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At 1:51pm on May 21, 2009, Henning Stumm said…: Hey Phokus,
what's good?!! thanks for accepting my request. very cool artwork of yours, I'm diggin' it.
One Love
Henning

At 6:06am on January 12, 2009, 2Hez said…: p.s. love your works !!!!

At 6:06am on January 12, 2009, 2Hez said…: Hey man nice to meet ya !!!!

2Hez

At 5:50pm on November 22, 2008, MuthaWit said…: Back in ATL for a minute, fella. Got work to do with the folks. Lets connect. B

At 12:32pm on September 29, 2008, MuthaWit said…: Sup, man?

At 8:46pm on September 15, 2008, MuthaWit said…: Hola, Phokus! Dude I just read your post to Ms Mills about spoken word and Saul Williams being a good reference for you. Did you ever hear that cat from ATL Yohannes? He was blazing. I thought he was really going to explode. He brought acting so much into his delivery that it was mad engaging. By the way, "Leaving Here..." came on the player just as I was bout to type this. Same thing happened with Mills music as I was reading. Her song came on. Hmm. :-)

At 5:06am on September 9, 2008, Mills said…: Just read the interview Phokus. The richness exudes...funny, I in the last few months have made a transition from something "Hip Hoppy" to something "Rocky". I'm sure I'll swing and sway though. It's not that I feel Rock is more or less innovative, because spoken word is the WORD...and is kinda my beast set free (although I wouldn't say I'm a rapper). Rock for me is somehow the distant soul, a root of grungey painful bliss ...and Hip Hop is the changeable child within that....er..this is all off the top of my head and will probably change...but these are my fresh thoughts after reading your interview. I admire the balance you seem to find between painting and music...I'm still struggling with the balancing of different creative outlets as it's easy to fall into seeing them as seperate, when as you say they are really one.
Big Ups! 8-)

At 12:10am on September 9, 2008, PurpleZoe said…: Most definitely.
I sent you a message asking for your email. I'll send the questions there when I get it, and you can send the answers back when you get a chance.

Shine on, Phokus.

At 7:39am on September 8, 2008, Mills said…: INCREDIBLE new artworks you've posted!! That's not to say that your existing works here aren't equally as striking. Thanks for the inspiration!! 8-)

At 2:09pm on August 29, 2008, TENDERHEAD said…: Sup Phokus!
Holding down the ATL like a wrestling move~keep working your magic cuz we love what you do!
Cheers,
Shena

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Name:

Phokus (the artist)

Bio:

1972
Born: November, 1972 in Atlanta Saturn or Mars or there of somewhere in between
1990
Self-learned, 15,000+ studio hrs. 1990 - present.

PHOKUS BORN DEMETRIUS LILLY DURING THE AUTUMN OF 1972 IN ATLANTA GA. "I HAVE BEEN AN ARTIST AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER AND ART HAS BEEN AN ANCHOR, A LANGUAGE I BECAME ABSOLUTELY ENAMORED, AND COMFORTABLE IN. A SELF TRAINED ARTIST I AM BY ALL ACCOUNTS. IN THE MOST RESENT OF TIMES I HAVE SHOWN ON A MORE CONSTANT AND CONSTANTLY MOVING SCALE." WITH A COMPLICATED PERSPECTIVE OF THE WORLD. THROUGH THESE EYES YOU OPEN YOURSELF TO QUESTIONS YOU WOULDN'T ENTERTAIN: YOUR VIEWS, YOUR HEART, AND YOUR VOICE. NEVER PREACHING NOR ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AS A DICTATOR OF DECORUM OR VIEWS OF LIFE. HE ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY OPENLY QUESTIONING HIMSELF. WHICH OPENS THE DIALOGUE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR HEART.

Exhibitions:

Black Roots and Red Clay 27th of feb-april
Archibald Smith Plantation Home
Roswell, Georgia

erotioncomlex.03 Oct 27th @ Ironwood art-house
a group showing

DJ Spooky @ the Loft Oct 27th
Featured artist invited to show

Blanc et Noir (a relapse) Nov 24th @ Ironwood art-house
a group showing

THAT BIG --- ART PARTY (SHOWING 39 PEICES)
one night only> july 27th 2007

THE NEO-RENAISSANCE ART HOUSE FROM JUNE OF 2006 TO 2007 IN VARIOUS GROUP SHOWINGS

GALLERY 1530
APRIL OF 2006

SPHERE GALLERY
MARCH OF 2005

PRESS:
AJC Thurs April 12 07
(Wright describes mixed media artist Phokus as "an amalgamation of everything thats happening , from animation to abstract to poetry. " Phokus contributes a painting that includes the poetic text"cover your eyes/quiet./bullets look for homes.")

AJC Thurs April 12 07
(Wright describes mixed media artist Phokus as "an amalgamation of everything thats happening , from animation to abstract to poetry. " Phokus contributes a painting that includes the poetic text"cover your eyes/quiet./bullets look for homes.")

NAL online magazine video interview

MuthaWit
The Banality Of Evil Focused Through Phokus

Posted by MuthaWit on September 7, 2008 at 3:30pm

Info For Stalkers - Email, IM, Skype and Whatnot:

Phokusthearist @gmail.com

http://phokustheartist.blogspot.com/
my notorious myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/phokustheartist
I am also In a band called Dwarfstarr

Recordings:

While on a serious mixing mission with my current project (Dwarfstarr)to finish this awesome album entitled AGNUS . I will give a list of my favorite musical explorations:

Bluemunk
Dolldaze
C'beyohn
Izz Nevermind experience
Atlusthirteen

The Written Word:

WUD (Blood And Tears)

It's always better on the other side/ with meaning comes pain,
closer than a stranger with loose lips.
Finally the world has caught up with me, angry and ill.
On a rainy Monday night - I find my salvation- I misplaced it for a while there. Forgiveness is for the elderly in the twilight of their lives.
Only an echo could have caught that.
Forever immortal.
Loosing trust and faith.

ARTIST STATEMENT
ART IS THE VOICE OF THE SOUL DEFINING ITSELF IN AN UNMISTAKABLE MOMENT. IT'S VOICE UNIVERSAL AND COMPLETELY CODED. I WON'T LIE TO YOU, THE HARDEST THING TO DO IS TO GET THAT IDEA/FEELING-----OUT IN A TANGIBLE APPLICATION. MANY TIMES OVER IT CHANGES OR EVOLVES AND THAT WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT REMAINS THE ROLE OF THE JOURNEY ITSELF.

Who Are What You Eat:

Vegan

Orientation

Straight

Band Members:

Ron Smith on drums and backing vox, Eric Lieland on rhythm guitar lead vox keys, Scott on bass, Phokus on lead guitar , keys, loops drones, conspirator to riots.

Band Influences:

To many to list in one sitting

Band Label:

Indie

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So I was encouraged to do some selfless shameless plugging of my body of works so here are couple of places to see what I am up to.

http://phokustheartist.blogspot.com/

and my notorious myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/phokustheartist

I am also In a band called Dwarfstarr.
I do sound track style and audio art production under an alias Atlusthirteen.
And I do some production here and there.

I am currently seeking galleries, curators, film makers, etc etc. Anyone open to doing productiv… Continue

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