I feel I am a storyteller in the motion picture sense; like watching an entire movie at one glance. The subject matter is often that of marginalized people, especially children, in violent and chaotic situations. The Depression Era characters and scenes come to me with an aliveness and urgency that compels me to tell their story. My Car Crash and Street Scene series are an extension of that theme.

My earliest influences were the ones which made me feel the most empowered. The Wonderful World of Disney and Sesame Street were huge influences as a child. Since then the list has grown to include Michelangelo, Grisha Bruskin, Kara Walker, Rita Ackerman, Matisse, Aldo Mondino, Al Held, as well as Alfred Hitchcock, Julie Dash, and Martin Scorsese.

~ Anthony Lilly