I think artists should define themselves. They should speak about their work and how it relates to society and what's going on in the world.
As a young kid I was in love with breakdancing. I practiced the uprock style, which is a battle style of dance that looks like fighting. It comes fro… - Jose Parla
As a young kid I was in love with breakdancing. I practiced the uprock style, which is a battle style of dance that looks like fighting. It comes fro…
- Jose Parla
My work is an exploration of the self. I've always been concerned with how I'm living and how that reflects in the painting. - Jose Parla
My work is an exploration of the self. I've always been concerned with how I'm living and how that reflects in the painting.
Sometimes I'm inspired by a certain part of my life - I'm thinking about a place and I'll mix the colors from memory. - Jose Parla
Sometimes I'm inspired by a certain part of my life - I'm thinking about a place and I'll mix the colors from memory.
One teacher told me that my work belonged in the trash. That day I ran out of the classroom and ended up in the library, where there happened to be a… - Jose Parla
One teacher told me that my work belonged in the trash. That day I ran out of the classroom and ended up in the library, where there happened to be a…
If I'm going through something, I paint through it. It's very physical. I'm writing, I'm thinking, I'm meditating, I'm moving, I'm jumping off ladder… - Jose Parla
If I'm going through something, I paint through it. It's very physical. I'm writing, I'm thinking, I'm meditating, I'm moving, I'm jumping off ladder…
I think artists should define themselves. They should speak about their work and how it relates to society and what's going on in the world. - Jose Parla
People have thought that some of my writing and lines are done by a machine. I'm able to move in a way that's part gestural dance performance, and it… - Jose Parla
People have thought that some of my writing and lines are done by a machine. I'm able to move in a way that's part gestural dance performance, and it…
When I was young I was constantly reading walls; I took in everything written on walls, from love messages to political messages. It was my hobby and… - Jose Parla
When I was young I was constantly reading walls; I took in everything written on walls, from love messages to political messages. It was my hobby and…
For me, the canvas is an abstract interpretation of a wall. It's a piece of art with its own history, one that alludes to the passage of time and to … - Jose Parla
For me, the canvas is an abstract interpretation of a wall. It's a piece of art with its own history, one that alludes to the passage of time and to …
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