San Miguel Art magazine/ August | Page 5

I believe that most of US We are Artists W hen people ask me if I am an artist, I usually pause before answering. And the reason why is because, deep down, I believe that most of us are artists . Art, to me, is the ability to tune in, see beauty, and express it in a memorable way. I’m not talking about “beauty” in the traditional sense of the word. I’m talking about the recognition of what truly moves us as human beings. Artists are simply those people who find a way to capture this feeling and evoke it in others. My early influences were places , not people. Born in Paris, I was surrounded by art. At 17, wanting to explore other cultures, I moved to Rome,