My Artist Statement
My passion since I can remember has been music and art. I was given paper and a pencil. It started out as doodles in my notebook in first grade. The doodles turned into full drawings of anything that came to mind. I zoned out. While I drew, I went someplace else. I was soon introduced to a television show that changed my premature life. Dragonball Z became my new passion. I drew it, watched it, fantasized about it. My eight year old self was mesmerized. Goku, the main character, became my hero. The closest I felt to being in that world was drawing anything Dragonball Z.
DBZ was my first love. Soon after, my passion grew for other things. I watched movies. I played video games. But I still drew. I drew Superman saving Metropolis. I drew Mickey Mouse celebrating Christmas. And I still drew Goku saving the world. I drew everything and anything I pleased. I was like a machine, spitting out black and white sketches everyday. My passions created another world for me. I knew what was real, but I preferred fantasy. All these things- music, video games, and my art brought me to worlds that only existed in dreams. I was in love.
Passion is the life force of all humans. Without it, we just exist. Never have I felt more alive than when I realize my passion. The worlds that I saw in my art took me to awe-inspiring places. They were surreal, beautiful, and magical. These places sparked the creativity in my mind and I created my own worlds, ideas, and magic. This was me twelve years ago. I did not outgrow it.
Today, while having a firm grasp on reality, I still love being in that surreal place. Most of all, the deepest of emotions are awakened in this realm. The storm of emotions is like a fury, a white-hot burning. But at the same time there is an unrivaled peace. I want to share my passion with others, I want them to feel something. Anything. The digital world is an impressive medium and I plan on using it for the purpose of fueling the life force behind as many humans as I can. If I can spark in people even half the amount of emotion and feeling that my passion, only then will I call myself an artist.
