When you have no "Plan B", something real is born.
Ever since I was little, I learned one of life's harshest yet most invaluable lessons: when you fall, if you don't find the strength to pick yourself up, no one else will do it for you. In my toughest moments, I knew I had no safety net. I had no "Plan B". I only had myself and my choice – to sink or to keep swimming.
To stay focused and remind myself who I am, I started leaving little motivational notes for myself. I stuck them everywhere around me. They were my silent engines during the times I was weathering storms. Over time, these simple words on a piece of paper began to evolve. I wanted them not just to be read, but to be felt. I started turning them into visual concepts, dressing them in colors, shapes, and aesthetics.
That is how, quite naturally, 1%.arte was born.
I realized something incredibly important – I am not alone. I knew that out there, there are other people fighting their own battles. People who need that same spark, that dose of self-motivation, but presented in a different, impactful way – intertwined with the boldness of modern art.
1%.arte is more than just art. It is inspired by a deep instinct – the fear of being mediocre. This project is not for everyone. It is for the minority. For that 1% of people who refuse to just go with the flow. For those who don't wait for the perfect moment, but create their own opportunities, while the other 99% simply sit and wait for them to come along.
I want this art to be your personal note on the wall. That daily reminder that even on your hardest days, when you feel like you are sinking, you are one of those who always find the strength to keep swimming.