AD 127 | Paul Cristina
“Turning Point”





Paul Cristina was born in Cleveland, OH in August of 1983. Cristina’s work focuses on combining disparate aesthetics through the experimentation of various styles and mediums, while using drawing as a primary foundation for his development. He currently lives and works in South Carolina.


Show Notes: 
  • The importance of having wholesome and creative relationships
  • Paul getting his footing as a creative without a support community
  • Working hourly wage jobs that took away from art as a full time practice
  • Cristina's original pursuit of music
  • How being a paramedic taught Cristina to maintain a presence of confidence and composure in all aspects of life
  • Cristina's evolution from drawing with pen in sketchbooks to mixed media on large scale canvases
  • Robert Rauschenberg's early influence on Cristina
  • Turning points in Cristina's life that pushed him towards art
  • Drawing both from imagination and from a deliberate effort to get better at drawing



www.paulcristina.com

Posted 08.27.2019




About

"I started this series as a means for exploration, an exploration of self, and an exploration of the perspectives of other artists.

This series is an unabridged documentation of conversations between artists. It’s a series dedicated to breaking down the barriers we tend to set up in our own minds. I want to inspire future creatives to have the courage to explore and experiment. This is about making dreams a reality and not about letting our dreams fall to the wayside.

My intention is to give my audience a sense of real human connection, something that feels rich and organic.

When I was thinking of a title I thought of the word “movement”.

In relation to the Renaissance period in art, my goal for this program is to signify a rebirth of consciousness towards the way we look at contemporary art."

- Yoshino
Contact

info@artistdecoded.com