Magzoid - International Art Magazine | Edition - Nov,2020

“Inspire and Empower”
Artist Stories: Tommy Balogh
we would never face, putting
things in perspective for many of
us and giving a new meaning to our
life. The pandemic brought Tommy
out of his comfort zone. Through
these challenges he set up his
home studio, kicked up various
collaborations, participated in podcasts
and generated new concept
pieces to push his practice further
and spread his message to
the world through the digital realm.
Passing on your practices and lessons
as a creator is one of the
greatest gifts you can bestow upon
the world apart from your art. Tommy’s
message to other artists is to
never give up and fight for your passion
in life, which is your art. But the
most important thing is that if you
are young, plan ahead where you
want to be. That way you can step
in the right directions and define
your career trajectory early on. His
advice can not only be applied in the
field of art, but in all walks of life.
In Tommy’s view art is important
because it frees your imagination,
but if a student is serious about art
they must be determined and learn
through example to make it a real
career. Art is not easy to make into
a paying career, especially one that
you can support your family on. Having
said that, never losing sight of
the bigger picture and what you want
to contribute to the world at large is
very important. The source of your
drive should be what should be
remembered during the dark times.
A family is an unbreakable unit that
bears through every weather, making
sure its roof stays put. For Tommy
too, his family is his greatest inspiration
because they have gone through
it all with him, including his parents
in the early years of his career and
journey. He is highly influenced by
artists of the likes of Anish Kapoor,
Damien Hirst and James Turrell.
We encourage and highly appreciate
such actions where artists come
forward to stand along with the
other fellow community members
to share their experiences, views
and knowledge through "Inspire and
Empower", a series By the Artists,
For the Artists in association with
ARTOZE Gallery and Exhibitions.
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