Today we’d like to introduce you to Kristin E. Bazan.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
My love of photography began at the ripe old age of 8. I used to spend childhood summers in San Antonio with my dad and sister, visiting Sea World. He put a camera in my hands, and I took as many pictures of Shamu as I could. I’ve been hooked ever since! I loved taking photos whenever I could, but I didn’t get serious about it until college. I graduated from UTA with a BFA in Studio Art. After that I immediately started photo retouching – we can’t all be working artists, no matter what college professors tell you 😉 I did that for about ten years, and am now creating a new path for myself.
Please tell us about your art.
My work has been evolving over the years. The longer I work my corporate life, the more intense the itch is to create something for myself. I draw inspiration from every single thing going on around me. Which means the work I produce is constantly shifting gears. For the longest time, I told myself I was a photographer, and that was it, that I couldn’t paint because I wasn’t formally trained. That I am a horrible drawer, so I can’t do that either. Sometime in the past year (I can probably thank therapy for this) I stopped telling myself what I can’t do, and I gave myself permission to try anything. And most importantly, just to have some fucking fun. Art is an outlet for most of us, it can be riddled with pain, and it’s how we process things we can’t communicate in a different way, but it’s also fun to work on something for so long and see it come to life.
I’m interested in collaborating with people that are just as passionate as I am about creating that final image. A friend and I worked on a home interior test together and while we almost killed each other 😉 the body of work is amazing. That work led me to create an entirely different body of work, one that I had never attempted before. That’s the best feeling in the world, creating work that leads to other work that leads to better work.
The last thing I would say about my work is how I approach every kind of thing I create. I’m direct in everything I do, I take the simplest path forward, and that’s true for my art.
Choosing a creative or artistic path comes with many financial challenges. Any advice for those struggling to focus on their artwork due to financial concerns?
Be… creative 😉 It’s not the tool that makes the artist, a great artist can create with anything. It doesn’t matter what camera I use, or that I buy my paint at Michael’s with a 40% off coupon, it’s how I use it. I’ve come across some really great (women) artists on Instagram lately that rely on big, fat sharpies to draw amazing line work. Or cut out shapes from paint chips to use in collage. Or, and what I’m really fascinated by, collected dirt and clay mixed with oil to create their own paint.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
www.kristinebazan.com – I don’t update this as often as I should, but it has my fine art work on it.
Instagram.com/kbaz – if I’m working on something new this is where I’ll share.
vsco.co/kristinebazan – for all my beautiful iPhone photos. 😉
Contact Info:
- Website: www.kristinebazan.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/kbaz
Image Credit:
Kristin E. Bazan
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