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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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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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There isn’t a correct route through the arts. No syllabus that guarantees a voice, no ladder that fits every hand. You learn by marks that fail, by work that goes unseen, by staying long enough for the surface to answer back. The question isn’t β€˜What’s the right path?’ but β€˜What can I return to until it leaves a trace ...
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Art stretches beyond studios and salons. It lives wherever I make space for itβ€”in conversation, protest, celebration, or silence. The work begins again, always. That’s the only constant. Every medium, every project is an entry point into something larger.
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Have a spooky night everyone πŸ”₯
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Like a shark on the scent, I circle the workβ€”restlessβ€”as instinct pushes me closer and I debate what details should stay or go.
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And yet, a distance lingers. I turn the painting to the wall, a ritual I return to often. Out of sight, it loses its grip. I stare at the back of the canvas. The world moves on. So do I. That canvas becomes just another surface, another version of me, unloaded, waiting for whatever comes next.
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There will be signs.
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