Constantly trying to figure things out about myself I’ve taken to explore life through an artistic lens, always questioning my senses, feelings, and perceptions and what it is that I’m really feeling as a human being. Being furthermore specific, cultural and social inner conflict is what drives my art the most. Cultural because, being raised in my traditional beliefs there’s a lot of different ways one in our position can live life, most times we are adopting a modern day life to live a traditional one. Socially because, no matter where I am in the world I will never mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically fit in, and therefore there seems to be this ubiquitous conflict in and around me that I like to explore.
The body of work you see before yourself came to be called “Experiences of the Fourth World.” My main inspirations were stories that were told to me, read in a book, or experienced in my life that are of Native American (Navajo) mythological origin. Stories of the world blending with the spiritual world in different ways and from different perspectives that began to become reality as opposed to the realm of myth. Another interest was in the objects that have found their way to me and their spiritual importance to said stories.
In this body of work which is far from done, I explore objects of significance and bring to life my rendition of stories and experiences that happened to me or to another in attempts to try and solve what all of it really means and to also express and practice my personal spirituality. In doing so I also aspire to intrigue others with my vision to try and preserve what culture us Navajo still have and hopefully reawaken the interest in others to learn more about ourselves as a people.
The body of work you see before yourself came to be called “Experiences of the Fourth World.” My main inspirations were stories that were told to me, read in a book, or experienced in my life that are of Native American (Navajo) mythological origin. Stories of the world blending with the spiritual world in different ways and from different perspectives that began to become reality as opposed to the realm of myth. Another interest was in the objects that have found their way to me and their spiritual importance to said stories.
In this body of work which is far from done, I explore objects of significance and bring to life my rendition of stories and experiences that happened to me or to another in attempts to try and solve what all of it really means and to also express and practice my personal spirituality. In doing so I also aspire to intrigue others with my vision to try and preserve what culture us Navajo still have and hopefully reawaken the interest in others to learn more about ourselves as a people.