16-Year-Old Visual Artist Unveils Another Mind Melting, Color Saturated Wall.
Gardena, California, April 5,
2022 - In
today’s post Covid reality Sterling Molldrem aka SilverStreetz has weathered virtual
high school Zoom classes, isolation, doubt, lack of motivation, and every emotion
in between. Channeling that emotion and
energy, Sterling has brought to life his latest mural located at 115 W. VictoriaStreet, Gardena, Ca. 90248. Measuring 22’
x 18’ it captures the gods who come for a population remaining complacent and
stagnant. Constantly plagued by creative
blocks and doubt, SilverStreetz struggled, like so many others, with the emotional
aftermath wreaked by Covid. This mural
brings to life his struggle to stay actively creative, push through walls of doubt,
and resist the lazy comfort of creating the same ideas and technique on loop. This electrically colorful, hyperactive
landscape is SilverStreetz reaffirming to himself there is no substitute for
hard work and tireless dedication to one’s craft.
SilverStreetz created this mural, for the
first time, with no playlist or music.
Choosing instead to summon his own energy and states of conscious needed
to achieve every detailed aspect. “While
music is an awesome expression of an artist’s soul, I felt it was really only
giving me dopamine hits and ego heavy bursts of energy. The music was driving my choices and creating
my energy. This isn’t how I want to create. I’m the only one to generate my energy and
drive my decisions. If it takes music to
do that, then it’s not my soul in its purist form shaping my art”, remarks the 16-year-old
visual artist.
About SilverStreetz – Primarily self-taught since 2005,
SilverStreetz is a visual artist currently attending Los Angeles County
Highschool for the Arts (LACHSA). He works
with mediums ranging from oils, acrylics, spray paints, charcoal, and digital. His works range in size from post-it notes to
commercial building walls.
