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"RIFT" is about destruction that can’t be undone.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #whitehouseeastwing #protestart
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"The Fount of Our Despair", hosted at The Orange Show's historic Beer Can House, tries to reconcile the existential threat of fascist America with our desire for villains simultaneously concrete and wholly unfathomable.
#balloons #kalisan #balloonsasfineart #theorangeshow #beercanhouse
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"Rift" is a contemplation on the irreversible nature of destruction and the distance created between our present and the torn down past.
On display at 8th Wonder Brewery, Aug 29-31. Visitors are encouraged to observe the build process Aug 26-28
#balloons #kalisan #balloonsasfineart #houstonart
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My balloon installation, "Ode to a Falling Star", at The Locker Room in NYC will only be up for a few days. Don't miss it! #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #nyc #nycartinstallation
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"The Revolution Will Be LiveStreamed" (part 3 of 3 in the Funny Business series)
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #latestagecapitalism #revolution #therevolutionwillnotbetelevised
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To Bring Forth Sweetness: A Prophet Slain
Part two of three in my series on growing up in a cult. Read my artist statement here: facebook.com/share/p/Wqop...
#balloonart #balloonsasfineart #cults #tfi #cog #samson
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A Struggle In Secret: The Wedding Riddle
Part one of three in my series on growing up in a cult.
Read my artist statement here: balloonsinbold.com/2024/07/22/a...
#balloonart #balloonsasfineart #cult #cultsurvivor #cog #tfi #childrenofgod #thefamilyinternational #samson
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Light’s Caress, Shadow’s Embrace. 2023.
Our lives are beautiful experiences with an inevitable beginning and end. We’re all ephemeral balloon sculptures, to be celebrated during our brief existence. #balloons #balloonart #lifeanddeath #balloonsasfineart
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"The Great Wave"
After recreating several classic paintings, I wanted to tackle the next iconic work with a twist. Created with help of and worn by Lindsey Rae.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #thegreatwave #ukiyo-e #arthistory #balloondress #Hokusai
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"Take These Seeds"
Inspired by a badass Ukrainian grandma
All print sales are donated to Save The Children to aid their efforts in Ukraine.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #houstonartist #illustration #ukraine #sunflower #beksinski #skull
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"The Feasting of Jephthah"
This piece is about reactionaries who fight against social progress and women’s bodily autonomy while being blind to the harm caused by their actions, often to those close to them.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #politicalart #abortionrights #lgbtqrights
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"The Sculptor"
A contemplation on the death of the author, created for a talk given at the Houston Fondren Middle School.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #sculpture #sculptureartist #houstonartist #illustration #deathoftheauthor #marble
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"Reaching 2021"
Sequel to the piece "Reaching" that I made in early 2020. It represents the hope and movement that I felt growing in the following year. There’s still struggle and hardship, but there’s also so much life.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #illustration #depression #hope
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"To Need"
Seasons series part 4 of 4.
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #summer #animalart #nature #natureart #drought #cactus #cacti #cowskull
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"To Fight"
Seasons series part 3 of 4.
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #spring #animalart #nature #natureart #prayingmantis #bumblebee #roses
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"To Take"
Seasons series part 2 of 4.
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #lemming #owl #snowyowl #winter #animalart #nature #natureart
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"To Be"
Seasons series part 1 of 4.
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #fall #autumn #squirrel #animalart #nature #natureart
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Judith Beheading Holofernes
A recreation of one of my favorite Baroque paintings by Caravaggio.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #sculpture #sculptureartist #houstonartist #arthistory #caravaggio #baroque #religiousart
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"WIP"
Sometimes finding who you are takes a long time and a lot of work but it’s worth it in the end.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #sculpture #sculptureartist #houstonartist #wip #pride #prideart #rainbow #rainbowart #identity #lgbt
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"Nobody Wants to Work Anymore"
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #capitalism #latestagecapitalism #labor #exploitation
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"Defiance"
To cede our rage at an unjust world is to give up our humanity.
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #middlefinger #problemofevil
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"A Shattered Visage"
As we continue failing to curtail carbon emissions, are environment will grow more hostile and unforgiving, changing us forever in the process.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #houstonartist #brokenmirror #butterfly #butterflyart #climatechange
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A recreation of The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #sculpture #sculptureartist #houstonartist #thenightmare #nightmare #henryfuseli #fuseli #arthistory #romantic #sleepparalysis #sleepparalysisdemon
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"Sometimes Falling Asleep Feels Like Dying"
A piece about my struggles with sleep anxiety, capturing that feeling of not quite being a full person after many nights of troubled sleep
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #houstonartist #Sleepanxiety #insomnia
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"Hug"
A balloon recreation of Zdzisław Beksiński’s haunting painting
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #sculpture #sculptureartist #houstonartist #zdzislawbeksinski #Beksinski #hug
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Saturn Devouring His Son
A recreation of Fransisco Goya’s grotesque fresco, Saturn Devouring His Son. This piece kicked off the unrestricted phase of my balloon art.
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #houstonartist #saturndevouringhisson #arthistory #romanticism #fransiscogoya
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RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a small woman of immense stature whose legacy deserves to be celebrated by all who champion civil rights and gender equality, and whose absence will be felt for decades to come.
#balloons #balloonsasfineart #rbg #ruthbaderginsburg #ginsburg #rbgportait
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"Bust"
During the pandemic lockdown, I regained a sense of freedom in minecraft and fell in love with Kristoffer Zetterstrand's work
#balloons #balloonart #balloonsasfineart #balloonartist #balloonsculpture #sculpture #sculptureartist #houstonartist #minecraft #zetterstrand #minecraftpainting
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