I would like to become a member of Teen Council because of numerous reasons. First, I love to meet different artist and non-artist alike and talking with them about art and listening to all different views, and this skill will aid me in collaborating with other people and artists to put on many different events at the CAHM. I enjoy collaborating with different people about art and other projects such as service projects and art exhibitions. My interest in group projects and my previous experience in collaboration with different people will help me in problem solving, and collaborating with the other Teen Council members. I love art and all kinds of art as well as making all different kinds of art, and this will aid me in connecting with different kinds of artists. I love visiting museums and the CAHM as it always has interesting and thought-provoking exhibitions, and I will strive to continue to hold these special exhibitions …show more content…
Yayoi Kusama is one of my favorite artists because her work makes you stop and think about life and be in the moment. Her work really makes you feel one with the environment and I really love that about her work. I feel like in this fast pace world we need to take a second to be a part of our environment around us. This idea has really inspired some of my work in the form of sculpture and photography. The next artist who is one of my favorite is James Van Der Zee because his work is so whimsical but is so perfect at the same time. His photographs that are overlaid are so precise and feel natural and his attitude toward showing his subjects as perfect resonates with me and in my photographic work. Another one of my favorite artists is my grandfather because although he is not a famous artist, his expressionist and other work was the inspiration for me to start getting into the art