About me
I am an artist.
I was born to be an artist,
and lucky enough to be named after a Renaissance master.
At a very early age, I started observing lines and forms, color, life
and birth, death and decay, and so, I just started drawing
as soon as my little hands can grab hold of a crayon.
I find inspiration in nature and found objects. Most times, inspiration finds me.
In objects around us, that most would find useless, I find meaning.
Decomposing wood, a rusting padlock, or a crumbling fence - are things
to be discarded or forgotten.
The battered, the beat-up, and the broken down that creates interesting textures
and language of the palette that guides the strokes on the canvas.
Walls. Windows. Doors. Doors. Something about doors. Intriguing.
In 1989, I started working for an animation studio, and after three years, work
led me to broadcast design as a motion designer.
I moved to San Francisco in 2010 and continued to work
as a freelance motion graphic designer for a broadcast company, while still engaging in my passion for art.
I am my art.
Thanks for letting me share.
I'm grateful.
-Mike Carrion