Importance Of Interesting A Career In Art

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For a long time, a career in the arts has always lingered in the back of my head as a sort of rebellious and risky idea. However, I’ve always tried to suppress this desire from all the criticism from articles, family and friends regarding art related careers. Living in such a metropolitan city like London influenced me to become interested in culture, the visual and performing arts at a young age. The diversity and multicultural atmosphere of the city made it a vibrant and exciting place to grow up in. My parents often took me to art galleries on the weekends where I found modern art particularly fascinating. Art galleries was where I could immerse myself in wondrous thought of how different artists conveyed their ideas and perspectives in vastly different art forms, and where I was able to escape from all the turmoils of reality. All those gallery visits taught me to see the beauty in simple things in life and how to appreciate and understand the world of art. With that said, I have decided I would like to pursue a career in the arts where I can apply my artistic vision and creativity simply because it makes me so happy. …show more content…

A lot of the course involved exploring how the cultural context of an artist influenced their work that lead to certain art movements in history. I found this class both fascinating and inspiring because it enhanced my knowledge in the subject as well as gave me inspiration for my own artwork. At the end of my final year of school I received the art scholarship from the art department. I was awarded it for my engaging interest in art and positive attitude in the classroom as well as among my classmates, which I was tremendously honored to

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