ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2021 Submission

My name is Pablo Matute, I am 21 years old from Hallandale Florida and I am an artist, using mediums such as oil, acrylic, charcoal, ink and pastel. I grew up pretty isolated mainly by my own choosing, I was very nervous around people so the way I expressed myself was doing my drawings and sculptures. I’ve been drawing from a very early age but never wanted to pursue it as a career. I was often told by my art teachers in middle and high school that the type of art that I was doing wouldn’t be respected unless I was doing landscapes or photo realistic portraits my career as an artist would be doomed. It was only during my second year of college where I attended a beginners art class and met with my mentor John Selburg, who is a surrealist, as am I, he does these amazing giant charcoal drawings and it totally blew me away, the level of creativity that he has it’s just mind boggling and it’s what ultimately led me to rekindle my love for art.

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