"Our lives are dominated by sequence and repetition. The steady hum of daily routines often drowns out the subtler notes of idiosyncrasy. But it is the novel, nonsequential moments that deserve our attention. My work reflects life's sequence but offers a break from that repetition by magnifying the finer, erratic moments, and juxtaposing them together. 

 

I am inspired by artists like Park Seo-Bo, Huguette Caland, and Cy Twombly, who bring the hardware of their art into the spotlight of their work. The texture of material, the frames of their pieces, are just as important as the content on the canvas itself. 

 

In a world saturated with external noise, we often neglect the most powerful source of motivation—ourselves. I strive for my work to be a mirror through which an observer can quiet the commotion of everyday life and examine the echoes of their past self, alongside the self they are now. In doing so, what do you learn about the person you are becoming?

 

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io is a Los Angeles based abstract artist, merging painting and sculpture. His work tackles themes of identity and lived human experience, with an emphasis on accessibility and acceptance. 

 

io mainly uses heavy body acrylic paint and matte mediums. He creates soft pastel palettes with distinct black line work often taking the shape of his character, the "lil guy," a genderless human-like being intended to be a mirror of all people."