FREDRICK CLARIN
SPOTLIGHT : AN AMERICAN MIXED MEDIA INDIAN ARTIST
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FREDRICK CLARIN – AN AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIST
My name is Fredrick Clarin and I am an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. I came out as an artist back in 2013 with spray paint on wax paper and canvas. I started out always wanting to draw and create from a very young age, eventually was humbly brought into Lakota Jewelry Visions and was gifted the training of silversmithing.
What’s your background?
I have a background in jewelry-making as a Silversmith out of Rapid City, South Dakota under Mitchell Zephier at Lakota Jewelry Visions. I learned to do spray paint style art from the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada, but took my art into the fine-art world. My art has evolved into working with mixed media and I came out in 2021 with a new style of works in that genre.
Who or what inspired you?
As far as inspiration I find it in Love, Ways of Life, Culture, and look to a process of learning through doing. I also am inspired from the stories that are told and the works of my ancestors. Only recently have I even considered expression through making things the expressions of art.
Any words of encouragement and advice for anyone who may want to pursue a role of an artist?
View being an artist like being on stage and life has chosen you to play the part. Don’t fear walking onto the stage. Be who you are. In that moment is where The Shine can be truly seen. Free forms of expression!
Upcoming Shows?
Upcoming shows will be at “The People of the Plains” POP in Rapid City, South Dakota July 2023. This is a juried art show along with two days of booth sales, where I sell my hand-made arts. During this two-day festival there are poets, musical artists along with fashion designers and models in a runway style event.
Would you like to leave contact information for someone interested in viewing your work?
Website: https://www.quickbearcorner.com/
Email: Matokaabeya@gmail.com
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