Portfolio Review: TTK Reminisces on His Youth in His Favorite Paintings

"This painting is part of a collection I recently did. It was in my last show '1Plus1Plus1' in Manhattan. This painting was inspired by Surrealism, old records, and personal testaments."

"This painting is from a collection that I did in 2010 called 'The Urban Equestrian.' This collection was based around the brand Polo Ralph Lauren and its connection to urban and pop culture."

"When I paint, sometimes I like to do spin-offs of my own work. Since everyone loved the previous painting of the Storm Troopers marching, I decided to do another. For this one, I had two comrades of mine pose for the painting."

"For this painting, I challenged myself to paint something that would make the viewers question the message that I was trying to convey. This painting was made to spark conversation."

"I'm a big Mike Tyson fan. I wanted to show him in a way that was opposite of how the media portrayed him. Tyson has a love for pigeons, so I painted him in a peaceful scene with the birds."

"Well, these are actually two paintings that were done for my 30th birthday a few years back. I've always been a Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson fan. This was a way of paying homage to my childhood heroes."

"This was for a 4:20-themed art show. Since I don't smoke weed, I thought of what I would want if I was high. Cartoons, a burger, and a pretty woman."

"I liked the previous painting so much, so I wanted to revisit it. This was another painting from my '1Plus1Plus' art show."

"This painting was also part of 'The Urban Equestrian' collection. Since Bill Cosby always wore those crazy sweaters, I figured I'd outfit him in a vintage Polo teddy sweater."

"This painting is inspired by Swiss design and of course A Tribe Called Quest."

"I wanted to recreate the famous Cat in the Hat book cover. I did it by making it for mature audiences."

"This painting was inspired by the 1980s crack epidemic."