Bevon M. St. Louis-Brewster

“I first became an artist out of necessity,” says Bevon, who grew up in a place where individualism wasn’t tolerated or encouraged. He found an outlet for his self-expression in art, particularly clothing. His work is about making it more acceptable to feel and express difficult emotions such as sadness, anger, lust/love. Although not having a formal art education has felt like a hurdle at times, taking advantage of the beautiful artistic community in New York City and being open to different mediums has shaped his practice. Financially speaking, trying to produce work and compete with creative peers in what is still a predominantly white male controlled art world is another challenge. Bevon’s current project is called            レーサー  (Racer) a Japanese cyberpunk-inspired motor sport clothing line. A collaboration with artist James Moore, the line should be produced and available by summer. Another project in the works is an art installation called “Perspectives of the Black Heart” which will contain some of the artist’s perspective/ grid print work and serve as “a metaphor for the spaces people of color/women find ourselves confined in.”