Holey Kids

Portrait of the Artist

Holey Kids

You now?

We have centered our works around the idea of collaboration for the last ten years. We conduct practices in which we attempt to further our connection to one another and be seen as one entity. 

Central issues?

We have a lot of listening to do. We wanted to create a shirt design to promote the amplification of melanated voices and to encourage everyone to speak out against injustices. Black lives matter. Black Trans lives matter. Black futures matter. 

Subconscious influences?

Every interaction we’ve had. 

Everyone we’ve ever met or observed. 

Mural Fest 66

Conscious goals or ideas?

We know nothing. 

Attempting to remind ourselves to remain in the moment. Recognizing every experience is new. We’d just like to live with intent. 

Past influences?

Clayton Brothers, Os Gemeos, Blu, Dabs Myla

Mavis Pusey, Chris Burden, Marina Abramovic, Ulay, 

Richard Brautigan, Sylvia Plath, 

Francesca Woodman, the Beat Generation 

Painting DVIS 2019

Near Future?

Get back on track, whatever that means. Create because it’s what we can do. Maybe finding more meaningful projects to get into, projects promoting ideals we have, rather than just concentrating on keeping things afloat.

Personal attitude?

Stagnation. We typically use our art as a vein to work things out therapeutically. For once everything feels so heavy, that lifting a pencil or paintbrush just seems hard. Some days there is that drive to push through it all...but then there’s some glimpse of reality, and it’s harsh, and it just barrels through all of the motivation. Leaving behind some scatter-brained movement and barely any finished product. 

Context/Peers/Community?

In so many ways, the system is failing us. Burn it down. Keep fighting! 

Sayings That Should Go Unsaid

Psychological Hopes/Fears?

Hopes: Hoping to come out of this pandemic with more clarity mentally, being more mindful in action and in presence. 

Fears: Cognitive dissonance. Forming some unwavering personal truth bred from our own individualistic lenses and not allowing any room for growth. 

Outcome? Future visions?

Make shit, and have fun with our friends & loved ones while we are here.

Holey Matrimony

Proceeds from Connection T-Shirt Pre-Order benefit Transpire OK (transpireok.org) and the Marsha P Johnson Institute (marshap.org)