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Andre Decolife Artist & Collector πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Active in the streets, art galleries and web3 πŸš€ /workinprogress πŸ”— www.decolife.co.uk
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I add a slow drying acrylic medium, keeping it workable while I decide where it belongs. 🎨
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That’s what gets me into the studio. The real work is not just to make beautiful images: it’s to honour that impulse, to listen for what the past carries through every tool I pick up.
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I step back and look out the window. The glass is cold under my fingertips. The London street looks how I feel: muted bricks, soft edges, grey light.
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That’s the connection: small revelations, a line falling just right, a shape emerging naturally. No single piece can sum up a life or a process; what people see is the result, not the unseen work, the insomnia, or the small victories behind it. 🎨
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Travel reshapes perspective and deepens understanding, quietly redefining what feels like home. ✈️
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Painting calls me back, and the joy comes with it.
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Happy β€˜socially acceptable alcoholism’ season. I’m opting out.
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Along the way there were graffiti crews, nights under bridges, immigration interviews, and gallery openings, some with life-changing sales, others where the silence rang louder than applause.
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So I’ll keep painting, trusting the scattered pieces will find their place.
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Unopened tubes wait: orange, yellow, green. A touch of vermilion warms it, ready to glow against grey.
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The still London street mirrors my state: muted bricks, soft edges, grey light.
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Looking back, there’s calm in knowing life is never finishedβ€”only paused until the next mark beginsβ€”an acceptance that the journey stays open. Each paintingβ€”and the life behind itβ€”quietly suggests that moments, however broken, can still be pieced into something meaningful.
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It feels lived, no designed.
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Part memoir, part studio diary, part essay on art, migration, labour and survival. ✍️
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We keep going. πŸ₯Ά
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