Project_ISM - erotic art & public nudity

JASKOLA

ARTISTS STATEMENT

I am a work in progress. There was a time when I made a conscious decision to make myself the best, most creative and optimal person that I can be, to break down my ego and open my heart and mind. I didn't like the fear-ridden, anxiety attack-ridden , negative, depressed, pessimistic person that I was. Always waiting for the right moment to do things, and holding back on pursuing my dreams. So some of the first steps I took to work towards making myself a better more complete person was to break down societies, and my own, self-imposed boundaries and irrational fears and insecurities. I had an epiphany once and decided that if I fear something for no good reason - then I MUST do it. By throwing myself in the deep end and confronting these fears head on I am liberating myself, opening up to new experiences and expanding my consciousness and liberating myself from myself. To find out who I am, stepping beyond my ego and stubborn perspectives. Hence over the past few years I've thrown myself into burlesque, modelling including nude, erotic shoots, and trying pursue my dream, to be an artist and tattoo artist and a suicide girl. I let the universe and my instincts guide me, and I am just seeing how it all plays out. I've done things that I never imagined I could do, or was capable of doing. I found hidden passions and gifts. Found strength and determination that was lying dormant. Experienced the intense crazy, beautiful, passionate, chaotic, creative, broken, scary life that I only ever read about. Met the most amazing, incredible, people but also the worst, hateful and shameful people. But I've learnt that you need the bad to appreciated the good, you need the suffering to pay your dues, you need the pain to find intense passion. So anyway these encounters and experiences have lead me to taking part in the beautiful project, Ishotmyself. This is another way for me express myself and a fun way to support my artist and model lifestyle. I may not have the love and appreciation of my body just yet, but I am working on loving myself more. But I am my own worst critic and always will be. However I do believe that most people take themselves, their bodies, love, sexuality and sex way way too seriously. And as a result there are some out there (porn and trolls and nasty people) who have turned sex and nudity into a violent, demonizing, demeaning, shameful and distasteful thing. I hope by expressing myself in a respectful, fun, artistic way I can help change the minds of some and make it a more respectful, more accepted and more sensual. That is my way of changing the world, by making myself a better person and by opening the minds of a few people (even one) and by putting beautiful, creative, loving energy back into the universe. Whether I get the same back from others is irrelevant. I am resonating on a creative plain, and I will keep going. Sometimes, I don't know why I do things, I just push forward and follow my instincts. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Enjoy. xx

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Jaskola 'tulle_tease'
09 Sep 15
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ARTIST PROFILE

birthplace: Australia.
currently living in: Australia, for now..
occupation: Artist, Tattoo Artist, Model, Burlesque Dancer.
age: 26.
height: 5'2".
weight: 52.
relationship status: Single.
starsign: Scorpio.
biggest passion in my life: Art! Creating the world around me and making myself a better artist. Bittersweet love.
I like to listen to: anything that pierces my heart and moves my soul. Also podcasts.
I like to watch: documentaries, comedies, animae. Anything that resonates with my dark sense of humor.
I like to smell: the smells of tattooing; the green soap, Bactine, viral clean, Bepanthen etc,.
I like to taste: honey, sweet potato, nuts, chocolate, raw desserts, kangaroo meat or game meat, smoked fish.
I like to feel: freshly shaved heads, sheets on my smooth skin, leather, jewelry that I can fiddle with.
favourite part of my body: My tattoos. Having art on my body at all times helps me love myself.
favourite part of someone else's body: It really depends on the person. Or eyes, the window into their life unseen.
Why i shot myself: To break down my self-imposed boundaries.
who I'd least like to see shoot themselves: I am in no position to judge anyway, nor pass judgement on such things. That would make me a hypocrite.
who I'd most like to see shoot themselves: Anyone who really means it, 'It doesn't matter what you do! Just play from your fucking heart,' Bill Hicks.
my website/fav website: www.suicidegirls.com/members/jaskola and www.facebook.com/jaskolaart
Most outrageous thing I have done: I such a strange individual that my whole life is outrageous. Or at least I wouldn't know how to pinpoint one. Life is chaotic and outrageous so I don't know how to define outrageous.
Bands I like: Tool, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, System of a Down, Die Antwoord, Nirvana, Slipknot, Graveyard Train, Carina Round.
Books I like: Art books; old random picture and art books that I can use for references. Graphic Novels, Rant, Fight Club, War of Art, 48 Laws of Power.
Films I like: Fight Club, Inglorious bastards, Sin City, I Saw the Devil, Ichi the Killer, Fifth Element, V for Vendetta, Dark Knight.

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JASKOLA