Artist Narrative
From an early age, I never sincerely thought about how important art could impact my everyday life because I was taught that a kid can never be mature enough to make their own decisions, let alone make ultimate decisions about their life by themselves. No one in my family consists of any artistic talent or possess a creative nature, but I believe I am different compared to my family members.
I’m an immigrant child from Vietnam, a country in South East of Asia. My whole family moved to America when I was about 13 years old, with hopes for a better and brighter future as we lived in America. My family, especially my mom, expects me to be a prodigy but I believe that I do not have the ability to fulfill my mom’s expectations.
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Everyone was beginners because it was just a level-one class :no one had any experience with Illustrator before. Eventually we started Cabin in The Wood, a project including a cabin, smoke flying out of the chimney, and surrounded by a ton of trees. Since this was the first project, Mr. Conner didn’t expect us to have too many details in the drawing. It was a struggle looking for the right tools and that took me so much time. Sometimes, when I was bored from working, I would look around watching everyone doing theirs. One time, I saw Mr. Conner working on his own project, watching him was actually very interesting, both his hands were working at the same time, not even a single break for any observation. At that moment, a thought immediately appeared in my head: “I want to be just as good as him.” That thought kept playing in my head for days and I knew that this was what I was going to do for my senior project. Even though, I didn’t have much experience using Illustrator yet, but I got the passion from Mr. Conner so what I needed was just to try harder. Luckily, I am slightly creative so small projects could not make any difficulty for me. Of course, we were given more projects towards the end of the year. I didn’t worry that much because I liked it a lot and have fallen in love with this class more and more. My teacher inspired me a lot and made me believe
Out of the three activities I participate in at Anson High School, the National Art Honor Society would be one that has impacted me the most. When I was first put into the art class my sophomore year, I tried my hardest to drop the course. The reason being is because I knew for a fact I would not be able to fully enjoy the course with my lack of artistic skills. After being in the class for a month and completing my first art assignment, I realized how much talent I actually do possess. A passion for art was quickly created over the course of time.
My best friend was the greatest role model at the time and she was amazing at drawing. Over the years, I’ve improved and it is now a treasured hobby. My schoolwork was covered with doodles in the margins of the papers, and abandoned sketches would slip through the pages of my notebooks. Many say that the art field is not respectful and maybe hard to get a stable job in. I wouldn’t refute as in some cases they can be right.
The ladies on The View talked about art being a form of expression. Everybody needs everybody to express and communicate about tough situations. One of the ladies talked about a white artist during the Civil War who created paintings that showed how the African Americans were being treated. The Theory Toolbox “Differences” chapter discussed this idea too.
When I was young I wasn’t necessarily interested in art, but what I was truly interested in was color. The way color was associated with an emotion: yellow is happy, blue is sad, red is angry. I wanted to know why these colors felt these things. I would paint over my dull uniform to try and feel the same thing the color felt, and would be sent to the office all covered in paint for disrupting the class or mocking the assignment. When you’re young no one listens.
Similar to other immigrants my family history is somewhat compelling. Starting with my grandfather who was exiled out of Egypt in 1959 primarily as a result of the "decolonization process and the rise of Egyptian nationalism”, my immediate family and I also left France in 2004 as a result of rising tension against Jews. The migration of my grandparents and parents, from a young age, cultivated a sense of determination in me to overcome obstacles. Arriving in Miami at age 5, I had to learned my third language, English, in order to attend school. I was determined to and successfully lost my accent and got tested into the gifted program after a year of school.
“Empathy is more useful and more important. It requires more rigor. That rigor will make an artist stronger of heart and spirit.” (Pg-124) “Being outside does not mean being without compassion. But it does mean that you may sometimes become clinical.”
Whitney Chadwick writes about the history behind what artists do and why along with the influences on society. She looked at the art pieces that she chose and gave a well listed history on the subjects she chose. She tells the fact, not giving her emotions, but the truths of what it was that happened very plain. It is as if it just is what is and there is not joy or sorrow that it happened. She translates the meanings and has assumptions to why something was inspired and she gives them.
18). He was grateful to have received the role so he could use his real life experiences in America and transfer them into art. This blend of art and experience shows the impact of life in America and what it means to be an artist in America. As we in modern day live through the current BLM protests, it is
I am Iran Munoz-Montoya. I was supposed to be writing something about me that made me want to be who I am today; something that appeals to colleges. All I know is that I am who I am because of my parents. They had me a year before they graduated high school. My mother came from Juarez and my father came from Cuauhtémoc legally, but stayed here illegally.
It is almost the end of the day in which we end with my second favorite lesson. Math with Mr. Berger. Again although my class has been yelled at alot, math was really fun. We learned about tessellation which is formed by repeating one or more shapes so they fit together without leaving any gaps or overlapping. We drew those and it was so fun.
Art, in many cases, acts as a catalyst for change. In the past, many individuals have utilized art to convey inspirational messages to the public imploring them to enact and embrace change. In the film Pleasantville, Bud presents Bill Johnson with a book containing numerous beautiful paintings. This event completely changes Bill’s world view, converting his previous repetitive and colorless life into one devoted to creating wonderful pieces of art. This demonstrates how embracing change can positively influence one’s life, and how art acted as a catalyst for change in Bill Johnson’s life.
“I am the Person I Know Best” Painting has always been my teleport from the real world. I would paint everything from monsters, sunrises, people, and occasionally flowers that would generate my mood to blossom. However, as I began to grow older my creativity began to die off as quickly as my self esteem. The monsters from my paintings were real; painting was not an escape from reality anymore.
The arts are viewed by David Swagner as “a shared vision of humanness” (1993, p. 44) that facilitate empathy. Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Never Let Me Go (2005) highlights the artistic community’s
Andy Warhol, born in the late 1920’s into a Slovakian immigrant family and an Eastern European community as Andrew Warhola, was raised within a minority during the rise of the fascination with the American Dream. Warhol experienced social inequality, starting out as someone who admired celebrities before he became one. He began his life with parents who were supportive of his art and as an artist herself, his mother taught him to draw at the age of 8 and bought him a camera when he was 9. The beginning of Warhol’s social life and surroundings was within the Byzantine catholic masses he attended with his family and the free art classes he utilised until his father’s death provided funding for his work and sent him to higher levels of education
Perseverance is the determination to push through the trials and tribulations fate has thrown to test strength. Throughout my life I truly believe I was tested through adversities and my triumphs made me perceive the difference I could make not only to my community, but also to the people I have crossed paths with. Hard work also plays a role in my life as a willpower to pursue higher dreams and to not settle for mediocracy. Being born and raised in a third world country, me and my family didn’t always have everything we wanted nor the opportunity to change our circumstances. Nevertheless, we had each other and we were more than content.