Jesse Draxler

Jesse Draxler Is A Mixed Media And Multidisciplinary Artist And His Pieces Combine Painting Photography Collage Typography And Digital Painting. Among Their Characteristics Are Distorting The Human Form Working In Grayscale And Abstract Landscapes. On September 4 2020 Draxler Will Release Reigning Cement An Audio-Visual Project Consisting Of A 100-Page Book Of Photographs And Collages Paired With A Music Album Formed By Audio Assets Given To Thirty-Four Musicians Who Could Arrange Them At Their Disposal But Only Adding Vocals Mirroring The Sonic Equivalent Of A Collage. Both The Visual And Audio Material Was Taken From The Noisy Industrial Area Outside Of Draxler's Studio Which Is Located On The Outskirts Of Los Angeles. On April 3 Draxler Released Its First Single "Time Reign CemenT" Featuring Full Of Hell Vocalist Dylan Walker Alongside A Music Video Premiered On Revolver. On June 12 It Was Released The Second Single And Video For "Them" Featuring Electronic Band Vowws Through Juxtapoz. Jesse Draxler's Varied Influences Include Heavy Metal And Electronic Music Zen Literature Automotive Machinery Background Noise And Films. He Says That Much Of His Work "involves Directly Translating What I Hear Into What I See." He Tends To Write And Journal Extensively Before Working Believing That "the Inception Starts With Thinking About It Or Processing An Idea In My Mind."Before Relocating From Minneapolis To Los Angeles In January 2015 Draxler Cut Out All Color And Started To Work Solely In Black And White. As A Colorblind Person He Described His Transition As "natural" And Felt That It Opened Up His Artistic Vision Rather Than Limiting It. Draxler's Work Has Inspired Music By Daniel Davies And Zola Jesus read less