We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Justin Fraley a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Justin, appreciate you joining us today. How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?
Learning art has been a process of both trial and error as well as feeling. I ha e come to learn that Art is The Artist. It is what you feel, how you being forth what is within, and everything in between. People often say art is subjective, and this is the best lesson I have learned about art. There is no right or wrong. There is only what you feel.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I first fell in love with art at the age of 7. Even then, I would always be visual and see things beyond surface with a story and feeling attached. Today, I utilize my artistic ability to create a space for other to think and see outside of the box.
The essential piece that sets me apart from other artists is the ability to create abstract pieces that allow the mind and feelings to be completely open to what exisits within what is seen in plain sight.
I would love for people to know that my work is able to constantly evolve in your spirit, long after the colors are placed on the canvas. They say art APPRECIATES in value. I like to think along that same model. That my art appreciates in the value of what is seen and felt.
Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.
I am often asked, “when do you sleep because it seems like your mind is always going?”
To that I say, I don’t really sleep, rather, I rest. To be artist, means to be submerged in your gift. I think that the only ways this always works for me is when I allow myself that space and grace to rest and not create. The misconception is that artist always have to have their brush in a canvas or you are not an artist. The truth exist in allow ourselves to do and have NON art time.
Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?
The best way to build your audience on social media is to NOT create for the sole purpose of likes and follows. Create because it is what you love and what is in you. Not for trends, not for attention and certainly not for validation.
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