J. Slattum
Artist | Professional | Traditional Art

United States

" Not places but versions of our world, twisting and turning, flying and learning...

These snippets, all in your mind, doorways and portals to another find...

A lucid validity in another land, tiny life on a grain of sand,
Sliding through fingers of a clocks hand.

Decisions and Decisions. Visions of Visions...

This is what I see."


I believe, the Artist Shaman sees the world through a different window. A universe of information behind every thing we observe- stories, emotions, and magic. Seeking enlightenment, a vortex-mind driven by curiosity or anything that answers a philosophical "Why?"

Inspiration is bountiful as I look at humanity and our potential, whether we squander or strive. There's so much positive I try to portray in my work, to inspire. There's also an equal, balancing, amount of negative I enjoy mocking and bringing forward to challenge my viewer. It is not art unless it creates a universe of thought in the mind of the viewer. "


J. Slattum is an outsider artist, his work entering a surreal world with topics ranging from mythological science-fiction and metaphysics, to humanity's potential and politics. After a near-death experience in 2007, Slattum fell into a world of paint, inspired by a personal enlightenment. Working from his studio in Portland, Oregon, his work is collected internationally, thanks to a deep underground online following.

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Current Residence: Portland, Oregon
Favourite genre of music: Rock, Alternative, Industrial
Favourite style of art: Psychadelic, Surreal, Lowbrow

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