Who are you, what do you do and where are you from?
“I’m a bit of a dork, who loves creating art. I live in Birmingham, Alabama, USA- where I graduated from university with a degree in art studio. Presently, I am only an artist part time, but I’m looking forward to the day when I can quit the day job and waste entire days making purposeless and beautiful things.”
How would you describe your style?
“I don’t really know how I would describe it. Honestly, I’ve been trying to label it for a long time but don’t see a lot of people doing the same type of digital art that I do. It’s abstract, and yet it incorporates a collage of photo manipulated images. Its part collage, photo manipulation, and abstraction combined with automatic drawing techniques. I layer and layer and then draw and draw until I feel it’s done. I just let it come out unfiltered and then try to compositionally balance it.”
Where do you get your inspiration from.
“I love Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg and Joan Miro.”
Describe a normal day in the life of Damian Schwartz.
“Far too much daydreaming for a normal person. I think a lot- not necessarily about art, but about life and culture. The little meaningless things bother the hell out of me. My head is chock full of useless information. I often translate my thoughts into several languages as some sort of self torture. I am constantly searching for the chance to turn off my head and art is how I best do that. I need to create in order to relax. I also pray a lot. And then there is my love of beer, tea, or wine. I am essentially a mentally disturbed hobbit.”
Any tips for beginners?
“If you love art, keep working at it. I’ve spent years working without an audience, but I never stopped. Eventually, you will find people who appreciate what you do. The practice is what eventually differentiates your style from others.”
Cheers for you time Damian, anything else you’d like to add?
“Thanks for the opportunity to contribute to the PimpArtworks community.”
