Paolo Mejia’s oeuvre deals with the formality of art and the metaphysical state that deals with gestalt or automatism of the subconscious. He amply applies the formalism of art as he makes arbitrary subconscious choices, or gestalt, in his artistic processes, with a bit of chance. In Paolo’s art processes, ideas and inspirations are conceived from the abundance of forms, shapes and patterns from nature and materials. He also uses man-made mechanisms and objects as his initial inspirations. Sometimes, innate sensibility is used to make art. All-in-all, these are the inspirational factors in Paolo’s art making.

As an experimenting artist, Paolo continues to explore things new, ephemeral and traditional. These are what drive Paolo to make art. Art making has become a big factor in Paolo’s life. In retrospect, art has become his life. He has been making art for more than a fifteen years and has shown at different venues locally and regionally. He currently is living in the Bay Area sharing what he loves to make to others and enjoys informing others of what he has learned through the process of art making.

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