I had never been interested in sports, and rarely ever attended extracurricular activities. I had no motivational drive to do anything with my life. in 8th grade i had to move 45 minutes from the house i had known my whole life, to a new one, with just my mom. i had to transfer schools that year which was really difficult for me. In an effort to find an escape, i became consumed in the realm of film and photography. i didn't have a camera, but i knew everything about them. my days turned from living as a non-moving couch potato, to having my eyes constantly glued to a …show more content…
Then my dad moved houses, where i got to pick my room first now that my sisters had graduated. i ended up picking the game room because of the massive size and the view from the windows that lined the wall facing the sunset. i would sit by the window during sunset, looking out into the world and all the possibilities, which would endlessly inspire me. I began painting countless canvases of beauty portraying my thoughts and ideas on movements, visuals, and replicated eye pleasing images that constantly raced through my mind. My room had become my personal portfolio and soon my dad's whole house morphed into my very own studio. i transformed the room under my stairs into a darkroom so i could develop my own film. i created sets in every empty room to produce and film short stories and music videos with the help of my friends and family, i go to thrift stores and yard sales almost everyday finding pieces i could buy for $15 to transform them into pieces i have sold for up to $300, not only were my creative juices flowing rapidly but my mind was expanding to parts that improved my inspiration …show more content…
Just by thinking about the opportunities i was capable of single-handedly changed through inspiration, i started reading books in all my free time, i got into middle age literature and art, the way they could tell full stories just through one piece of artwork gave me chills because of the emotion shown and the determinacy they had to create something so beautiful and important to them with such little supplies and very few knowledge on painting and drawing. One of my most important models of inspiration and creativity is formed from music, music has ways of instantly changing my mood and look on everyday situations and emotions, i think personally that the best way i can create is to film and produce music videos, some songs tell such a good story that when i hear them i envision my own music video in my head and continue to wow myself with the ideas i can create just by listening to music and the emotion verbally shown through the background melody. I think the Pratt institute would be an amazing opportunity for me, by combining multiple forms of art into one piece can show infinite meanings and i feel that Pratt offers multiple opportunities for me to show and express my art forms located in a state that has inspired me each and every time i visit, i would