds me of the importance of storytelling in our society. Stories help us feel, digest, imagine […]
Melody Gamba Location: NYC, Rhode Island Occupation: Dancer One of my go-to TED talks is by author Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity. In it she mentions the “Ole” moment of when an artist, a dancer in her example, transcends space and time as we know it and connects to a Greater Source, showering the audience […]
Jesse Best Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Occupation: Artist, Filmmaker I was introduced to Jesse’s work while visiting Pittsburgh, his art very methodically displayed on the exposed brick walls of a popular downtown hub. There is a three dimensional element to his work, a physical layering of images that yielded a visually tactile experience. It was a […]
Kidbreak Location: New York City Occupation: Break Dancer While running for the 6 train in Union Square, I made my way around a usual crowd watching the subway break dancers. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Nasir “Kidbreak” Malave breaking it down to James Brown. I could not help but miss my […]
The L.A. Fort On Thursday, April 24th the artist’s at The L.A. Fort opened their private studio spaces to We Choose Art, with a one night interactive group session. The L.A. Fort is located near the Downtown L.A. Fashion District and was created by a group of artists who seek to foster self-confidence, leadership, and common […]
Nikita Arefkia & Taz Dodge Spotted at Brokechella Music and Arts festival Location – Los Angeles, CA Occupation – Artist We asked the artists why they choose art and how does art impact their lives. They stated: Plantluvr AKA Nikita Arefkia: “I can’t imagine only looking at life through a general perspective. Art gives us a […]
Michael Vintege Spotted at Brokechella Music and Arts festival Location – Los Angeles, CA. Occupation – Photographer We asked Michael why he chooses art and his answer was: ” Art allows me to bring my extreme thoughts an ideas to life. It gives me expression without saying a word. Art allows me to be who […]
Frank Rozasy Spotted at Brokechella Music and Arts festival Location – Los Angeles, CA. Occupation – Artist We asked Rozasy why he chooses art and his answer was: ” Someone once asked me why I do art and I answered them with my own question, Why do you breathe? One of my earliest memories is drawing […]
Fabricio Madrid Spotted at Brokechella Music and Arts festival Location – Los Angeles, CA Occupation – Artist We asked Fabricio why he chooses art and his answer was: “I choose art for emotional reasons… watching the drips… the brush strokes and the colors mutilating each other to create harmony and balance.” For more information about Fabricio […]
South by Southwest (SXSW), Austin, TX’s annual music festival, focuses on promoting musicians, filmmakers, and interactive tech subdivisions. The exciting, high energy scene makes a natural location for muralists and installation artists who display visual art throughout the SXSW festival. SXSW is currently ranked as the largest music festival in the world, with more than […]