Monday, February 6, 2017

ARTIST STATEMENT

Art has always been my comfort zone. It allows me to express my feelings and ideas visually. Growing up, I’ve always enjoyed art and crafts and any type of hands-on designing. I loved cutting out pictures and letters from magazines, then gluing them together with photographs to make photo collages. I spent a lot of time making photo slideshows on my computer, with a new picture popping in or sliding out to the beat of the background music. I also enjoyed playing a game on my Nintendo DSi that allowed me to draw short stop motion animations. Unsurprisingly, some of my favorite classes in high school were drafting and woodworking. In drafting class, I learned to create 3D models on the computer using a program called AutoCAD. In woodworking class, I utilized the various tools to cut and shape pieces of wood to make coin banks and a jewelry box. I guess the thing that really draws me in to art is that there is no right or wrong, and artists are free to express their creativity.

Some of my biggest sources of inspiration come from Youtube. I am especially drawn to Youtube videos that are comedy-based because I think that comedy connects people; you have to be able to understand a joke in order to find it funny, and who wouldn’t like a good laugh. I find that sometimes the humor in a video is not solely what is being said, but the editing and video effects also play a big role. Therefore, I would like to focus more on video editing, and play around with different video effects to see how that can enhance the overall mood of the video. I hope that I would be able to teach, entertain, and inspire others with my work. 

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