Kim Kalesti's Rules for Art
Welcome to The Hottest Literati
Every month, we choose one cool artist from anywhere in the world to highlight and to support.
The July 2026 Hottest Literati is...
Kim Kalesti
Q: What made you want to make things?
A: It’s our nature to be creative.
Q: A favorite you hold sacred?
A: All Life visible and invisible is Sacred
Q: Someone who shaped how you see your own work?
A: Everyone and everything shapes my work.
Q: A line, lyric, or image you still carry?
A: To be an artist means ‘to provoke thought’
Q: Something you return to when you're lost?
A: I return to nothingness when I feel confused but I’m never lost.
Q: A place that lives in your work?
A: My essence here and beyond lives in my work.
Q: One word for what you're chasing?
A: I’m not chasing I’m BEING.
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