Free Fallin’

Free Fallin’ is the third work in this collection, beginning during a community art session at Vancouver Art Space before being completed in my home studio. As with the other pieces in the series, I searched throughout Vancouver for found images, vintage ephemera, and discarded materials that initially appeared unrelated. My goal was to assemble these fragments into a composition where every element felt unexpectedly connected, creating a visual story from pieces that had once belonged to entirely different worlds.

From the outset, I wanted this work to embrace controlled chaos. The composition is intentionally crowded with imagery, textures, typography, and layered surfaces that compete for attention while remaining unified through a shared palette of deep blues, weathered textures, and expressive mark-making. Every image carries its own history, but together they create something entirely new—a collage where individual narratives merge into a larger visual experience.

Throughout the piece, symbols of life, identity, mortality, and popular culture intersect. Sugar skulls, vintage illustrations, advertisements, street-inspired graphics, and expressive portraiture coexist with references to film, music, and memory. One of the central images is Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, a character I have long found visually compelling. His presence introduces another layer of contrast, balancing psychological tension against the playful energy found elsewhere in the composition. The recurring sugar skulls, which have become a familiar motif throughout my artistic journey, bring together themes of celebration, remembrance, humor, and mortality, serving as visual anchors within the constantly shifting collage.

Like Reflection and Hero 2, this piece was designed to reward prolonged observation. At first glance, the artwork appears spontaneous and unpredictable, but as viewers spend more time with it, hidden details, layered imagery, and subtle visual relationships begin to reveal themselves. Each viewing offers an opportunity to discover something previously unnoticed, encouraging a slower, more immersive experience.

Finding the title proved to be one of the final challenges. After completing the work, I asked a close friend what immediately came to mind when looking at it. Without hesitation, he replied, “Free Fallin’,” inspired by the airborne skateboarder soaring through the composition. The title perfectly captured both the movement within the artwork and the feeling of surrendering to its layered, unpredictable energy. It became the natural conclusion to a piece that celebrates exploration, discovery, and the freedom found within creative chaos.

To learn more about Jacinto Hausinger, explore his artistic journey, and discover additional works in the FAM Collection, click here.