ARTIST PROFILE

Darrien West is a self-taught abstract collage artist from Lincolnton, Ga. His work is comprised of acrylic and mixed media in which he attempts to visually depict emotion as it relates to current events, personal life experiences, political, racial and economic issues. Due to Darrien's love for financial literacy and numbers he often includes financial and mathematical concepts throughout his work as well. 

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He finds inspiration from artist such as Jean Michael Basquiat and Romare Beardon. Darrien defines his work as "An Auspicious Abstraction of Realities and Experiences of Life. I try to live a positive and open-minded life, My goal as an artist is to bring that to life on canvas." He's been in a variety of exhibits throughout Atlanta, Ga. Currently his work exhibits at Gallery Andersen Smith in Atlanta Ga. and Okeeba Jubalo Gallery in Charleston, SC.

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Darrien is also a stock broker and resides in Atlanta, Ga. His work can be found in various private collections throughout Georgia and other states. He's a member of the Atlanta, Ga. based art collective, The Obsidian Collektive!