Hi my name is Xavier. Ever since I was a kid I was drawing things and absorbing various art. So now that I am older I like to make art. After delving into my art studies I found that I enjoy new and different ways of making and also experimenting with ideas of humor and life. I think it was hard for me to find my voice as an artist and what sentiment I would like to try to communicate. My experiences in life lead me to focus on those associated with solidarity and happiness. I like to look through a surreal lens in my work as it culminates ideas of reality and dreamscape. Some of the important focus topics of life that I are addiction, mental health and modern politics. This stems from a personal relationship with drug and alcohol abuse and institutionalized rehabilitation as well as growing up in a 'live fast die young' culture in New York. Additionally New York has certainly exposed me to a more vibrant sense of the world and the people that live in it. Aside from the more serious side of artistic practice, I also like to just create something that is confusing and makes the viewer uncomfortable. I would like to create things that avoid commentary of anything specific, but try to convey a message in a unique way that maybe I might only understand. I hope I can create a relationship with my art and viewer where they are questioning the feeling or message of the art.