“I’m in a constant quest to catch up to my ideas etched in a little beat up book. I want it to be a struggle and force myself to create in uncomfortable situations to learn and grow. Sink or swim. I work quickly with a primal flow from mind to canvas. I work a 9-5 job, but I truly work 24 hours a day as an artist. I am inspired by classic films, sexual tension, addiction and mortality. I am exploring sculpture and film. I am pushing myself to the edge and over it.”-Clay Bakkum

Bakkum was a finalist in Artist’s Wanted’s Art Takes Times Square 2012 and had his artwork displayed on 20 ft screens in Times Square in NYC. He is an award-winning and published photographer. A graduate of the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, Bakkum has also directed digital shorts and continues to pursue different forms of artist media.