About:
A walking paradox. Every way in which I work, I have an opposite way that conflicts,coexists, and encourages the systems hidden inside. Starting at a very young age, I have taken on many problems, not just real world problems, but conjured up insecurities. This mindset has proved to be troubling, but I am so thankful for the struggle it has provided for me. I believe there is beauty in the struggle I go through on a daily basis, it has provided me with passion, and an emotional drive that can not be settled. In art, this emotional drive is needed. I’ve always loved to delve in to my creative side, but before I realized I had a real talent and love for art, writing seemed to give me a sense of relief. I could express the words and feelings I was unable not speak. The problem with writing all my problems and innermost thoughts was the fact that once they were written, they became real. Showing people my written pieces became something I could never do. With art, I am able to capture my feelings and emotions. I am able to create something that provides my audience with emotion, without them understanding my thought process behind that specific piece of art. My audience is able to interpret a piece of art in any way they perceive, but I as an artist know the real message without having to reveal it in words. I believe that sometimes my artwork captures and embodies the things beautiful words cannot. Both of these ways of creation, art and writing, have drawn me to them by the passion and pure emotion they evoke from me. Art that has interested me the most, and that I have taken to, seems to be dark, twisted, and maybe a little creepy. To me though, this type of artwork does not represent sadness, it represents the struggle in which I, and every other human being has felt. In this class I believe I will progress exponentially in ways I never have in another art class before. Not just because I have matured, but because this class does not just give out projects. It forces the artist to think and rethink the choices and the reasoning behind the art. It will not be me painting or drawing a random picture, it will be me displaying the ways in which I choose to be me. This class will give me a grip on the quest that I seem to be searching for, it will allow me to go beyond who I thought I was, and think I am, to find a piece of me that I have not met yet. I am not only ready to meet a new piece of myself, but I am ready to experience the challenge this class will present to me. |