K-OODI Magazine May 2016, Issue 5 | Page 27

What do you consider the most important thing for an artist to have? What advice would you give to an aspiring artist? I think the most important thing an artist can have is curiosity. Being an artist shapes how I see the world, and in turn, my experiences have a direct impact on the work I create. My advice to aspiring artists is to be genuine and make the work that you feel compelled to make - not what you think will sell. There are plenty of people already doing the popular, trendy thing. Do YOUR thing and you have a much better chance of doing something great. What do you want people to take away from your art? There's a little bit of me in everything I paint. Even though I portray a lot of different