College is a life changing investment that prepares for life and career. The vast spectrum of knowledge, skills obtained, and experiences from a college degree more than compensates for the monetary cost of tuition. Creating art is my passion; I have always wanted to become a great artist ever since I was a child drawing on my walls and copying pictures from books. I have devoted my life to improving my talents by illustrating my own stories, practicing drawing daily, and challenging myself to earning my own money doing what I love by drawing commissions. Learning how to communicate through illustration is a valuable skill that will live with me for the rest of my life and progressing my artist career.…
You welcome Ms. Palin to your lunatic fringe so you can have legitimacy instead of being call racist crack pots This is all about race not some Government control that causes you to say vile things about the negro in charge Saga Of The Black Artist What’s wrong being a Black Artist ashamed of who you are so you can make more money from every culture in the world When it always comes to us we hide who we are so we can be acceptable with the rest of the world What’s wrong being a Black Artist don’t give me that crap!!…
To the ones who believe asking, “What are you?” is a valid conversation starter, I am multiracial and proud, but to simplify my ethnicities to others when asked, I identify myself as Asian. I was stereotyped because of how we are perceived in media and society. I spent years cowering in my own skin because others made me believe I was not Asian because of the size of my eyes, the color of my hair, and my personal interests. I was ashamed of what I looked like since I was convinced it embodied who I am as a person.…
I was born into the definitive sphere that is the black community, but as I have grown and begun my expedition on the seemingly nugatory path of self-discovery I stumbled upon a large niche in the sphere. A niche so massive that it is embarrassing that it took me fourteen years to find it; the black art community is my home. It exists in a place far from the conservative phobias of the black community and resonates on a plane that is free of inhibitions. There my foible nature is respected and cherished and there my nature can be free.…
I have been exposed to art my whole life ever since I was a little boy , Mostly when I was young and my sister first acquainted me to it through her drawings. I use drawings as a meaning of showing a part of me that cannot be seen within others eyes . It helps me express myself to others around me more than I usually would in many terms . My current educational goals are to graduate with honors . I'm positive that my time will be applied wisely through my…
From the magical rides to glorious castles, Disney World truly is a wonderland. As a child, I constantly dreamed of visiting the sites I saw in various Disney movies, and my dreams came to life once I had visited Disney World. Through every visit, my love grew, not only for the characters, but also for the intricate structures, and the amazing architecture used to create them. From styles ranging from Victorian to Gothic, the exposure to different styles of architecture was endless, and I was intrigued more and more with every passing second. After extensive research in the creative jobs offered by Disney, I had realized that a career as an Imagineer served as an ideal choice for me, due to my interest in architecture and engineering.…
Constantly evolving, constantly transforming. A place where any outsider has to prove themselves before being welcomed with open arms, where fame or riches is not the predominant factor instead communication is the main concern. Art is such a dexterous community, with countless of people from different backgrounds, ideals or beliefs, as a result, it doesn’t belong to only one culture alone and it becomes a form of communication that can reach multiple people regardless of the language boundary that has separated men throughout time and time again. In a sense, I am Alice in the Art world, as a discourse community art has established a part of what I am today by influencing me in my early years, transitioning my life, integrating me into a whole…
Whenever I tell someone where I live, they automatically believe that I am in a gang even if I am only 5 feet tall. Living in Barrio Logan I have faced so many typical stereotypes about my neighborhood, but I don’t see it that way. Barrio Logan is not just a neighborhood, it's a supporting community. Everyone goes out of their way to make everyone seem like family. It has always been a diverse neighborhood with different ethnicities and religions that it has helped me learn to be accepting and open minded.…
My passion just intensified. I entered my first art contest as a third grader. By the time I reached middle school, I had been more advanced than what most people knew. Being as shy as I, no one knew how much talent I held. In the sixth grade all the…
As a member of the Art Club, I make art with others for both personal enjoyment and promotion of school-wide events. Originally, I had joined art club to become friends with people who shared my hobbies, but throughout my years as a member, my goals have begun to include making sure members don’t let their self-confidence impede their creativity as well as making sure they don’t go hungry. After spending nearly four years attending weekly meetings and creating art, I’ve learned that certain hobbies aren’t restricted to specific types of people. With all the stereotypes regarding artists, I had first assumed everybody in the Art Club would be carbon copies of those same stereotypes. Yet, as I spent time there and saw people join and leave, I…
Since a very young age, art has always been one of my major interests. I found joy in getting my hands messy with the paint and then transforming a white piece of paper into a something more than that with a rainbow of colors. In school, I always made sure to take all the possible art classes that were available and would fit my schedule. I also began to get more in involved in after school clubs such as the National Art Honor Society and the SmART Club where we did several art projects every week. On my last year of high school I decided to challenge myself and I took AP Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio.…
Every person in this world has an individual creativity built within them. My individual creativity personally took me a while to uncover, I only recently unearthed my true creativity during my junior year. I express my creativity through makeup, poetry, painting, drawing and redecorating my surroundings such as my room which I like to think of as my sanctuary because it’s the only place I can disconnect myself from everything, focus on myself and reflect on my days. Makeup is my main outlet of expression since that’s the one that’s in the spotlight and is a quote on quote paraded for the public eye to see when used correctly and minimally to enhance ones beauty it makes a person look more presentable and put together. I was inspired to write…
We use of stereotypes all the time without knowing it. Stereotypes are learned through direct observation from the culture around us and enter our consciousness. In our society talks out loud about egalitarianism, equality and justice as our own values, but at the same time such equality exists only as an ideal. There is still a great unconscious level of prejudice in our society that effect of racial, gender micro-aggression. The overtly biased expresses through our expressions, stance, verbal and nonverbal communication, and eye contact we make.…
Nerd, geek, emo, gothic? How many of you have heard someone use these phrases or said them yourself? The sad truth is, stereotypes are very common in society. Hello everyone, today I will be talking to you about the negative effects of stereotyping. I will be mentioning what stereotypes are, their impact on people and society and the media’s influence.…
It only goes to show that the question that more than likely receives the most generic answers from an audience, can also be the hardest to answer truthfully. What is art? If you were to ask a group of one thousand people that very question, the chances are that the majority of them would answer it by saying something along the lines of “It is and expression of yourself and how you feel” and “Painting, drawing, sculpting, and photographs.” I refuse to be restricted to these two categories, only to answer the same way all others have. That may make me seem stuck up in some way, however, I feel that I have a fairly unique understanding that not many think about.…