Meet There She Is Art | Artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with There She Is Art and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi There She Is Art, what’s the end goal, career-wise?
I know there’s an end. We all die. Everything ends and renews. But my career? My passions? The desire to create? Is there an end goal? Is this even a career?

These are all questions I wouldn’t have pondered when I was younger. But as the days behind grow greater and the ones ahead look less infinite than they did when I was young, the less important an end goal becomes.

My career is my art because I choose my passion to be my career, and any subsequent work, just “jobs”. I have consistently created paintings throughout my life and when I was young I was thought of as an unfocused art liberal, not really focused on a career. Now that 20 years or more has passed, people understand this isn’t just a form of escapism from doing “real work” but a passion and need that I have developed with personal discipline over my lifetime.

The end goal is to be able to push myself forward and to always be learning and creating until I die.

Would I love to be able to afford a lifestyle where I just create when I want and sell everything I make and feel “successful”, but I think we ALL wish for that. So, what makes a better, more reasonable career goal? Maybe one with no end.

The career is life. While my heart beats and my mind craves creation, I will continue to make art and with each piece look to how I can become better with the next and I want this to continue till my dying day.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Have you seen that meme? The one that has the life span of an artist where they go from being viewed as a young irresponsible hooligan, to later in life being thought of as an eccentric intellectual.

The thing about being an artist is that if you truly are about creating, there is no top of your career for your creativity. It’s a constant process and where I look at where I am now and think I have SO far to go, I look back and see how far I’ve come.
You are in a constant state of growth. You could go viral one day and have a moment where some piece becomes popular, but then where do you go from there?!

I definitely find that in life as I move forward as an artist I learn more, find more opportunities, create more successful situations. but there will always be ways to improve.

Being a creator and fitting into the movement of “brands” becomes complicated. I don’t know who I am, I can’t pigeon hole my art or myself. Life should be about constantly becoming, I am in no way the same person I was last year and my art reflects that.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I live in Las Vegas at the moment. As much as we see Vegas as this giant entertainment city with such a huge influx of people throughout the year, the local side of Vegas shows you a small town kind of feel with the spicing of worldly culture.

This city hasn’t been here for that long and it wasn’t really created like a normal city so it feels a lot of times so new and very suburban. Most locals can tell you about the food at the local gambling bar and I do hear some are great ones, but what really turns me on food wise are the restaurants on Spring Mountain. It is a culinary adventure of anything Asian!

There aren’t any big museums featuring important artists in Vegas..that culture never started here. But what DID happen is Casinos took it upon themselves to bring world renowned artists into their facilities and some casinos feature works you would find at the MOMA! Cosmopolitan, Palms and even Resort World feature some amazing art. and the best part is wandering around trying to find them!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
So many people help with the process. I’m lucky to have a partner who is also an artist that I can always look to for help and support. It’s important to have a group of people who you trust and who have your best interests in mind. The best way to get that is to trust in others and to have their best interest in mind.

My husband, artists You Killed Me First and I work with another quite successful artist, Snipt to help him create large scale murals of his work. Having a team creates such a positive creative environment and so much more can be accomplished as a group that on your own. We love to have the opportunity to make his art look as great as it possibly can and have learned so much in the process.

Teamwork builds each other up.

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