B'z-chan said:
Hey its Naz, didnt know you changed the name. Nice work man. i was wondering what was up with you. Glad to hear things are doing well for you. Keep up the good work.
yeah I asked Bish-dude to change my name months back he picked this name
thanks man
Zaptruder said:
I don't mean to offend, but I've always wondered about artists with work like you...
I mean, your work is obviously stylised... but is it purposefully in such a manner? That is to say, you could choose to render in other styles, including realistic and classically (i.e. trying to get to photoreal) but choose to render pictures in that style to provoke certain feelings and emotions, or is it because that is the style that comes natural to you? how you'd normally draw and paint if you weren't focused on tightly controlled proportions and correct lighting and all that.
That said, I can certainly appreciate the qualities of the artwork...
not offended at all
Many factors have affected my work
The pain Series was created overnight while I was in pain after spending two weeks in the hospital and on heavy pain killers, I drew 2 of them that night because I could not sleep.
I was not thinking much about form or styles much.
I was born in Haiti so Haitian Art kinda plays a role in it.
But I have had a lot of schooling for Art and Design so I am aware of the rules but just choose to break most of them. In high school and art school I played with many styles.
European Renaissance - African - Haitian - American Pop Art - Harlem Renaissance Art
Vincent van Gogh to Jean-Michel Basquiat
the only thing that stays in my art is the use of vivid colors
old work 1995-1998
http://members.tripod.com/nazaire1/art.html
1998-2000
lost my vision during this time due to sickle cell, I can't see out of my right eye now
I had to stop drawing I had to learn everything over using one eye.
I use to get straight As in College in my Anatomy classes for my nude drawings from the live models they provided, I can't draw like that anymore.
new work
2001-2004
http://www.kreyol.com/bio.html
Today I really have to close my eyes and see an image in my mind and draw from that,
when I try to use my eyes to draw what I see - the way my vision is now it is very frustrating.
So I am not really focusing on styles, though I would like to go to Japan and study Japanese Art. I just want to create whatever pleases me. I want to recreate the emotions I feel at the time I draw or pain something
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Thanks guys, I don't have any family to brag to so I posted this here cause I'm happy about my work getting out there
