who is me
Me; art student, aspiring human being.
It's a work in progress, but I'll be the first to let you know when I find out.
But the world loves mysticism and evasiveness. The chase is more fun than the catch, right? So I'll be elusive.
It (my work) helps me to function in a society.
Emotional because I believe that's what any form of art is - emotion put into a certain medium or mediums and presented to an audience. That's what makes art so controversial and so sensitive; emotions are being criticized, judged, accepted.
I've heard various instructors at MIAD speak about how a critique is nothing personal -- "we're just judging your artwork, not you as a person." Well me, as a person, not me as a backpack or as a table, put my own hard work and sadness and joy and anger and expression into this crappy piece of cut out paper and paint because that's what I do. That's what I'm here for. So please, don't sit there and tell me you're not judging me personally. Don't tell me you expect your own audiences to look at your work and not make speculations about you as an artist or as a person or as a person who IS an artist, whether they know you or they don't.
Intuitive because not a whole lot of explaining is typical or expected in the art world. Make up your own stories to fill in my gaps and believe whatever you'd like to believe. If it helps you sleep at night and makes you a happier or sadder person that's on you. I just provide the context.
I promise, I won't intentionally mislead you.
Instead, I look to writers, poets, activists, politicians, specific cultures, and the every day human being. Oh, and did I mention musicians? I don't believe I did. Allow me to do so now:
MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC.
Being a writer, I think. Every day thoughts and events find themselves intertwined in some new vignette or story idea. Again, constantly. It does get exhausting, at times. Turning off your brain is harder than the anti-drug commercials make it seem.
Anyway, all of this noise - visual, audio, internal... ALL of it is then put forth into writings, ideas, photos, etc.
'tude
I'd like to think of myself as an individual who is inspired by past and present. I tend not to think about the future so much. It's too dismal. But my thoughts occupy themselves impressively with themes of what used to be and what currently is. And from my thoughts and thinks stem my ideas, my notions, my ideas.
I take interest in human life that surrounds me.
Many of the concepts and events that have happened have inspired me in my work, yet they are still channeled through me first.
On artistic focus: Idealization. Naturalism. Romance. Humanism. The list goes on. Explain, you ask? Because these are the things that I deem important and a part of my thought processes. I don't know why, exactly. They just do.
I'm sure these values will change. Indeed, I expect them to. Some may stay, some may go... they're really just the dependent variables of how much life I've lived.
An especially important value that I look for in my life is morality. Right versus wrong. Social consciousness. I could give a rat's ass whether someone is gay or straight, black or white, man or woman; as long as they have a good soul and true heart that they follow to the best of their abilities.
I'm sure growing up in the current technological revolution that walks hand in hand with an environmental and economical crisis has had more than a little to do with the shaping of my opinions.
So I suppose it's only natural that I would want to incorporate not only awareness but activeness into my work.
Anyway, currently I'm feeling like I need to expand myself culturally in order to create the most true and beneficial work for not only myself but for my fellow world citizens. I also can't be entirely happy or content with myself if I remain as involved in the consumerism world as I am.
Who knows, maybe I'll go become a farmer and take photos of cows. But somehow, I'm still nowhere near the finished results.
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