A bold self-portrait in mixed media, Validation Is for Parking explores identity, creativity, and the courage to live without approval. Torn, reassembled, and crowned, the artist’s face becomes a canvas for transformation. Layers of texture—gold squares, red molding paste, film negatives, handwritten text, and collage—speak to the fragmented yet radiant nature of the self. Words like SOUL, LOVE, and Spirit of the Artista emerge like affirmations, while checkerboard film-strip edges frame the piece as a reel of memory, truth, and becoming. A quiet French sticker whispers: Aujourd’hui c'est extraordinaire—a reminder that now is everything.
