Bill Halleck

My name is Bill Halleck. I am a local artist in San Jose California who creates multi-media artwork. I enjoy using paint, tile, brick, glass and wire. Art is my life! My passion is “upcycling” and social awareness. “Upcycling” is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials of better quality and for BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE. Social awareness is the active process of seeking out information about what is happening in the communities around you. I believe EVERYONE NEEDS TO FEEL, BE HEARD, VALUED, RESPECTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED. I am HIV positive, gay and in recovery, and this inspires my art. WHAT DEFINES ME IS MY COMPASSION FOR THE HUMAN CONDITION AND THE PROTECTION OF MOTHER EARTH.