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March 23, 2024 / William Burrell Philpot IV

ART - DESIGN - PHOTOGRAPHY - BUSINESS - Ai

“EXPERI…Mental”

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CHANGING because it’s what’s being demanded! Don’t just change clothes, brands, colors and your idea of “cool”. Change the whole gawd damn thing! That’s not what they’re counting on!

This needs to be a place of disruption. There needs to be a space for disruption. In being a free Black Man, everyday seems to feel like an experiment—a GRAND experiment. The experiment is to survive and maintain ones sanity within maintaining the identity because we were never meant to survive. Not by the measurements of those they call the founders of the American country by White European settlers.

Incorporating the most previous Digital Art Piece; “LOOKING THRU FROM THE OTHER SIDE”, this piece includes Design text elements to spell out the actual message. The experiment is to survive and maintain ones sanity while knowing and understanding that there are many things to question as to improve upon who we are and what we do. Everything that we are has been hijacked. Commercialism for capitalism has provided a means for People of Color—specifically Black Men of Color—to be met and confronted with many types of societal dysfunction. How Black Men are perceived and why stand at the forefront as products and responses to slavery and post-slavery issues exacerbated by technology and the associated social media platforms. As a part of “The Dichotomy of…”, this piece embodies thoughts and ideas we have about the Black, Brown and African American issues. There is a need for a new identity and understanding of “Black”. In being Black, we are sophisticatedly complex requiring caution with care.

Like so many things around us, the term “Black” and Black People are deserving of a revision and revitalization. Where it is quite obvious that Black and Brown communities see tremendous forms of dysfunction, this is where a clear and blatant revision needs to be addressed. In the art. In the music. In the conversations and banter. We see where the values, principles and priorities originate, reside and become action.

We need to change how we see things. We need to change how we are informed of this world. We need to change how we see and are informed of ourselves and our relative positions to everything else. We need broader talk and social groups and areas of concern. We need greater ways of expressing ourselves while still maintaining a reserve and discipline that acts with a priority of looking out for each other rather than to sacrifice. Change needs to happen. Change needs to happen because—we believe—People of Color, Ethnicity and Culture are heralds and harbingers of Change. We are Change…itself.

This piece was inspired by some other Abstract Artworks. Done as a digital piece due to the ease and availability of current technological resources, effort was nonetheless added to cultivate this depiction. Using multiple brushes and unique colors, this piece has helped to springboard a renewed interest and enthusiasm for Abstract Art especially within current modern and over-commercialized times. This work is not to serve as a digital download but more a custom piece only available thru Liam Ian himself for those who truly can respect and understand the art.

*This piece is developed as a stand-alone Wall Art piece however it is to initiate and inaugurate works of this type from Liam Ian Black and LIAM IAN LLC. While many opportunities have been offered for NFT and DD cultivation, this piece can only be officially copied and sold with the inclusion of Receipt and Catalog Numbered Coding. See this item Available Soon at LIAM IAN DESIGN!

NEW HANDMADE DIGITAL ABSTRACT ARTWORK

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NEW HANDMADE DIGITAL ABSTRACT ARTWORK

March 22, 2024 / William Burrell Philpot IV

ART - DESIGN - PHOTOGRAPHY - BUSINESS - Ai

“LOOKING THRU FROM THE OTHER SIDE”

While we’re continuing to learn and play around with Ai Art Generators, we’re doing things the old fashioned way. After all, we are operating within our ARTS Quarter!

“LOOKING THRU FROM THE OTHER SIDE” continues the journey to symbolize the light and darkness that resides within me and the life for which I’ve had and continue to live. As we all have to operate within the dark sometimes, we can peak thru to see the other side. Sometimes that peaking thru is like viewing a world that is familiar and then not. A simple piece, it continues to convey what and how I see. The lighter and the darker while the lighter still seems dimmed or affected by the scattering of darkness. This is the universe as I’ve come to know it; not entirely light and good filled with dark spots like sadness, loneliness, loss, fear and hatred…yet there to give way to those aspects that are more…positive, affirming and reinforcing. Within the dark…is everything. From the dark…comes…everything. From the dark even comes the light.

*Within us, there are always more than one side to what exist. There’s often more to the picture and so we must strive to traverse the different sides as necessary. Even with more than one side, there’s also that space in between where things are not so clear or discernible. This is where we must trust the flows that push us from one to another. We must strive to be patient and observe—be willing to experience rather than attempt to see, hear, or feel directly. We should keep ourselves open to the greater forces that affect all that is around us rather than giving and applying definition to make sense of it all.

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MOTIVATION & ART. ART & MOTIVATION.

March 17, 2024 / William Burrell Philpot IV

We’ve seen a lot! I’ve seen a lot. I’ve seen a lot in this life and I still have a ways to go. At the age of 43, I’ve gotten a lot of experience in dealing with my people in the Hood, in the Middle Class and even some that live some pretty “Elite” and high-end lifestyles. Ranging from Southeast DC to Tysons Corner, Virginia to PG County, MD to Potomac, MD, I’ve had the unique opportunity to engage and assist folks who have had the common trait of entrepreneurial ambition within them. As I look back on all of those situations and circumstances, the other commonality was that they saw value in me. It wasn’t a hard task for me to focus and accelerate ideas and plans on my creative pursuits but moving back into the position of a Coach and Consultant is now where my eyes reside.

As an Artist, I know what it’s like to encounter and endure obstacles. I know that there are a number of obstacles that can often keep us from moving forward and that hinderance can last for some time. I’ve come to the understanding that Art is dependent on another form of Art; Motivation. The Art of Motivation is such because one must learn methods and ways to be effective within the project and process getting up and getting things done. Sometimes it’s not even about getting things done but more so in being energized and encouraged. Encouraged and energized to DO. To just do.

With the perceptives, paradigms, thoughts, ideas and concepts of Coaching and Consulting with others, I’ve begun to integrate them within what I create because of how I create. Leaving out or aside the confines of religion, my Spirituality as African American Man is key and fundamental to all that I create. Purpose. Meaning. Vision. Mission. Integrity. Value and Worth. These are the priorities and most concerning factors to what and why I create. My art—our art—is often done with a dedication to People of Color, Ethnicity and Culture in America than abroad. The motivation here is purely to DO because once this existence is over it’s all done.

THE MESSAGE

Whether it be my Art, Design work, Photography, Coaching, Appreciation or Support of others, my message of motivation is quite plain and simple; Just do! Do because no one else will do—nor can do—as you do. Your engagement of the world is essential because it is the necessary outcome of your existence and presence. You are worth it! You are worth it all—it ALL! You are worth it…even if you are the only one who feels it. It starts with you!

THE MOTIVATION BOOK

The Motivation Book is a Custom IP Project to Appreciate, Encourage and Inspire Black and Brown People, African Americans and People of Color, Ethnicity and Culture. This book is to contain positive messaging and imagery that will go the way of doing what needs to be done in abundance for these groups today and into the future. Proposed to be completed in Spring of 2024, this book will further convey our thoughts and Ideas on Black & African American Progression, Development and Success. Stay tuned!

MOTIVATION & ART. ART & MOTIVATION.

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NEW HANDMADE DIGITAL ABSTRACT ARTWORK

February 18, 2024 / William Burrell Philpot IV

ART - DESIGN - PHOTOGRAPHY - BUSINESS - Ai

“HAPPILY DRAWN”

While we’re continuing to learn and play around with Ai Art Generators, we’re doing things the old fashioned way. After all, we are operating within our ARTS Quarter!

“HAPPILY DRAWN” is a special piece done by Kendra A. Philpot. This artistic piece represents the fun that all girls should have and feel within life. At 9 years old, Kendra is becoming quite an exceptional artist and creator always ready to present and offer her thoughts and ideas on Art and Design. An avid gamer, Kendra is allowed to entertain her creative abilities to help build self-confidence and facilitate self-exploration. She has a mind that is often full of creative stories and energy enough to engage the creative progress with care and ambition.

This piece is a special Artwork. Done as a digital piece due to the ease and availability of current technological resources, effort was nonetheless added to cultivate this depiction. Using multiple brushes and unique colors, this piece has helped to springboard a renewed interest and enthusiasm for Abstract Art especially within current modern and over-commercialized times. This work is not to serve as a digital download but more a custom piece only available thru Liam Ian himself for those who truly can respect and understand the art.

NEW HANDMADE DIGITAL ABSTRACT ARTWORK

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February 18, 2024 / William Burrell Philpot IV

ART - DESIGN - PHOTOGRAPHY - BUSINESS - Ai

“SPIRITUAL HORIZON”

While we’re continuing to learn and play around with Ai Art Generators, we’re doing things the old fashioned way. After all, we are operating within our ARTS Quarter!

“SPIRITUAL HORIZON” symbolizes the light and darkness that resides within me and the life for which I’ve had and continue to live. Wishing the light is chaos and an order to that chaos while within the dark—where it seems more static—there’s more uniformity to what’s there. Where the light seems to imply or include a more stone or masonry type style and aesthetic, moving gradually into the darkness seems to have more cohesiveness within its depths. The appearing and disappearing line is that of the trajectory of life that has defined me at it goes deeper into the abyss of the darkness—although within that abyss there are riches to be discovered and to be told. The red splatter at the lower left symbolizes the passionate beginnings of life thru pain. The Circle within the darkness depicts that of a central form, idea or entity that exists right there in the middle. Where in the light there is nothing but the blood and the beginning of the journey, within the darkness you have a fixed and single point that is enclosed within that which helps to define, reinforce and protect this single point.

*As I look over my life, I know that I came truly from nothing to very little. Love was not a part of the process in for inception. Love was not a large part of my birth nor my development. While getting older and further solidifying my identity and who I am to become, I also learned much more about the mysteries of my life. Overall, the darkness has a certain and specific beauty to it and that helps to inform what came before—the idea of coming from solid foundations only to then know and understand that the foundations where in fact based upon objectivity and paradigms and were in fact the accumulated imagery of chaos. The disorder and dysfunction that brought me into this world have help create great depths of who I am and am to become. I began as William Burrell Philpot IV—unrelated and unloved from those who I would share the name with—only to then become Liam Ian Black. While I reside within the black or darkness, I further am much more that what people might assume I am…and yet still lacking.

NEW HANDMADE DIGITAL ABSTRACT ARTWORK

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February 11, 2024 / William Burrell Philpot IV

ART - DESIGN - PHOTOGRAPHY - BUSINESS - Ai

“LINES TO NOWHERE BUT HERE.”

While we’re continuing to learn and play around with Ai Art Generators, we’re doing things the old fashioned way. After all, we are operating within our ARTS Quarter!

“Lines To Nowhere But Here.” is an illustration of how life is sometimes perceived. Where things nowadays are routinely thought of being straight or narrow or even focused to the point of leading to one particular idea, concept or truth, we reside in ways, places, and spaces where definition is often diminished or over-bloated. Where things should become beautiful, sound and serene, they do not and therefore are not. While on the surface, this piece may look like something anyone could, the truth is that no one has done it. Thought, care, direction and reflection were incorporated within this piece to ensure the installation of meaning and purpose. The piece has been romanticized but for more than enough reasons than one…especially as answer to the modern trend of art being easily developed and consumed without patience and feeling yet to be easily consumed.

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ARTS QUARTER 2024

January 15, 2024 / William Burrell Philpot IV

THE DICHOTOMY OF…

ARTS QUARTER : DEVELOPING NEW ART PROJECTS

The purpose of our Arts Quarter is to spend time researching, cultivating and developing new custom Artworks for branding and retail sale. The intent is to further develop products that are in harmony with our creative beliefs. As we maintain our dedication to classic yet innovative styles that represent and resonate with Communities and People of Color, Ethnicity and Culture, we’re looking to further develop pieces and products that test and enhance our creative capabilities. Prioritizing Environmental Aesthetics and Interior Decor, we’re developing Wall Art pieces that help to appreciate, encourage and inspire the communities we strive to serve and are already a part of.

“Paths” - © 2024 Liam Ian (LIAM IAN LLC)

Adhering to the 2024 theme of “The Dichotomy of…”, our custom works will shed light on Founder and CEO, William Burrell Philpot IV and his cultivated artistic persona; Artist, Designer and Photographer, Liam Ian Black. Showcasing thru work development is the difference between who this one man was versus who he has become. From the extensive varieties of life experiences that have shaped and informed his perspectives and identity, 2024 custom IP projects are to help manifest a number of pieces that reveal his truth as an Black and African American Man within this modern world. Forever ambitiously seeking the next level, quality, value, substance, communication, (as the Entrepreneur and CEO) William Philpot reviews to make a greater leap and transition into that of Liam Ian (as Artist, Designer and Photographer).

With end-game goals of storytelling and filmmaking in mind, 2024 promises to close out the loose ties of an old life to fully realize the next. Focusing more on The Passion of Creating as an African American Man, the artwork, products, projects and services being brought to market this year will assist in reaffirming and strengthening Communities and People of Color, Ethnicity and Culture as an effort to assist those needed answers and perspectives for the future.

Moving forward after 2024, we expect to be moving away from the format of Art and Artwork Development within our business model as to better incorporate other aspects of our business and who we are.

2024 ARTS QUARTER SCHEDULE

January: Sketch Pad / Canvas Sketch / Paint / Large Canvas / Digital Sketch / Digital Paint

February: Digital Sketch / Digital Paint /Mulitimedia Canvas

March: Multimedia Canvas, Canvas Paint, Canvas Design, Sketch Design

ART DIRECTION

“Created Better Than Well” - © 2024 Liam Ian (LIAM IAN LLC)

Growing up heavily influenced by art styles hip hop and comics, I’m still informed and influenced by such. As we’re living in a time of more, we have too many options. Thru technology but less time, we feel less connected even though there are more connections. There are more artists, creators and influencers with less influence, less creative originality, and less artistic authenticity or the space to be seen and proven as authentic. We have more choices yet less clarity in what truly fits and represents who are as customers, clients, consumers and communities. Our own individualities now often get lost when using products made by others to identify and convey who we are...or think we are.

This Arts Quarter, we’re focusing our efforts to combine different and varying artistic disciplines to address the identities of the modern Person of Color, Ethnicity and Culture. Employing a symbolism to the current and modern social and socio-economic situations of the diverse Communities of Color, we’re developing—and working with other artists to develop—works that transcend the paradigms, perspectives, ideas and concepts of the day. Most prominently is the use of Inspired Abstract Art with Cartoon or Illustration. The effort is to manifest the luxury appeal and application of Abstract Art to levels that are more Urban and base-level as Cartoon and Illustration. This artistic direction adheres to our 2024 theme “The Dichotomy of…”

Our imagery is still to Encourage and Inspire People of Color, Ethnicity and Culture.

LIAM IAN - BUSINESS

While applying some much desired focus on Art, Design and Photography projects, we’re still operating in a multifaceted capacity to serve our Business Service Clients (BSC’s). We’re engaged in supplying Development Services for Entrepreneurial, Small Business and Creative Commercial Projects. Strategic Coaching & Consulting for BSC’s is still being designed to better communicate our principles, values and perspectives as Art and the Art Industries continue to evolve and change especially with the incorporation of technologies and other associated multi-market influences.

LIAM IAN - Ai

With the successful integration of Artificial Intelligence into our operations as to refine the mundane and often redundant tasks required, we’re devising new goals that invite new avenues and opportunities for revenue generation. While on a very human level, we’re applying our attention on the continued development of Artworks and associated products and services, we’ll be using our newest resources to push forward the agendas of doing good business.

LIAM IAN - RETAIL

LIAM IAN DESIGN (Shopify). LIAM IAN LLC on ETSY. LIAM IAN on AMAZON. With a number of retail locations, we’re revising what we’re bringing to market. Strategizing with brands, manufacturers, vendors and affiliate structures, we’re bringing to the forefront what matters most to us; Art, Design, Photography…and much more.

Research Recommendations:

We’ve engaged in an extensive process to research and develop works that cater to the interests of those who appreciate Art at its greatest potential…especially in representing Black and African American People and other People of Color, Ethnicity and Culture within the modern day. We’ve not limited our search to those entities and platforms that are specifically Art oriented but also those that use Art as a way of a refined life.

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