Throughout his pieces, the artist invites the onlooker to contemplate the effect and importance of art. His practice aims ultimately to democratize it: by taking his work to the streets and incorporating pop culture references, he distances himself from elitism often associated with the contemporary art world.

Embrace the Chaos has also lent Stikki Peaches a unique opportunity to collaborate from afar with two creators influential to the artist’s love of film, fashion, dance, theatre, and artistic exploration. Photographer Melika Dez and Kathrine Narducci have each created a body of work with Stikki, separately, by producing daring collaborative compositions without planned direction in each artist’s signature style, combined with that of Stikki Peaches.

"To be honest, when I was first approached by Stikki for an art collaboration, I was extremely skeptical because I had never met him in person nor seen his art in person; only through Instagram. On the other hand, as an actor, All I do is collaborate. On every job, I work with other people, so for me, painting is solely my creation with nobody else’s input. To share the only thing I have that gives me pure freedom and complete self-expression, that is mine alone, seemed hard to say yes to. It made me uncomfortable, but then I decided to take a chance and challenge myself. I gave up the idea of not having full control and sharing the process. We had some challenges. We live in different countries but as true artists we understood what needed to be done. We came up with what I think are really interesting works of art." -Kathrine Narducci

Melika specializes in Movement photography, more specifically ballet, street dance and circus arts. She is a Montreal based photographer but her work leads her to travel often to New York as well as Europe. She is mostly renowned for her unique way of blending fashion with moving bodies in the most unexpected urban settings. 

A note from Stikki Peaches -

"When things just work out, layers of magic unfold. This is how I feel about Melika's work.

These guerilla style collaborations have been so organix and impromptu that is has led us to creating an "editorialesque" street series of urban and performance art, captured through her stunning photographs. We do not know when or how these shoots will happen, they just do and it has been amazing to be a part of."