Tyler Oliver & Ava M. Hu

About the Artists

“I am a poet and mixed media artist interested in all things that cause light to form.” – Ava

“I am a filmmaker and photographer who is passionate about uncovering what lies beneath the surface of life, and transforming our human experience through visual storytelling.” – Tyler

What are five hashtags that describe your work?

#god #camera #ink #enlightenment #myth

What is your artist origin story?

“The way water does with other water.” -Ava

“I dropped acid at 8 years old and saw God.”- Tyler

What is your favorite medium right now and why do you love it?

“The space in between.” Ava & Tyler

What is on the horizon for your work in the next year?

The cosmos. – Ava & Tyler

How has being in Bushwick influenced your work?

“It is the center and meeting point. ” Ava & Tyler

What Bushwick artists do you admire and why?

Mon·o·lith·ic
ˌmänəˈliTHik
adjective
1.
formed of a single large block of stone.
-Ava & Tyler

Tell us your most memorable exchange during Bushwick Open Studios.

Ch. 2 : The Journey InwardMoyers: (Standing in For Artist One) : Do you ever have the sense of being helped by hidden hands?Campbell: (Standing in For Other Artist Answering) : All the time. It is miraculous. I have a superstition that has grown on me as a result of invisible hands coming all the time — if you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in your field of bliss, and they open doors to you. 

Was there something you want to share that was not asked?Campbell: (Standing in for Artist Three Answering): We are standing on a whale fishing for minnows.

You can learn more about Ava Hu Tyler Oliver here.

INTERVIEW FOR ARTS IN BUSHWICK 2018