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Reflection

This piece captures the frightening realization that our identity is subject to drastic change as we grow, and the subsequent longing for the warmth and comfort of the past.

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DISILLUSIONED

Given the harsh, unforgiving, exploitative nature of the systems under which we live, one finds oneself having lost the wonder and colorfulness once known to them in youth.

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St.BEAR

Me being a young Black man from the Bay Area, I wanted to create a piece that carried amazing symbolism for young Black men of the Bay Area.

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Limbo

Limbo reflects a suspension in space where sorrow and joy collide and the feeling of being torn between emotions.

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Boy with many thoughts

This piece of my Boy with many thoughts is a self portrait that explores the mind and how my thoughts, idea and emotion constantly flow and collides, the headphones symbolize the how I use music of ways to focus and find my calmness.

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Let The Light Out

Letting the light out is the statement used for this artwork since in a world where you have to be a certain way can be gloomy and dark, having art as a way to express pent up emotions and interest contains the light from the world.

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