Discovering new technics and mediums can open doors to develop your artist vision further. I believe one of the most exciting things of being an artist is experimenting with different technics and allow yourself time for play. My parents enrolled me in a couple of dance classes growing up but it wasn’t until I was 16 and in high school that I truly fell in love with dance and started training in hip hop and Latin fusion style dancing. I always enjoyed dancing growing up but in a casual setting at family gatherings or with my grandma who always encouraged me to dance. These environments granted me the freedom to explore and let my creativity flourish without constraints. It was in these two classes that I began to view painting and printmaking as central elements of my artistic expression. I learned the foundation of my current artistic approach during high school, where my art portfolio and advanced placement art classes played pivotal roles. However, those that have really followed along on this journey with me for the past 3 decades also know that I’m a saxophone player (mainly tenor, but I do play Alto, C-Melody, and Soprano). I’m much more widely known as a hip hop emcee/rapper/lyricist/song-writer, for my catalogue of works under the artist name “Sivion”. I started considering art more seriously, investing time into my work and falling in love with painting. That eventually changed thanks to my incredible art teacher. However, in high school, I often prioritized other subjects and thought I would pursue a career in another field. Like many artists, I have been creating since I could remember. I started out when I was 11 or 12 with skateboarding, taught me heaps when it came to camera work, and editing, I had a shitty little camera, it was called a “Flip Ultra HD Camera” If you search if you’ll laugh so hard haha, and editing in iMovie, so i really started out with video work, until I got in photographing my mates skateboarding, a few months later, which I found a lot more fun, probably because it was easier than taking video, and with editing photos you can really get into a flow, set some nice lighting, play some tunes, and just chill, whereas editing video makes me want to snap my laptop in half most of the time haha. Growing up, my mom was the family historian we still have huge storage bins full of family photos and portraits of almost every close and extended family member. While I consider writing to be my first love, photography has been a very interesting and important part of my artistic journey. I’m an all-around artist and forever a student of life and my crafts. Following through means investing in learning your craft, but we’ve heard from so many aspiring artists and creatives who feel unsure about where to start and so we’re incredibly grateful to the artists and creatives who’ve agreed to share their stories of how they learned their craft. Wanting to be an artist or creative is step one.
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