DANIEL GONZALES OID 251962 @ARTWORKSBY_DG

WHAT ROLE DOES ART PLAY IN YOUR LIFE?

Art is a lifeline. It truly can keep you going in the darkest of times, for both the creator and the viewer alike. Art expresses itself in almost everything in my life, so its role is vital. For all the negativity that I’ve added to this existence, creating helps me believe that I’ve contributed something positive, even if it’s small in comparison.

2023 Identity 2 Exhibition

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Sometimes I see myself as a ghost trapped in a void without a voice. Even in my own mind, I am a prisoner because the self hate is my captor. Yes, my guilt eats me alive every day. Yet in my heart I am a fighter and the good there burns hot. I see myself as a brown man in prison who is just trying to survive another day to make it back home a better man than the boy who entered these prison walls at 18 years old. I hope my actions will showcase that last statement every day.