

Parker Moses
Hometown: Chicago
Based in: Chicago
Hometown: Chicago
Based in: Chicago
Parker Moses is an emerging Mixed Media artist from Chicago, IL who grew up being captivated by either making, cutting out or being captivated by individual photographs. After living in Seattle for a decade with his wife, he later became intrigued by how unrelated images provoked more questions than answers, whereby the next phase was finding out what happened if paint, pastels or collage elements were layered into the mix, which created more impressionist, mood pieces. Parker Moses has long been influenced by a wide range of music, psychology, design, lighting, books, insight meditation, Gen-X era magazines and travel. Not to mention origin stories, coincidences and how unsettling the unknown and unclear can be for people. What is most satisfying to Parker Moses is the age-old artistic notion of finding poetic meaning and unexpected interest in everyday life, which may spark new connections with viewers and collectors.
What inspires you?
A calm, populated art museum, riding a bike, meaningful conversations, productive people, heart felt people, visiting new places, a cool bass line, a 1,000 different songs, a trail through fern laced woods, Roland Garros, the congregating before a live show, hotel lobbies, rich deep colors, coincidences, a well slept brain.
Describe your creative process.
I see something that catches my eye and continue to pull on that intriguing string, trying different things out, but usually it's on the first or second pass, not much editing.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Unexpected, unconventional, atmospheric.
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
I've been impressed and drawn in by loads of creative souls, from Paul Auster, Andy Goldsworthy, Sumire Kudo, Lindsey Harald Wong, Jen Lange, Masamitsu Shigeta, David Hild, many indie collage artists, Joseph Adolphe, Saskia Colwell, David Lynch, John Brosio, Christina Kent, Pat Perry, John Singer Sargent, Konstantin Korovin, Zoey Frank, Yann Lacroix, and many graffiti artists.
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
In the long-run and often in the short-run, your willpower will not beat your habits. Consistent habitual creativity even if it's thrown out vs producing mostly when randomly inspired.