INNER SPACE

TITLE

Inner Space

ARTIST

Jimi Keirn

Fariss Ryan

CREATED

May 2024

LOCATION

2nd St. and Yucca

ABOUT THIS PIECE

"Inner Space" explores the irony of humanity's pursuit of distant galaxies while much of our own planet and inner selves remain uncharted. This artwork combines celestial and earthly elements—planets, moons, stars, and crystals, alongside a whimsically depicted UAP abducting a longhorn to add some levity. - Jimi Keirn

ABOUT THIS ARTIST

Jimi Keirn is a self-taught artist from McAllen, TX. He paints feelings using color and motion. Every experience and every moment of every day comes with feelings. For years, he suppressed and ran from those feelings. He was unsure what they meant, didn’t like how they felt, and inevitably ran from them. Avoiding his feelings led to loneliness and isolation, stunting his emotional and spiritual growth. But then he found art. Painting allows him to set those emotions free. It lets him put onto canvas what he can’t put into words. His hope is that my art connects to everyone on some level.

Fariss Ryan is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brownsville, Texas. His work spans music, film, design, animation, and visual arts, capturing the rich diversity of life’s experiences. Specializing in digital media, Fariss has also embraced mixed media, skillfully integrating painted art pieces with cutting-edge augmented reality. This fusion creates immersive, interactive artworks and murals that can be experienced through phone cameras via QR codes, drawing viewers into a unique exploration of animation, texture, color, and light.

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