Today, I talk with Dakarai Ashby, Los Angeles based collage artist, designer, painter and editorial illustrator from Cleveland, OH. We talk about passion, persevering and the power of hope. Dakarai has published three art books that catalog works created between the span of 2014-2016, 2016-2019, 2019-2021. He has participated in countless group and solo exhibits over the span of 10 years and has had work published in publications such as The New York Times, Wired Magazine, Readers Digest and several more.
In our conversation, Dakarai speaks about his faith and describes what that loos like in practice. He talks about how he defines well-being and how modeling that is a demonstration of his leadership. One of Dakarai's profound realization is the peace that comes with you are collaborating with the right partner. In his case, he states it is collaborating with God that provides that peace!
Dakarai's collages are small windows into the worlds of black surrealism & afrofuturism. Each piece tells it’s own story that is entirely up to the viewer to create based on their own observations. When creating these collages Dakarai focuses on color, shape and composition to tell a story or to give the viewer a unique feeling.
Check more of his work at the link below:
http://www.dakaraiart.com/collage
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