Elijah Kane Chong
Santa Fe, NM
Set and Setting: Polaris
acrylic ink on paper mounted on aluminum
12" x 12"
2023
$500
About
Born in Anchorage, Alaska, raised in Houston, Texas, Elijah Kane Chong left home to study Architecture at Texas A&M University, which is where he dedicated himself to the arts and specifically to painting. He then moved on to New Orleans to teach art and establish his career in the post-Katrina revival. There, he met up with like-minded friends and established the Krewe of Motha Roux, an independent collective of far-out creatives and freethinkers. He rededicated himself to art-asservice, and journeyed to Santa Fe to study Art Therapy and Counseling at Southwestern College. He currently works as a licensed mental health counselor in Santa Fe, and continues to expand and grow upon his practice and body of work.
Artist Statement
The mission of the Artist is to communicate. Communication is the successful transference of information and is only made possible through the universal language of elemental symbols. To properly communicate, the artist comes to understand the language of the universe through experiencing occurrences in time and endeavors to rework this passing information into his own understanding and voice. In this way, the artist is a machine of biological complexity, capable of reflecting, projecting, translating, rotating, skewing, inverting, and filtering his environment. The material through which the Artist works are the Elements of Design, the point, the line, color. The tools through which the artist works are the forces behind the three Aspects of Being bound by the Mortal Coil, The Body, The Mind, and the Spirit. These forces are the Will, the Imagination, and the Intent of the Artist. The intention of the Artist is to utilize the creative process as a spiritual vehicle for seeking and exploring the Great Mystery.
