Describe to us the process of creating such visuals and how you piece together all these details into your art. They come alive like microcosms of pop culture symbolism and other whimsical beings. An element that is authentic to you is how you incorporate smaller motifs into a silhouette of a much larger image. It is so fascinating to view your work and observe the detailing that goes into each visual. Lately, I tried to stay away from brand work as much as possible because I want to get back to a place where I’m 100% to create what I want to create. Hopefully, when I’m older and more established, brands will trust my vision and just let me take the lead. It’s hard to get full creative freedom, I also think my age comes into play here. But on the flip side, there are a lot of rules and guidelines you have to follow when working with brands. Working with these big brands allowed me to be a part of projects that I couldn’t have done by myself. It all came much quicker than I anticipated. It’s super exciting! I was 17 when I did my first branded project with Fanta. I’m super grateful to have to build a community of almost 3M people there! What has it been like to garner the attention of brands like Porsche, Converse, and Samsung at such a young age? Tell us about your experience working with such prominent entities and what sort of challenges or triumphs you encountered while working with them. If I could get their attention on YouTube I could show them the progress behind the artwork for 10 minutes instead of 2 seconds! I’ve also always looked up to a lot of YouTubers and I have a passion for filmmaking, so YouTube came pretty natural to me. It didn’t make sense to me that I would spend hours and hours on an artwork only for people to scroll by it for 2 seconds on Instagram. Once my Instagram got around 25k followers, I also started a YouTube channel. (Even though I probably will never ‘create the perfect artwork’, the pursuit is the most exciting part). For the last couple of years, it’s been my goal to just perfect my doodle style, I have a vision of how I want the perfect artwork to look and I try to get closer to that step-by-step. People have been able to follow my journey and see me grow my artistic craft and career over the years. This way I would progress my skills in a rapid way, and I’d also post it daily on Instagram which in turn grew me an audience. But when I started taking my craft more seriously I promised myself to finish 1 drawing a day. □ Before I was 16 I’d draw sporadically, there would be days or weeks between drawings. I detested coloring in my drawings back then, that has fully changed now haha. It just started as quick black & white drawings on the side of notebooks. I came up with the doodle style you still see today, but it looked way different back then. I’ve made art my whole life but started taking it more seriously when I turned 16. Can you tell us about the evolution of your aesthetic over the years since you first started honing in on your craft? Your style is vibrantly teeming with thrill and wonder. Vexx's work has propelled him to millions of subscribers on Youtube.At such a young age of 22, your work has certainly blossomed and thrived in the world of art. His striking art style incorporates colorful doodles, occasionally accompanied by realistic drawings. Vexx, also known as Vince Okerman is a skilled illustrator. I only started doing street art 9 months ago this is crazy. Got the opportunity to make Street Art on Melrose Ave, LA □□ The figure ships in an embossed, matte protective outer sleeve. The packaging was illustrated by Vexx specifically for this collectible release with soft-tipped velvet markers. On the feet are designer sneakers, picked out of Vexx's wardrobe. On the bottom of the graffiti is a stack of multi-colored bills, a flower bearing a dead inside expression, a one eyed creator in a mask, as well as a boom box, explosion and additional doodles wrapping around the figure. The UFO contains a clear plastic glass bulb which houses two eyeballs complete with eye lashes. The doodles come to life in the form of 3 dimensional graffiti. Out of the can emerges a beautiful scene straight out of Vexx's imagination. The figure itself shows a kneeling Vexx, in a blue hoodie, wearing a respirator and holding a can of spraypaint. Each color was selected from the original markers used by Vexx during his design process. To make this figure fit into the packaging, our artists wrapped the graffiti around Vexx's body in a 360 view, while maintaining the integrity of the original artwork. Vexx began the artistic process by sketching out a concept of himself spray painting a street mural made up of his most famous doodles. It was developed over a period of one year with close collaboration between Vexx and Youtooz designers. Youtooz brings Vexx's signature doodle art to life with the release of his limited edition collectible.
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