The Low End Theory unifies the “outsiders” and the “underground” by blending progressive realism with street culture, in an effort to create a bond between portraiture and hip-hop in the same manner as grafitti art in hip hop’s pubescent stages. This theory seeks to manifest a visual element to the aural and instrumental arts, and those enamored of hip hop culture.

 This series aims to identify purpose in its subjects persona across genres, styles or historical periods. Specifically, it will distill and analyze the fundamental aspect, the core of its subjects — emotion, status, structure, form, purpose, passion, etc. — in one still capture of the individual. The series will highlight individuals directly influential to the artist — individuals who have made their own paths and held true to their respective forms. These individuals represent the low-brow or underground cultures that have gone against the grain of the mainstream, opening doors, conceiving new genres, and ultimately propagating their own movements. These individuals are The Theory, presenting their own ideas based on personal principles independent of what is both accepted and expected. Broadly, The Low End Theory embodies the preservation of the very essence of its subjects. Works created will be birthed solely from the influence the subjects have had directly on the artist’s life.