It was a way to free your mind lets you thought go wild. As a child growing up in Haiti with much more less art supplies to work with, I became discourage and afraid that I wouldn’t have the chance to express myself in an ingenious way. As day go by I started to have my confident self back and this time with more knowledge on how to better you within yourself. So I find a way to develop my mind everyday and keep it effective, I would draw with pencils and crayons but mostly with pencils, by drawing every day and keeping record on what I drew help me to see how much I grown from the…
There have been some challenges with drawing. For one, I got what seems to be a pretty late start, only starting to really draw my freshman year of high school, and while that may seem young to some, it seems like usually, people start to draw or to make comics when they are still in middle school. So when I did draw, it always seemed like my drawings were “falling behind” the drawings other artists of my own age group had created. After I had finished drawing something, I was always so proud of it… up until I visited the internet and saw all of the drawings that were so much better.…
Art is a curse that will grab you once you're hooked and hold on to you for the rest of your life. Art doesn't hold people’s hands through the rough patches, of course; she makes them work for it. If someone thinks that art is easy then they have another thing coming, because art doesn't kiss on the first date. Art had forced me to confront the emotions that I was not ready to confront. I have met jealousy through other artists’ artworks and I know frustration through mine. I become frustrated and blinded by my work when I am unable complete it because I can’t translate the image in my head to the paper on my easel, and there is so much that I wanted to say through my art, but my hands can’t seem to work right.…
It is my belief that people take art for granted. From a global perspective, art…
I think my ability to draw is a thing to be proud of because I know not many people have the aptitude to do it. I think it’s a great way to express myself and when people look at the things I’ve drawn, they tell me it’s real good or they ask me what’s going on in the picture. When I tell them, they say that now they understand it or if it doesn’t look the way I want it to be portrayed to other people, I get constructive criticism in return.…
Ever since I was very young and able to pick up stuff with my hands, I’ve been expressing myself through art. Sketchbooks fill my…
There were many turning points in my life, one being able to find my true passions and own hidden goals. When I was a sophomore, I discovered drawing, which was my escape from reality of expectations and results. I loved art, because there wasn’t a right or wrong answer to how I could have approach it. Art quickly became my hobby, and I discover more creativity and colors to life. I learn to appreciate other things in life, and work harder to look outside the box. Drawing also helped me to improve my problem solving skills; I learn to analyze things in front of me deeper than on just the surface. Therefore, I will always be grateful to be able to discover drawing, which gives more creative outlook onto my life.…
As I attempted to perfect my drawing and painting skills in high school, I slowly realized through more serious art classes that I was taking that the conceptual ideas behind your work can say much more than just a simple, beautifully painted picture. More than anything, art is about sending a message. Thinking about the ideas behind your work is the most crucial part in discovering who you are as an artist. For me, I want to make art inspired by what I’ve been through, things that I have experienced first-hand and felt so strongly in my lifetime: things like fear, love, heartbreak, feeling alive, feeling lost, feeling connected to the world. I want to visually depict emotion in my art, and use it to help other people know that they’re not alone in the ways they feel and things they go through. When I think about what I want to do for the rest of my life, the mark I want to make on the world, all I know is that I want to talk about all of these elements of life. I want to make people think about them. I want to pull them apart, and try to make some sense of them. This realization was liberating- and I discovered a much more intense passion for art as a…
I remember the first time I created art. I was seven years old and I was already in the midst of learning about myself. The pencil crayons felt like paint brushes as I let my inner artist run wild. I felt like Matisse himself even though I had no idea who that was at the time. I drew a rose and an off-coloured clownfish that looked more like Tiger. Although the things I drew had no significance, the idea of creating something captivated me ever since. I practiced baking to settle my need for creation and ended up falling in love with the hobby; baking is what fulfilled my need for creation and decoration. I still satisfy my need for art by occasionally visiting the Art Gallery of Ontario or drawing silly sketches the on scrap pieces of paper…
For someone who enjoys experimenting and is always onto new things, it may be surprising that I am quite shy and has been fairly seclusive my entire life. As I grew older and up to this day, I am still faced with being shy but now to the extent where I am constantly battling my social anxiety in this quickly emerging world of social interaction on a level unseen before. I find my thoughts constantly suppressed within my mind, too deep to reach into unless I get handed a pencil and paper, or a mouse and a computer, or a paintbrush and canvas. My art is my voice, although it may be clouded with all the different approaches I take in my creations, it’s all still there. Partaking in the creative process with any shape or form of art is, and always has been my escape, my sanctuary, my passion in life and thus it is what I find myself doing for not only my enjoyment, but also to evoke similar emotions unto…
Exploring my identity through artwork as helped me strengthen some of my existing characteristics that I tend to use (political statements, birds and freedom) while helping me realize some of my others (how literature has affected me, my relationship with color, active imagination). This has really opened my eyes, and will help me in my art making process in the future by showing me that there is really no topic that I’m afraid of exploring, since in some simple or abstract way, I can find interest in it. There is no need for me to be scared of topics that I haven’t explored yet, and no reason for me to retreat back into the familiar. Art’s definition is the lack of concreteness and innovation, so you can interpret any topic in whatever what you choose. I believe that my art in the future will have much more diversity to it, as I now know that it’s alright not to know what to do, since amazing things can come out of…
Art is my way of expressing my ideas, emotions, and creativity. Because art is a reflection of life, I’m able to use art to channel my ideas or events that relates to my life. Some of my art are made to celebrate something whether it be a holiday, a joyful event, or just life itself. Some however, give a darker vibe and expose pain, sorrows, and tragedies. I wish to expose these unpleasant elements because they bring in raw emotions. Through my art, I aim to make people realize the importance of appreciation for beauty. In my perspective, beauty isn’t necessary a portrait of flowers, or pictures that have an aesthetic appeal but rather what draw out feelings and understanding. I aspire to make art not only decorative but also meaningful.…
Without art we wouldn't be able to create these powerful connections with others. The ones where we simply understand by just a stroke of paint or quiver of a violin string. People are seemingly pulled together by art despite differing languages, backgrounds, and ethnicities. It severs ties from reality and delves into something more imaginative and boundless. Yet, art can also be very realistic, voicing our concerns and reaching that of a global audience. All variations of design have the power to remind us of our humanity when we lack it most. Art has the capability to entice all into its meaningful…
So I researched in myself what art means to me. Since art deals with paintings, music, dance, architecture, drama, sculpture and literature, I can consider myself as an artist. Why? ‘Cause I’ve been singing in the choir of our church, I love doing and making artworks even if I’m not that good, I enjoy dancing, and so on and so forth.…
gives every single person a live there own unique talent. This talent maybe be singing, athletic abilities, strength, intelligence, ect. This is like the parable of the talents, were everyone gets some money and God sees what they do with it. We need to use whatever "talent" God has given us. It might be money or ability. If we use it wisely, He will increase it so that our lives will glorify Him. This means that God will basically work with you to make you and your talent constructive.…