Sleeves
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
- Henry David Thoreau
It can be one of the most vulnerable things to do to simply look into each other’s eyes. When one looks into the eyes of another it’s said that you can see their inner being, see all of who they are in that very moment. That kind of intimacy and all the scary things that come with it take center stage in the art of Sleeves. A Seattle-based artist describing his own works as “extractions from my inner thoughts,” Sleeves is all about that moment of connection with another being.
“I don’t really preconceive a piece before I start. I like to allow my mind to spontaneously grab onto a concept and run with it. The pieces I create may have a deeper meaning for me, but I like to allow the art to be interpreted in whatever way the viewer feels it represents to them.”
With that said, Sleeves offers some ideas that he works by with each piece. The main one being to open yourself to others. Meaning to their thoughts or opinions to continue to broaden your perspective. When we look into others, we tend to see ourselves. We may pick and choose the parts of them that we would like to be or identify the parts that we truly never want to be. Either way, always attempt to turn your gaze back inward.
Find what you may be holding back and put it on the front burner even if it’s for less than a day. See how it feels. Opening yourself up to others eventually becomes opening up to yourself. Broadening your perspective on who you believe yourself to be ultimately broadens your capability for creating your biggest masterpiece yet.
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