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M U S E
About me:
Hi, I'm Hugo- I dedicated my life to creating images
And I don't think I am 'better' than you are
And you're not 'better' than me either
Even IF you have a stupid amount of myspace 'friends'
In my spare time I usually take nude photos of myself.
I do/did take all the photos in the 'my work' folder
I'm a visual artist
I'm primative
A free spirited
Loving
Caring
Ruthless
Inspiring
Inspired
Passionate
Loved
Hated
Agoraphobiac......
I don't believe in working a 9-5 job for someone else
I don't believe in being a failure if you don't
School teaches you maths
Life gives us wisdom
As children we're fed with fear about being a failure
As a child I was the one who corrected teachers
and parents
I was that smart arse who was too 'willful' or too 'mouthy'
The teachers would punish me for being highly spirited
They called me stupid because I didn't understand the work
I had to have special classes to learn how to read
By the time I was in high school I was convinced I was stupid
This is the time when I started focusing on my artwork
2003
Failed Gym
Failed Math
Failed Science
Failed Geography
Your a FAILURE
Due to the greyscale education system
My vast talents were overlooked
With that, and the stress of being a student, a gay one at that. It was my choice whether I was going to use this to my advantage or not
It was at that point in my life when I locked myself away from society and created my own dreamland
I stayed indoors for two years, growing a fear of outdoors but always keeping focus on my art
We eventually wake up from our dreams
But this one has become my reality
An art gallery owner took interest in my work when my mother showed her some of my drawings
In no time, my scary images were the flavour,
becomming one of the highest selling artists at the gallery
and feeling more alive and passionate than ever
my scratchy canvas work soon became notorious
Crowds of people would gather around me and watch me paint
I sold oil paintings off the wall while they were still wet
Hell, my work was even prominent enough to piss of the catholic church
it was'nt blasphemy
Over time I moved from contempory/traditional canvas work to film photography and then onto digital
Now, you don't have to look far to see my work published here and there
I am living proof that we are capable of doing our own thing
Those who tell you not to follow your dreams
have obiously given up on their own
IF
They even had any
I believe people need to stand up for themselves
we need to say, NO to being moulded into machines
and we need to most of all believe in ourselves
We as people have the power and can make things happen
If your unhappy with your life, think of how your blues can advantage you
Have your flaws work in your favor
Don't
Let people kill you before you have the chance to be alive
Lifes to short to let other people make the most of it.
I am an aquired taste, and mediocrity isn't on the menue.
If you haven't heard his name yet, your not listening
He's a one man army, and he's got a bomb to drop
Keep an eye out his work in magazines like Blunt,Fiend,SX,Drum,Brag,Twisted,MCV,Pride,Devolution and European fashion/culture mag Gazelland
www.gazelland.com
