Throughout my life, I was told art wasn’t a good career choice. I was told I would never make any money with it, and that I should choose something more practical to pursue. I was told that it was a nice talent to have, but not a real applicable skill in life. So, I looked for other options. However, I never abandoned art. I kept working on it on my own, developing my skill and creativity as I grew older. I doodled on homework assignments and filled sketchbooks with my character designs and art. While my family and school encouraged me to pursue a “money making” job, I internally made the decision to follow my passions. This was the point where one of my biggest dilemmas arrived; I am very passionate about two things that happen to be very different from one another. There was art, the thing that allowed me express myself and my ideas, and then there was work with animals. You see, my artistic ability evolved alongside my love for animals. My art at the time was primarily of big cats and dogs, but at some point, I realized that I needed to branch out and started drawing other animals, too. So, with that decision, I slowly began to add other creatures to my repertoire. This allowed for a lot of growth as an artist, through new anatomies, textures, and expressions. At the time, I was basically set on going into a career with animals. I didn’t know of any real career in art that I would like, even though it was kind of staring me in the face the whole time in the movies and video games I loved so much. In 12th grade, I learned about the Puget Sound Skills Center, and decided to join the DigiPen Animation Academy program last minute. I just thought it would be fun, really. So, I went to PSSC, and through the semester program I was... ... middle of paper ... ... to understand the basics of the program 3DSmax. I feel that I do well with composition and color in the art that I do, and that I put in a lot of work to understand anatomy or any other details when I make a new piece. I have worked in pencil, charcoal, watercolors, acrylics, digital art, and multiple other forms of media, and feel fairly comfortable all around. Everything I have done up until this point has all been working toward a career in animation and character design, even before I knew it. I don’t think that I could be any more mentally prepared than I am now to go to a rigorous school like DigiPen. Through learning animation over the past year and a half, I have found a renewed sense of hope and motivation, and making it in to the school of my dreams would be a huge victory in the mind of a girl who had all but given up on an education just a few years ago.
Art is something strange and even meaningless in my family tradition. I am from a family of the medical discourse community. Most of my family members have medical degrees. Therefore, they hoped that I could follow the family tradition. However, I chose to follow my dream. According to the book, East Eats West, by Andrew Lam, he mentioned ““America will tell you to look out for number one, to think for yourself […] follow your dream … take care of yourself first … you cannot make anyone else happy if you don’t love yourself” (45). I have to make myself happy before helping and satisfying other people. Therefore, I chose to continue my education in the Digital Media Art (DMA) field because I love technology and art. I believe that I will do well in this profession. Art is created for many reasons, and art can be beautiful, frightening, or provocation (Barrio). In order to explain the discourse community of Digital Media Art, I will use the interview that I had with Ms. A, a professional artist in Graphic Design, and some other research articles. I will include the background and experience, career path, and writing and communication skills of an artist. Also, I will conclude into my writing what surprised me during the interview and what I need to do to make my goal real in the
I was first introduced to the real world CS and programming languages in Grade 9. I learned Java for 4 years and watching my code execute correctly was always delightful. And that is when I decided that I wanted to pursue CS. At UCI, I learned Python in my first year and currently I am learning C++. Some assignments have really blown me away as I was able to connect the dots between different concepts and produce results. To get exposed to CS, I job shadowed a Web Developer and a Director of Operation. To gain new skills, I did a research project in areas of crowdsourcing where I learned Django and applied my knowledge in creating a website with other teammates using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I worked on IoT and Augmented Reality as a summer intern. I am currently working on Augmented Reality as an intern, this quarter. I believe that learning and applying are different things and unless you are able to develop or progress by applying your knowledge you won’t know if you have indeed trodden the path of mastering it. I am grateful to have several opportunities to help me grow and advance in CS.
In addition to my academic interest, I also draw, paint, and sculpt in my free time and have taken classes dedicated to this interest. While most might not feel as if that sets them apart, I have used my creativity and abilities in the fine arts to my advantage. My creative edge allows me to carry out creative solutions to problems and labs in class that most others might not realize as a solution. Because of art, I have developed the mindset of analyzing problems by looking at the bigger picture and not only looking at the problem in real life but theoretically.
When I was young, just like any other child, I loved playing with colors. Throughout my childhood, though, art simply meant doodling with crayons or creating some mess. I considered that as my true art. On my birthday, my father bought me one Japanese movie named The Future Boy Conan as a gift. Even though it was my first time watching a Japanese movie, I was enchanted. I developed the patience to learn to draw and continued to study more about arts. The more I drew, the more I felt like I found something, not only in the artworks, but in myself. Art is still my passion and is something that I take pride in. Moreover, arts education allows many individuals to learn about themselves, their cultures, and their community. Unfortunately, due to insufficient funding, many students in the future may not have the opportunity to experience the motivation that art education provides. Every student in America deserves a complete and competitive education that includes the arts. Therefore, art education should be taught in public schools, perhaps now more than ever. As the country becomes increasingly diverse and the workplace more oriented around creativity, arts education is the pivotal key to a successful public school system to ensuring students’ academic achievement, and enriching the positive social development of students.
When I was five years old, my parents signed me up for a softball league. Little did I know, softball would become an immense part of my life for the next twelve years. For a long time, I believed softball was my one and only passion. In realizing that it wasn’t, I saw that art was what I loved to do.
What you will uncover here is my deepest desire; that art should be used to heal or relate to a person’s soul. This has been the epitome of my heart since my sophomore year as a college undergrad. That year I had switched my major from a bio pre-med major to an art and theater major. I have always wanted to help people throughout my life and I thought that the best way was to become a cardiac surgeon, to serve in the peace corp, and to be a part of the military. Although these professions were a great way to help others, they would only support the physical parts of a person.
When I was a little girl, I loved to draw. I spent my days going on adventures with my dolls and then doodling the scenarios down on paper. Drawing was amusing and it brought me true pleasure and up to age eleven, I was determined to become an artist when I grew up. One day, while I was sprawled out on the floor doodling, I mentioned my ambition to my mother. There was a moment of silence, and I stoppe...
From an early age I have always had a strong interest in art, and have been involved with it in some form all through my life. In year nine I realized that it was something that I might like to pursue as a career, I started taking it more seriously. The Chase's art department encouraged me very well and helped me develop my art skills.
I am applying to the MAT program in Art & Design because I want to give back to students. I want to challenge students to think about art in conceptual ways, as well exploring problem solving through art making. I always had a hard time in school, but my teachers were always there to support and challenge me. My best memories come from time spent talking and working with educators from as far back as I can remember. I did not always know I wanted to be an artist, but I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. Growing up I did not have a lot of access to art education at school. We had art class where we would sit and color all period, but it wasn’t until my senior year of high school where I learned about the concepts that drive art as well as
I’ve been told that I have many talents. Well, I am aware of that, but I know for sure the one skill that is above all: Drawing. It is the skill I have most experience in and have been known for throughout years in school. In elementary, teachers would always point out to my mom on how artistically skilled I am. I remember the moment when I knew that my passion would, for sure, be drawing. I wanted to draw a Pokémon from an old card and I remember I attempted at it and I showed it to my dad. Because he can draw too, he tried fixing the drawing for me and I understood his corrections and took note. I knew then that I wanted to learn how to draw passionately. In 4th grade, I would always draw characters on a notebook with lined paper. I never
In order to be in the group of people who create the new, you have to let it all out. No matter what work of art you are doing, whether it be a painting, piece of music, or something like an engineering or architecture project, you are going to have let yourself become an unmistakable blaze and explore the deep dark trenches of your heart, even the ones that scare you. To some this may be career suicide, but only if your career is being the same as everyone else. If you’re not the same as everyone else, this will be the only thing possibly saving your
I was dumbfounded to know that games are nothing but programs. Curious to know how to program I developed a serious interest in Computers. This keen interest in mathematics along with a strong liking for computers, and particularly programming, prompted me to choose engineering with Computer Science as my major. This decision gave me ample opportunity to consolidate my creative energies and harness my technical
The arts have influenced my life in amazing ways. Throughout my life, art has been the place I run to and my escape from the world. As I’ve grown older, art has become so much more than that. Every piece of art I create is a journey into my soul. It’s a priceless way to deal with my emotions and my struggles. I create art not only because I enjoy it and because I want to, but because I have to. Somewhere deep inside there is a driving force, urging me to put my heart down on paper. I become emotionally attached to each of my pieces because they are like dashes on the wall marking my growth. Each one is the solution to a problem I have dealt with and overcome.
“Do I want to become an artist?” I always ask myself this question. From a very young age, I knew God gave the gift of being an artist. In my school career, my artist abilities were noticed. From congratulation speeches to awards for my artwork. I was thankful for my recognition and worked even harder. Even though I had a passion for art, I also had a passion for sports. I played soccer ever since I could remember. I was also involved with action sports, more in snowboarding than others. When I got older, I had many opportunities one of them being a snowboarding instructor. As I grew up, my parents, teacher, and friends influence me to go to college, but more specifically art college. That is, what I am doing, going to art college. But now that I am in art school. I still ask myself “Do I want to become an artist?” Yes! I do want to become an artist. That is, an easy question but there is more to the question. What kind of artist?
Art classes throughout kindergarten and up to my junior year in college have taught me so much about expression, performance and making a statement. Learning and practicing art introduces a new way of processing information, and approaching problems. In my