Who am I?
JOHN DEREK SIMMONS
Graphic Designer /// Fine Artist /// Musician
HOW DO I CREATE?
I find a lot of catharsis in creating, whether it be visual or audio. My personal approach revolves around process. I often do not know what I am doing with a particular piece until I have placed layers, marks, or colors down. Next, I add or remove bits to affect the composition and imagery found within the piece. This process reveals ideas that shift throughout the process and propel me to further decision making. I tend to let my work speak for itself. It can be literal or abstract in nature but its interpretation is solely up to the audience’s discretion. I don’t want to cage in someone’s experience I just want them to have one. I want to create intrigue through abstraction to show how seemingly different ideas, objects, and layers interact in harmony and/or dissonance.
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