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The Masks Artist JOHN PAUL FAUVES

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"When judgment is gone, you feel the freedom to create. I started to paint wearing a mask so I could create without ego. I could detach myself from the idea that something has to be in a certain way so it will be liked. The masks are a life project. I've been focused on masks for 18 years (since I started painting). It is also partly to show people that being connected to myself without caring how you look to others is rewarding."
- John Paul Fauves
"Art is an expression from the soul, and the soul is something limitless. This is why I am always searching for different elements to bring into the work."

John Paul Fauves (b. 1980) is a contemporary Costa Rican Artist who lives and works in San Jose. Heavily influenced by the Fauvist movement of the early 20th century - John Paul seeks to eternally question and challenge

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