Sly Watts
Sly Watts, THE SKY IS FALLING, Acrylic, Charcoal, and Oil Pastel on Canvas, 96 x 96 inches, 2021
Sly Watts, THESE N____S IS WATCHING, Oil, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Ink, and Acrylic on Pastel Paper, 57 x 42 inches, 2021
Sly Watts, AS I JOURNEY INTO THE UNFATHOMABLE, Oil, Charcoal, and Spray Paint on Canvas, 60 x 77 ½ inches
Sly Watts, UNIMPRESSED, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Ink, Paint Pen, and Soft Pastel on 4 11 x 14 inch Canvases, 22 x 28 inches, 2019
Sly Watts, born and raised in New Orleans, LA, taught himself several creative skills, including illustration, painting, rapping, music production, and animation. Sly later formally learned graphic design, which evolved into a freelance design practice. Sly then created artworks based on music he would write, record and produce in Ableton Live. He continues to develop his visual work with large-scale illustrations and paintings. These works explore the expression of characters in abstracted settings, and how those characters reflect our thoughts and behaviors. His music experiments with hip hop, pulling from jazz, funk, electronica, rock and pop, among other genres. Sly continues to construct work through different mediums, in order to map various forms of emotion and movement.
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