Sleeves

“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” - Henry David Thoreau

It can be one of the most vulnerable things to do to simply look into each other’s eyes. When one looks into the eyes of another it’s said that you can see their inner being, see all of who they are in that very moment. That kind of intimacy and all the scary things that come with it take center stage in the art of Sleeves.

A Seattle-based artist describing his own works as “extractions from my inner thoughts,” Sleeves is all about that moment of connection with another being.

“I don’t really preconceive a piece before I start. I like to allow my mind to spontaneously grab on to a concept and run with it. The pieces I create may have a deeper meaning for me, but I like to allow the art to be interpreted in whatever way the viewer feels it represents to them.”

Sleeves is not one for sitting and pondering and planning, or in his words, overthinking and deceiving. Art is not something he intends to hide behind. While Sleeve's work comes from his own perceptions and motivations, he would much rather allow the viewer to not just interpret but rather, to simply feel what it represents to them in that very first glimpse they get. That experience can be in the same moment, both subtle and profound.