You have range. You can play across the entire creative spectrum—if you allow yourself.
Don’t think for one second that you need to be boxed in. The old framework is dead; get rid of it. It was never just black and white. It’s a rich, infinite gray gradient.
Boring ABSRRD is when it’s only chaotic, dopamine-driven, and unhinged. That’s the easy route.
True absurdity also exists in the minimal and the quiet. It lives in the highly refined, the slow, and the contemplative. It’s the tension between the roar and the whisper.
We live in the "all" and everything in between. Range is simply a shift of intensity, pacing, intent, and context.
This is how you bring flavor, culture, and a specific perspective to your work. This is how you move past the copy and the imitation. When your work is uniquely synthesized, it becomes a rare take.
When you explore the full spectrum, you find greater joy in the process.
Don’t limit the vision. Use your range.
Here’s What You Missed This Week
1M views on IG for Box Breathing video.
This might be a one hit wonder but just in case I dropped two more to keep the algo happy but thats it! lol
It’s 4-4-4-4Breathing. Get it right! (see video below)
This easter I dropped some hairy bunny luchador masks. A little bit of punk, fire, and fried eggs. Check out the variations and video.
I’ve been way too much with Seedance. Did you catch my catfish with human legs and chicken wing arms running for his life video? See below.
Creative Works That Inspired Me
AI-Assisted
Is this corparate woman in mars? Art by Benttibert
Mexican & Arab worlds blend together by Sard Visuals
Human-made
Man films himself crushing random things with his forehead.
Possibly the best easter outfit. Absurd indeed.
Breaking perceptions of reality (with cameras) by Francois Vogel
Love these handmade silly face ceramic vases by Jimmy Dlanza
Announcements
Some of my work is coming to Fellowship’s DAILY (an art program that support artists working with new technologies). This would be my second time working together. Check out the profile.
I updated the absrrd.com page.
New apparel drop coming soon!
See you next week!
Sway 🫠
