Ian Valor Studio

An independent fine art and design studio based in the Minneapolis metro area.

About my work

"Am I just seeing things?" It’s a question I find myself asking often, and art has always been my way of exploring the answer. I've always liked that "aha!" moment in art when something finally clicks. Maybe it's finding a way to visualize a feeling I can't quite describe, or making an impossible image somehow possible on canvas. But I also like when things don't click. When you can stare at something endlessly and it still doesn't make sense. Eventually, you start filling in those gaps yourself, finding your own meaning in what's there.

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Latest Work

From the Studio:
You're Just Seeing Things

This series is about the blurred relationship between our perception and reality. Stare at something long enough and you'll find the image starts to change, our reality takes on new forms. These whimsical pieces encourage us to use our imagination and see what might not be there.

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