Julian Gilliam aka LOGIK
Julian Gilliam aka LOGIK is a visual artist who decided to call Chicago his home after graduating from Columbia College Chicago. As a native of Ferguson (St. Louis), Missouri his work portrays a tainted and dark perspective with a silver lining. Being a product of systematic oppression, the focal idea within his body of work is the promotion of self-liberation. He’s dabbled in various mediums to help him create towards the BIG picture; animation, film, photography, fashion, painting, events, and corporate advertising as an art director. What’s the BIG picture? He plans to manifest his own version of Disney. *drops mic*picks it back up. Currently he’s working on his first solo show called, “Advocating Ignorance”. During his residency at FMK he will be creating a piece to be a part of its series.
I also like the ambition behind his goal of creating his own version of Disney, because it reflects a desire to build something truly personal and lasting. Reading about artists with such diverse approaches makes me want to explore creative games like Veck IO in my own downtime. I’m curious to see how his “Advocating Ignorance” solo show develops.
It was interesting to read about Julian Gilliam and his creative journey because stories about passionate artists are always inspiring. After reading features like this, I usually play Wacky Flip which is a physics based flipping game that keeps every session fun and challenging.
Julian Gilliam’s work sounds fascinating, especially the way he combines different mediums to explore self-liberation while still leaving room for hope. I like the ambition behind his “BIG picture” too—building something with the broad creative reach of his own version of Disney. It also reminds me of Monkey Mart, a casual management game where creativity, organization, and gradually building something bigger all come together.
Julian Gilliam, aka LOGIK, uniquely captures the struggle for self-liberation through diverse mediums. His work truly embodies the profound impact of art in addressing systemic issues and envisioning a brighter future, much like the vision behind the orb of creation.
His practice spans 1v1 LOL animation, film, photography, fashion, painting, live events, and corporate advertising, where he’s also worked as an art director.