Oly B shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Good morning Oly, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
Lately, I’ve seriously committed to my routine, because I believe it’s impossible to reach a “new level” without changing old habits. So now I wake up at 5:30 a.m., take a contrast shower, do stretching and cardio. After that, I go to Pilates. It helps me activate my energy for the day. I also have a rule: during the first hour after waking up, I don’t touch my phone.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m OLY.B, a contemporary artist based in Miami working with portraiture to explore time, memory, and human presence. My ongoing series “Breaking Time” combines AI imagery, resin, and real broken glass to show cultural icons as if they’re pushing through shattered time into our reality. I’m interested in how certain faces outlive their era, and I’m building a focused body of work around that idea in galleries and art fairs.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Well, I’ve been a successful artist since birth, I just didn’t know it yet. I believe we’re born with a purpose, and it’s incredibly important to realize what yours is and simply move toward it. Some people come to this realization earlier, others later – everyone has their own pace. I’m still on my way to the level I want to reach, but I know it already exists within me. And I would advise not to listen to who the world tells you to be, but to rely only on your own inner feelings, otherwise, there’s a big risk of going down the wrong path.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
Pain is just another feeling, like all the others, and it’s important to experience and accept the full spectrum of emotions rather than hide from them. Without knowing the bad, we wouldn’t be able to truly enjoy the good. Honestly, when something difficult happens in my life, I often feel grateful to the universe, because life won’t give you something you’re not strong enough to handle, and after situations like that, you come out even stronger and wiser. So there’s no need to be afraid of your emotions; instead, you need to learn how to live with them in harmony and balance, without letting them control you.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
All people are multifaceted. I have many facets too. Of course, some of my traits can dominate depending on the environment, the situation, my mood, and the stage of life I’m in. But overall, I don’t take my image from somewhere outside – these are all different parts of me. Sometimes some of them simply come forward more than others, and it happens intuitively, without any specific plan.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. If immortality were real, what would you build?
Ha, that’s an interesting question, because the entire concept of my art is essentially built around immortality. I believe that subconsciously we all strive for a kind of immortality through the mark we leave behind: some people have children, some invent things, some create art. My work is about people who managed to achieve this “immortality” and remain among us even after they’ve passed away (or some are still alive but have already left an indelible mark on history). So in a way, I’m building immortality through creating my art. I’ve already developed a concept that no one has created before, but my goal is to elevate it to such a level that it will be remembered even after my physical body no longer exists.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.olyb.art/
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