Self Portrait Series #7 - Evolving Charizard - Jig Young
05/23/24
2 weeks ago I had this physical sensation that felt like I was evolving into Charizard.
I texted my friends “wtf what’s going on hahaha I’m evolving I can feel it. My soul and brain are rewriting & rewiring from art. I’m becoming Charizard. Wild’
The image of an evolving Charizard, the flickering of black and white always gave me the most visual stimulation as a child. Even until today.
An evolving Charizard is still so fun to watch more than 20 years now.
I realized I love this image because that’s who I am.
I’m evolving.
I’m constantly flickering between black and white.
I live in the duality of my shadow and my sun. My wrath and my passion.
I’m the 17 year old dreamer and the 28 year old patriarch at the same time.
I’m constantly evolving everyday.
I may never reach my final form but that’s okay.
I want to stay in the evolving. In the limbo. In the unlimited growth without any boundaries. Without any ceilings.
My growth is non stop. This is fucking wild.
Do you feel it? The intensity?
I’m leveling up every fucking day. It’s crazy.
— i texted this to my friends when i thought of this piece:
The 3 levels of external motivation (which exists even for internally motivated folks)
You learn to use hate to push yourself
You learn that hate is bad fuel So you try to remove it all together from yourself and avoid in others
Then you learn that hate is good fuel when love is there to pull you up and protect you from the negative impact of hate.
You learn how to convert the hate of others for you into pure fucking love and optimism for the people in your life (your wife, your family, your friends, and your community), your mission, and the world at large