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 […]
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 […]
Dima Drjuchin Location: New York, NY Occupation: Artist Dima’s work first caught my eye on a poster for the Heart of Darkness comedy show at Union Hall in Brooklyn almost two years ago. I asked the host Greg Barris who made the art for it, and he said it’s his friend Dima’s. Years later while […]
Ananda Nahu Location: Rio de Janeiro Occupation: Painter Ananda tells We Choose Art: The art I do is a union of nations, races and cultures of the world spread in [...]
Sean Bradley Occupation – Musician Location – Los Angeles Sean is a rare breed of artist – one who so meticulously contrasts a keen understanding and appreciation for technique with a sound resolve for conceptualizing and tangibly exploring uncharted territory through his art. Sean is one of the most eclectic people I have the honor […]
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 […]
Dace Vaivade Location – Sweden (Originally from Latvia) Occupation – Writer / Poet Dace told We Choose Art: “Life is a mystery with the magic of creating the journey to different dimensions. Where the path will lead me, I never know. I have to be courageous enough to follow the sound of my soul singing the melody […]
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 […]
Sean T. Rogers Location – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Occupation – Writer “Why do I do my art? Vanity, I guess, right? I should probably admit that first. I’ve always wanted people to think of me as a creative person. That’s important to me, though embarrassing to admit. Even more embarrassing is the distasteful desire to cause […]