JUSTIN BOTTAZZI
ABOUT ME
I was born in New Orleans but raised in North Las Vegas. Growing up it was my initial dream to get into film but eventually gave up that dream for this one. I had gone to SUU in Cedar City for the photography Bachelor's degree (with a minor in philosophy).
My Artwork revolves around Fear specifically. I feel that fear controls us all in the worst of ways. I’ve made many mistakes and experienced so much pain, something we can all relate to. The conductor of that pain train is fear itself. I created this art on fear not because I’ve found that ancient reptilian meaning I’ve been searching for my whole life. But because deep down, I needed to see those demons myself. That the parts of me I hid away didn’t have to suffer in silence or be some grand philosophical essay to share with people. The art is just…me and I can be happy with me. I want my viewers to experience the same nirvana. No one should feel they need a story of suffering for their pain to be important, it’s yours and no one else’s. Don’t let it consume you, it’s a part of you that you might find isn’t so ugly as it’s hauntings…so look it right in the eyes.