It’s definitely something that I’ve been conscious about incorporating in all of my work. I want to make sure that you see the brush strokes, that you see texture, you see that movement and energy. “I love that idea of every stroke being captured as a moment in time, so that’s something I’ve been trying to incorporate ever since. His perspective on art and his approach to his paintings was greatly impacted by an interview with artist Cy Twombley in which he described every brush stroke as a historical document.
He intentionally adds facture, which is the visual mark of the artist, into his works to infuse them with energy and movement. Even when completed in a medium such as spray paint or marker, there are hints at his background and affinity for fine art. Virtually all of Phansavanh’s works are figural, and most have what I consider to be a painterly quality. “She showed me the possibilities of art, the opportunity to use it as a form of self-exploration.” “It wasn’t until I got into high school where I had this amazing teacher named Mrs. These organizations are “like family,” said Phansavanh, who never misses an opportunity to work with them.īorn in Kansas City but raised locally by his mother, Phansavanh can recall his first dabblings in art as early as 5-or-so-years-old when he would scribble doodles of ninjas on the walls of his Forest Park apartment.
Phansavanh also frequently works with Living Walls and the OuterSpace Project by ABV. I had never even considered it until Peter reached out,” he said, referring to the event’s founder Peter Ferrari. “Forward Warrior gave me the opportunity to start doing public work.
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