Black American artist
Erica Hackett
Pop Art
acrylics, Erica finds inspiration everywhere from her daily life to pop culture,
cartoons, “chick flicks” and current
events.
“I hope to share my art with the
world. Albeit a little cliché, it’s the truth.
I paint from my heart and I put my all
into every single piece of work that I
do. I just want people to see that; to
see me. That would be amazing.”
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en
been a creative person. I would doodle
here and there, but I actually began
painting about five years ago and I just
fell in love with it. I paint pieces that I
would love to hang on my own walls. I’m
constantly moving and always looking
for art. I could describe what I wanted
but I never found it anywhere so one
day I said, I’ll paint what I want.”
Primarily working in aerosols and
wom
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orn and raised in New York,
Erica Hackett always admired and appreciated art
but discovered her love of painting
relatively late in life. Mostly self-taught,
Erica sites David Garibaldi, Indie184,
Basquiat, Alec Monopoly and an array
of graffiti and fine artists, as her artistic
influences.
“I needed an outlet. I have always
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