Ever since stepping into the art world when I came to art one, my journey has been full of frustrations and successes. My teacher, for all intents and purposes, has done a great job along the way. They say experience is the most brutal teacher, and this can't be more true when it comes to making art. So many ideas floating around and so many "good" ideas. My teacher has helped me focus what is essentially a sledgehammer into something more of a scalpel. Now in an AP art classroom, I have come a long way. The last couple classes have taught me the basics, and now I get to take these and go wild with them. Art 4 has given me more room to express my creative ideas and what I have bubbling around in my mind. It seems when I have a drive to bring something to life I want to do better and greater with every piece. Coupled with knowledge of art techniques I have learned throughout my four years. I will be the first to admit not every piece is gonna be a success. Some are just tiny mistakes I notice and some are just complete failures to me. I find this part to be the most fascinating about art. The artist is essentially the creator of a story, characters, and their whole life. Sometimes it's great and other times it can be disappointing. But, like I said, experience can be a great if but uncompromising teacher. Only recently did I let me ideas come to the surface, and it's been a challenge. With no more constraints I was free to make whatever, but I seemed to be unwilling to access all my ideas fully. Eventually this accumulated into my most interesting pieces throughout my art class.
Every time I create something using my ideas, I wanted to do more than scratch the surface. I want to dig deep down and pull out the most deeply buried ones. I grab the monsters in my head and slap them on to a canvas for all to see. Some might see it as not art and some might just see it as something to be cured. To this I say "all artists are mad" and I feel I am more than anyone. When it comes to these pieces, I know it won't be for everyone. Some will understand and some might even appreciate it. In the end, I just want to make my own art. Four years have taught me not to be afraid of criticism. It has also taught me the difference between constructive criticism and being just picky. I want to make better art as I go along. I want to make more realistic art because I feel that, in doing so, I will make the emotions from my piece more defined.
Every time I create something using my ideas, I wanted to do more than scratch the surface. I want to dig deep down and pull out the most deeply buried ones. I grab the monsters in my head and slap them on to a canvas for all to see. Some might see it as not art and some might just see it as something to be cured. To this I say "all artists are mad" and I feel I am more than anyone. When it comes to these pieces, I know it won't be for everyone. Some will understand and some might even appreciate it. In the end, I just want to make my own art. Four years have taught me not to be afraid of criticism. It has also taught me the difference between constructive criticism and being just picky. I want to make better art as I go along. I want to make more realistic art because I feel that, in doing so, I will make the emotions from my piece more defined.