ARTISTS: Raul Casillas
Detail: Goddess Apparition
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About the Artist
Raul Casillas Romo is a Mexican-Canadian artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. Long with painting and sculpting, Raul works in the film industry in set decoration department. Raul grew up practicing sports, break dancing, and studying Physio-Therapy. He later studied marine biology, sailing the Caribbean on the research vessel “Heraclitus”working with U.K.’s Institute of Ecotechnics on marine research and coral reef surveys for the Planetary Coral Reef Foundation.
As an artist Raul has been influenced by all the countries & cultures he has experienced. Raul is a self-taught artist who expresses himself in many mediums, constantly in the process of expanding and polishing his creative skills. Approaching painting as a form of meditation, his journey has recently entered into new realms that push the boundaries of his patience to new levels. His style of fantastic realism focuses on the organic interconnection between universal consciousness and nature, while grounding consciously in the present reality of our worlds big picture.
“Expressing myself through Art enables me to reach deep down into my “True Essential Self” to share that state of Interconnectedness that represents our evolving global consciousness. I meditate on global issues and I am inspired to improve my life and that of my community to help manifest a better planet, where we can coexist in true sustainable abundance and synchronic harmony with each other and nature”. – Raul Casillas
Website: www.raulcasillas.com/