SK ORIGINAL

I’m a visual artist working across different mediums, but cracked glass is the core of what I do. I mainly create portraits and conceptual pieces using glass, charcoal, graphite, paint, and mixed media. The glass part matters because it’s physical, risky, and forces me to be fully present. Every crack is intentional. If I mess up, there’s no undo button. That pressure is part of the work.I focus a lot on people and emotion. Faces tell stories without saying anything. I’m drawn to capturing people who’ve pushed through something, whether they’re well known or not. I come from a place where access to art education and information was limited, so my journey into art wasn’t guided or planned. It was trial, error, and a lot of figuring things out alone. That experience shapes everything I make.Pushing culture forward matters to me because I didn’t grow up seeing many people like me doing this kind of work at this level. When someone sees my work and realises it was made by a kid from a small town who just started during lockdown, it shifts something in their head. Art shouldn’t feel distant or untouchable. It should feel possible.What I do is about showing that art can be raw, imperfect, and still powerful. You don’t need permission to create. You just need to start and be stubborn enough to keep going.