United (greater than sign) Divide by Ren in Phoenix
United (greater than sign) Divide
This is another mural/installation I assisted in with the artist House of Meggs
In response to President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, this installation serves as a call to action that every person take responsibility for his or her own carbon footprint. Although the current Administration's disregard for the planet divides America from the rest of the world, we encourage continued proactivity and perseverance from the community level upwards. We have the power to maintain progress to avert catastrophic climate change - by lowering our consumption, getting involved, and voting with our dollar. United we stand!
Since the age of 4 I had I love for drawing. I started with drawing some of my favorite cartoon characters, sitting in front of the television eating toast and drinking milk with my sketch book drawing various cartoons From Disney, Hanna Barbera, Nickelodeon, Looney Tunes and various comic book characters/super heroes. From there I grew a love for architecture specifically European cathedrals. I was highly fascinated by the art involved in building such beautiful structures. I started practice still life. While practicing still life and also being a huge fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I started to study the artist the turtles the artist were named after mainly Michael Angelo and Leonardo. Both artist being in my top 3 favorite artist along with Salvador Dali, I fell in love with surrealism. In 2008 I attended The Art Institute of California-Orange County where I studied animation. I went for only one year with a gpa of 3.8. I was force to drop out due to not being able to afford going. In my 3rd semester the Dean called me into the office and told me that I wasn’t going to make it in his school before him becoming my color theory teacher and failing me. That school got shut down and a huge lawsuit case against them. Karma I guess is real. After dropping out of there I got into cosmetology where I was able to get licensed and work throughout Los Angeles county. Due to a lot of racial discrimination in the business I fell out of love and gave up. I really only turned to it as a back up to art/architecture. In 2013 I went to a full moon camping party where I met this amazing artist. While in awe of his work, artist Michael Heltebrake paused his live painting to speak with me. We converse for a while when he finally convinced me to start painting. I tried painting in high school but I was fearful of making mistakes and not being able to get it right and correct. Turned out to be a very silly fear lol. Since 2013 I haven’t stopped painting. It’s like medicine for me now. Something I need to feel fulfilled in this world. I have so many ideas and concepts and messages that I want to bring to this world and share with others. I hope to fulfill my dream of being a full time artist. I currently run an online business where I share and sell merch and art.
More artwork by Darren
We Need We
Purple Reign
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Youniverse
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Yinergy
Yinergy
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Lonely Sun
Quiet storm
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World Piece
Phoenix Falling
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