Today we’d like to introduce you to Alien.
Hi Alien, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Since i can remember ive always had a fascination with creating art and there was always a deep pull to create and express myself. At around 19 is when i actually started to really paint. Painting is something i had always known i was going to do i just hadnt taken the steps to formally learn until i signed up for a class at the JCC. Things werent as easy as now We only had bob ross, some art books and the very beginning of the iphone which was nothing pike it is today…back then we didnt have all this technology at the tips of our fingers. It was alot of self taught skills so i took a step in enrolling in a painting class and when i got to the jjc the first day they moved me from basic to advaced classes. i was 19 and the next age up from me was like 50. I loved it and i really started to become obsessed with the art of painting. That class was 3 or 4 hours and theyd let me stay for hours after Painting away. Thats how it started. From there a few months later i enrolled in the Art program at Miami Dade College. Took some figure drawing and different drawing classes and although i learned alot it just didnt feel the same because in art class i felt like i forgot or wasnt allowed to play any more it was work now. So i fell off of creating for about 4 years it definitely felt like a part of me was missing and during that time I convinced myself that i had an artistic block that couldn’t be undone for too long and after a while i couldn’t take it anymore so i bought me some prisma colors and a black page sketch book and was like THAT’S IT!!! I sat down at this kava bar i used to frequent and just tried to sketch a decent circle i was tired of a plan i was tired of caring about perfection and i was tired of not expressing myself so i decided id plan to unplan and just whatever comes out comes out and at the moment was the birth of my signature style. That circle became this reflective planet being birthed from a rainbow prism moon that was also an eye laser in space while releasing radio frequencies. I was thrilled!! I felt free!! I was obsessed again! I remebered how to play again and from then on i had been drawing alot in my black sketchbook I would paint as much as i could in orivate and in public and and people really started to notice always asking to see what was the latest.
Now fast forwarding a few years into really getting into my art i had the honor of attending one of the coolest experiences which was to take a three day course in New york with Alex Grey and Allison Grey at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. Alot of people that know me know how much his work means to me. It is beyond art its spiritual its trancending his work was like an awakening to me. So this experiences felt unreal! I left that weekend massively inspired!!
So when i got back i decided to chase after what felt like a far fetched dream before but now i had a new confidence and i was going to chase a long standing dream. Which was to paint large scale murals with spray paint. For years i was like man that would be cool but maybe i dont have what it takes. I had opportunities way in the past and would back out i didnt have any guidance or even know many people that did this at the time except one person which really wasnt much help either. I had to battle this internal battle for years before i finally worked up the courage and decided this WAS for me and who cares if i mess up at first, thats the point! You gotta fail a few times to make it. So i bought a big variety box of MTN cans from Spray Planet bought some giant cardboard boxes and started practicing by month 3 i had done multiple pieces and finally felt the courage to move on to the walls. That was the birth of another obsession. I had alot of street artists try to make me feel like a fool for trying but then theyd see my improvement and the teasing started turning into praise. In the beginning i actually knew someone that was a writer and i went to watch him paint one night and when i asked if i could he said no. But another artist heard that and encouraged me to do it anyways (if he reads this he knows who he is and im still really grateful for that day) from then on him and a few other street artists really pushed me to grow as an artist and had my back and it helped me gain alot of confidence to move forward with these ideas i had.
It was extremely freeing and empowering to bring my portals and otherworldly internal world to the walls of wynwood. And then finally after exactly a year of painting walls I was asked to create a mural for the Moksha Art Collective. This was HUGE for me as this is something i definitelymanifested becausei was envisioning this in my mind fir a while. I had met ray even before i ever spray painted anything and before the alwx grey class and i will say being friends with Ray Orraca was ine of the biggest supports and inspirations for me to keeo going through Moksha i was abke to connect to a Collective of amazingly talented artists that really opened up my eyes to the possibilities. And looking back now, it’s clear that every detour, every block, every moment I doubted myself was actually part of the initiation. My art didn’t come from perfect conditions — it came from obsession, from curiosity, from refusing to let that spark die no matter how long it went quiet.
What started as a teenager in a JCC classroom turned into a lifelong journey of remembering myself, losing myself, and finding myself again through color, circles, portals, and play. From black page sketchbooks in a kava bar to the walls of Wynwood, to learning under the very artists who awakened something ancient in me all of it shaped the creator I am today.
Art stopped being something I “wanted” to do.
It became who I am.
It became the doorway back to myself.
And now I create from that place from the knowing, not the doubting. From the version of me who finally understands that the visions I see, the portals I paint, and the worlds I bring to life were never random. They were always calling me. And I’m finally answering, fully and unapologetically.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Absolutely not…my journey hasn’t been smooth at all. The art world can be incredibly insular and competitive. It isn’t always about talent; sometimes it’s about access, relationships, and learning how to navigate an industry that can feel quite guarded or gatekept. Early on, I encountered people who gave misleading advice or downplayed my potential, and I had to learn how to trust my own artistic compass.
But honestly, I don’t resent the difficulty of the path. The challenges forced me to develop resilience, independence, and a clear sense of who I am as an artist. If you can grow through those obstacles, you come out on the other side with a voice and confidence that can’t be manufactured. The struggle shaped me just as much as the art did.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m a visionary and psychedelic artist who brings inner worlds to life through hyper-colorful, otherworldly forms. My work lives where street art meets the spiritual
What I’m most proud of is not just the murals themselves, but the journey it took to get there: teaching myself to spray paint, pushing past fear, and building my own lane in an industry that can be intimidating and gatekept. One of the most meaningful moments in my career was being invited to create for the Moksha Arts Collective—an organization that deeply shaped my artistic evolution and connected me to a community of powerful creators.
What sets me apart is the source of my imagery. My work isn’t planned in a traditional way…it arrives. My pieces are born from visions, synesthetic experiences with music, dream symbolism, and my own inner landscapes. I create art that feels like a threshold: something you can step into, something that shifts you. My goal is always to open a sense of wonder and remembrance in the viewer, the same way the work of my artistic heroes awakened something in me
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
What I love about Miami is that there’s something for every curiosity imaginable. If you want your body painted on a yacht while a parrot chills on your shoulder—go for it. If you want a SpongeBob themed rave, no problem. If you’re craving a speakeasy jazz vibe, Miami delivers that too.
This city is quirky, vibrant, wildly unique, and unbelievably diverse. I love how many cultures breathe life into Miami—it makes me genuinely proud to call this place home.
What do I hate? The drivers, haha. And yes, there’s definitely a lot of entitlement and materialism mixed into the energy here.
Pricing:
- 2500
Contact Info:
- Instagram: Alien_creation_station
