Damian Crowley

Classically trained arts apprentice residing in Los Angeles whose work falls under the genre umbrellas of classical realism as well as representational. Primarily dealing with figurative and still life, Damian’s work is a myriad of themes that can range from dark to joyful. Yet all his works share one main characteristic, and that each piece tells a story. These stories are at many times meant to also educate the viewer or society in general. His dark works tends to dwell on areas that are either taboo, rarely talked about or taken seriously; such as the reality of mental illness, societal ignorance toward children’s education, suicide, depression, discrimination towards males in fields such as childcare and how society views them when it comes to child rearing, and pain and suffering. Damian has Asperger’s syndrome, one of his weaknesses which is bred by this, is communication specifically being able to fully articulate what he is saying. As such many people misunderstand him or do not understand him at all. His art is his second voice and the language which he is most fluent in which truly does the bulk of his communication while his physical voice just does the meager everyday things to get by. Along with Asperger’s syndrome he suffers from PTSD, ADHD, and anxiety. For Damian, the dark side of his art is a way to not only to educate others and communicate what he is going through but also a way of healing. The more joyful side of his art specializes in compositions which evoke memories of joy, childhood, celebration of form and movement, love and just everyday moments which seem to tell a story that viewers can sometimes find uplifting or overall relate to. He received and is continuing to receive his training during evenings and weekends at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, and other schools that teach classical and traditional approaches.