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A LETTER FROM THE CREATOR
The world is a beautiful place full of diversity and wonder. When we escape our bubbles of comfort and immerse ourselves in the unfamiliar, we discover inspiring individuals, vibrant histories, and unique ways of life that challenge our perspectives. Repeated exposure to these experiences empowers our ability to think creatively, affords us a deeper understanding of the world, and connects us to our humanity.
As a person, I've fallen in love with the pursuit of these collisions—with learning, exploring the world, and immersing myself in the stories of other places and people. I find my inspiration for my works both in the materialization of the social world—in culture, social relationships, and the happenings of everyday life—and through the investigation of it. Reflective of my personality, the ways in which I explore and express these experiences as an artist is through two oppugnant creative processes.
When inspired by my logically driven mind, I create works that investigate the nexus between everyday life and the abstract mechanisms that shape them. Taking an academic-like approach to my process, I leverage my background in psychology, sociology, and anthropology to understand the world and people around me. Then, I transform that understanding into color, composition, and movement to produce works that are conscious, challenging, and provoking.
However, when I'm not overthinking, my affinity for the romantic side of life guides my creative endeavors. I often find inspiration in cultural experiences and the mundane happenings of everyday life. I’m keen on capturing the natural movements of people and their presence in moments—raw and full of emotion. I share the stories of people and places with the hope of connecting us to others and our humanity.
Ultimately, I aspire to turn my journey of learning and exploration into visual works that create the collisions needed to empower growth–that through my works I can challenge myself and others to consider our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Thank you for being here. I'm forever grateful for those who join me on my journey of discovery and choose to support my artistic pursuits.
sigue el viaje // segui il viaggio
THE ART OF BALANCE
There’s a lot of content on this site—photographs, brand projects, artworks, written explorations of psychology.
Modern marketers might suggest I niche down—to create in a way that’s comfortable for others, aligning with algorithms and convention. However, to do so would be to repress the expression of identity.
My work across mediums reflects the ebb and flow of my existence, a continuous journey of learning and growth, where balance is found in embracing the full spectrum of creativity and self-expression.
There is no single style or topic or medium. The only throughline in my work is that it is an embodiment of me.
ARTIST BIO
Isaiah Castillo is a Mexican-American multimedium artist based out of Austin, Texas. Born in Houston, he spent his early childhood in diverse inner-city neighborhoods before moving to monotonous suburbs. Exposed to stark differences in ways of life, his early socialization sparked a curiosity for learning about people, communities, cultures, and the mechanisms that shaped them. As a young adult, that curiosity turned into a passion and led him to pursue multidisciplinary studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated in 2019 with a B.S. in Communication Studies, a minor in Sociology, and a Global Business Certificate from the McCombs School of Business.
Oft inspired by his passions for social science and culture, he seeks to create projects that investigate the nexus between everyday life and the abstract mechanisms that shape it. Leveraging his academic background, his process focuses on utilizing psychology, sociology, and anthropology to understand the world around him, then transforming that scientific understanding into color, composition, and movement to tell visual stories. Through design and photography, he seeks to produce works that are conscious and challenging with the hope of inspiring viewers to consider their relationships with themselves, others, and the world around them.
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Austin, Texas | 2015-2019
B.S. Communication Studies
Minor of Sociology
Global Business Certificate