The Work
Visual Machete
MOTIVATIONOnce I attended a dinner party for fellow Artist and Creatives, and we began speaking on ART; who makes it, who decides. I had cleared the floor for my voice and due to the fact I was the ONLY colored face invited to this dinner party; I had several things to say when I essentially interrupted by a ANON Caucasian Photographer who said to me:
“The work you are trying to do sounds great, but you know…Black Artist dont create work like that”
I leaned into the table, climbed it, and slowly slithered across it, crawling on all fours until my face meet his.
I looked him dead in the eyes and said.
“Watch Me Bitch.”
-V.Machete-
INCEPTIONConnection is a core part of the process.”
Eleven years ago I met a man. That man placed a camera in my hand; my 1st DSLR Nikon. That man became my husband; now EX. however; we remain friends, love each other, and he will always be apart of “My Things.
He encouraged my work and loved the way I see/saw things. He would often say to me, “You see people.Its like you see right through them.”
I do that…see through..by waiting for moments when the person/muse thinks Im not paying attention to them.
Im “checking my ISO” on the camera.. or right after they have said something personal.
Most often…its while they are thinking.
“Your quiet moment is
“The shot”
