Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Mark Torres. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Mark, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
my resilience comes from my mother. Ever since my sisters and I were little she instilled in us to be tough, never give up and to always keep pushing. Since then, I’ve always took that approach to anything I did in life. especially as an artist those lessons to be tough and never give up always came in handy. as humans we go through the gamut of life. hard days at work, relationship issues, going through doubts of whether or not you belong as an artist etc. we have to learn to dance in the rain and that you can’t always have sunshine you have to also push through when the days seem cloudy or dim.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I’m a neo expressionist artist from Queens, NY. As an artist it is always exciting show my art to world as it targets mental health. I feel the most rewarding when my work inspires others to pursue art or help people going through tough times. I think that so called artistic transcendence doesn’t relate to how many pieces you sell or how popular you’ve become but how many people you reach or inspire. I’m currently showcasing at the Bronx river art center the exhibition is called “Artistry in service”.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
looking back from the beginning to now the most essential qualities, skills, or knowledge I obtained through my journey is that you have to be prolific, intentional and always be of service to starting artist it is always important to spread the knowledge you obtained. I once read a comment from Larry Gagosian famous art dealer, and he says that young artist will always continually find themselves as creatives. in that note my advice to young starting artists to always keep creating find what doesn’t work and what does work in terms of how you want your work to be perceived, and, in that practice, you will always strive to do better and better work.
As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
the book that has been the most essential in my practice is Austin Kleons steal like an artist. the book teaches you ways to always find a way to be inspired. there is one part of the book that teaches you that the best art teachers are the artist you are inspired from. it gives you an idea of who you are or want to be.
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