Many artists say that they were born to do art, that it was always in their blood and that they cannot remember a time that art was not a part of their lives. For me, this was exactly the opposite. I was always trying to do my best in science and mathematics and art was not even on my radar until I was a freshman in high school where I met my first inspiration for art, Zack Smithey. I was lucky enough to have Mr. Smithey as a guide for the start of my art career all four years in high school and he really pushed me to develop my portrait work. He helped me develop the foundation of my artwork, but at that point I was merely duplicating what I was seen and really had not developed an aesthetic of my own. For me, art was a challenge for me to …show more content…
My favorite at that time was Peter Mohrbacher who does fantasy paintings and his videos really pushed me into more of the digital style because it was easier for me to learn by making mistakes easily changed in my work. After I decided that I would go the digital route I went all out and was fascinated with all the different programs I could learn and from there I was hooked and at the end of the semester I decided that Mizzou's classrooms were too large for me to learn what I wanted to and at the end of the semester I started to look for other collages. But while I was learning the programs I never really stopped to think about what my style was and how I would choose to do my artwork until I stumbled across the YouTube channel, Draw with Jazza. It amazes me how so many of these digital artist will spend so much time answering my questions and how fast they reply. From Jazza I learned to develop my personal style and that made me enjoy what I do even more because now I have a goal to be the best at what I …show more content…
I worked around this my sending small portions, in this case the buttons of the jacket, to the background on the lower half of the piece while on the upper half I sent the subject's main skin tone to the background using the hair lines to shape the upper half of the face and the lower background to shape the lower half of the face. In the Cowboy piece, I mimicked some of the features that I used in the Archaeologist because they shared some of the same qualities in the hat and the shape of the tunic on the cowboy did lots to shape the lower half of the figure without any other help. For the Marine piece I decided to remove the entire jacket from the lower half and just use the detail lines to outline where the jacket would be as well as using the buttons to add additional context clues. And in the upper half I decided to send the brass accent on the hat to the background because it was completely framed by the white part of the hat. Moving on to the Musician, I decided to fade the subject's hair to the background in the top half because the shape of the head fills in the shape and defines that widow's peak without having to add the hair itself and in the lower half I sent the undershirt to the background because that really was not the main focus of the piece and the jacket framed the part I took out. In the Pirate I used accent colors
Throughout my life, I have loved to draw. Due to my love of drawing, I decided to take a career in something that has to do with art. A few things have happened in my life that has caused me to take this path. Three people that I have interacted in some way, are the reason for my choices.
From small stick figures, to cartoon characters, to more realistic anatomy and detailed work. This only happened because of my dedication and constant practice with a pencil and paper. Though I do not consider myself the best artist, I became proud of my growth and motivation that branched out to other aspects of my life. This habit of practicing led me to take challenging courses and pursue other passions, like music. Though music seems a little minor in my life, it runs through the family, and I could never be where I am without the practice time I put in both my passions. The small details I picked up from them have helped me immensely in school. From motivation to not give up and the extra effort to understand the material, I created a process of how to do things, and I found myself grateful for the times where I felt lost, and found my way back. Through art, I found my sense of self and the motivation to excel and challenge myself in everything I
I spent most of my high school career depressed and anxious about everything. I was lost alone and some days it was it was hard to get out of bed. I was happier with my friends that was only a temporary satisfaction. I found myself through Art: writing, poetry, or short stories Art help me express myself. My art screamed more than I could have ever said. Art give me the confidence in the person I convey through right. Being creative lowered my anxiety and maybe feel like I could be myself.
I work in multiple mediums, primarily painting, collage and photography, often combining them into mixed-media pieces. Photography has always been a part of my work, playing many roles from inspiration, to source material, to an end in itself. In recent years, I have expanded my photography based work to include the construction of digitally assembled photographic collages.
Everyone has a talent but some talents show more than others and defiantly impact your life more than others might. My talent that has greatly impacted my life is music and public speaking. These talents have greatly impacted my life because this is a part of my career and they will change my life forever so the fact that I enjoy it makes my life that much better.
When my family and I were going to New York for my first time, I was only about 6 years old but I still understood that I were about to fly over the atlantic sea, From Stockholm to New York I was so enthusiastic, Mom and Dad had told me how great the city was, I can not do anything but agree. During my stay I was introduced to several new things . But what caught my interest, believe it or not was the metropolitan museum of art, or as the yankees call it “The met”. It was from that moment that art became a big interest of mine.You are probably wondering how a 6 year old could find artwork like a monet appealing? Well to be honest I am not sure why, but the art simply inspired me. Nevertheless, after some of the classic sightseeings, including
When you love to do something, you want to do it every day, all the time, till you get sick of it. Even then that excitement and devotion to do it is still there. That is how I feel about art. I have a great passion for it. It is a form where I can express myself in a way words can’t.
Traveling and seeing new cultures and capturing every moment of it. Photography has to do with creativity and the practice of taking and processing photos. I chose photography because it matched my personality and all of the things I wanted in a career. Photography is the best career choice based on the work environment, education and training, important qualities needed, salary, and job outlook.
When I was young, just like any other child, I loved playing with colors. Throughout my childhood, though, art simply meant doodling with crayons or creating some mess. I considered that as my true art. On my birthday, my father bought me one Japanese movie named The Future Boy Conan as a gift. Even though it was my first time watching a Japanese movie, I was enchanted. I developed the patience to learn to draw and continued to study more about arts. The more I drew, the more I felt like I found something, not only in the artworks, but in myself. Art is still my passion and is something that I take pride in. Moreover, arts education allows many individuals to learn about themselves, their cultures, and their community. Unfortunately, due to insufficient funding, many students in the future may not have the opportunity to experience the motivation that art education provides. Every student in America deserves a complete and competitive education that includes the arts. Therefore, art education should be taught in public schools, perhaps now more than ever. As the country becomes increasingly diverse and the workplace more oriented around creativity, arts education is the pivotal key to a successful public school system to ensuring students’ academic achievement, and enriching the positive social development of students.
In times, we often see things, but we don't really capture what is beyond it. In some cases, there are people who are artistic and are prone to see what other's cannot visualize. Every individual has a talent which can be expressed and processed differently. Something you see can mean entirely divergent things to someone else;for example, some may see thing's that may seem simple, but in the eyes of an artist, it can be perceived with a whole new definition, dimension, and a potentially new discovery. As a photographer, my view of the world, can be skewed towards looking at everyday objects as potential art, but it wasn't always like that.
The genres I consider myself most literate in is art. I would consider myself literate in art because it is the genre that I am completely and utterly in love with in life. My obsession with art started in the ninth grade after I completed a drawing for a project. After getting praised for my drawing I started to recognize that I was actually talented. This lead me to enroll myself in art classes in my high school. In taking these classes I started to fall more in love with every aspect of 2D art. My love of art traveled with me into every aspect of my life. In high school, my life became even more stressed and completed than ever before. To deal with these newfound stressors I turned to art which became my one escape from daily life. When
I selected art education as a major because I have a drive for educating others and because my passion for art is unlimited. My excitement is uncontainable for my future career and to be able to teach others the knowledge I know. Vincent Van Gogh said “I dream of painting and then painted my dream,” and I cannot wait to live my dream in the University of Northern Art Art Education
The arts have influenced my life in amazing ways. Throughout my life, art has been the place I run to and my escape from the world. As I’ve grown older, art has become so much more than that. Every piece of art I create is a journey into my soul. It’s a priceless way to deal with my emotions and my struggles. I create art not only because I enjoy it and because I want to, but because I have to. Somewhere deep inside there is a driving force, urging me to put my heart down on paper. I become emotionally attached to each of my pieces because they are like dashes on the wall marking my growth. Each one is the solution to a problem I have dealt with and overcome.
I think about art often. My father is an artist as well as my sister. I grew up surrounded by art either in paintings, dance, or art performances I attended at my sister’s high school, the arts academy. My desire to create art must have a root in my childhood, where I was constantly involved in beautiful creations of the human
Art classes throughout kindergarten and up to my junior year in college have taught me so much about expression, performance and making a statement. Learning and practicing art introduces a new way of processing information, and approaching problems. In my