Artist
From Chicago, US
Based in New York, US
" I first came to art through a love of history and storytelling, particularly Greek mythology, fables, and a large comic collection my father kept.."
A: Please, tell us a bit more about yourself. What brought you into art?
D: I first came to art through a love of history and storytelling, particularly Greek mythology, fables, and a large comic collection my father kept. Later in high school, I attended a youth arts program called Gallery 37 which acted as my first introduction to Contemporary Art after visiting a retrospective of Jeff Koons at the MCA.
A: What inspires you the most?
D: Stories of struggle, perseverance, and compassion. Experiences that reveal to the senses the passions of the heart.
A: Do you have any specific rituals while working (creating)?
D: Meditation for twenty minutes, and working in silence.
A: What would you recommend to someone who's new to art (an artist or just an admirer), what to begin with?
D: Explore yourself and your surroundings, give energy to those people and things that bring you joy. Most importantly, embrace the journey.
A: Your top 3 adjectives related to art?
D: Beautiful
Engaging
Empathetic
A: The best angle to look at art is from..?
D: Every space is a living room, art that is uncomfortable contains the language of the domestic.
A: The perfect phrase to start any conversation about art is:.?
D: What is your passion?
A: Must-read books to help us talk about art (or do we even need them)?
D: The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord; Felix Guattari; Feminism is For Everybody by Bell Hooks; How to See by David Salle.
A: What would it be if you could change one thing in the art world?
D: Better access to arts education health and work resources through government-sponsored programs, ala the WPA.
A: Please, share your favorite quote (not necessarily related to art)
D: I don‘t believe in art, I believe in artists
Marcel Duchamp
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