Artist Statement

 

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.” 

This quote was said by William W. Purkey this sums up my motto about facing life and converting into my art. I've always been interested in developing black and white photos. I feel like black and white images really focuses on the smallest details of a portrait or on a landscape. My artwork will portray the questions we ask everyday about the way we live our life. The idea that everyone has a disadvantage and that it makes us unique individuals. HONY is an inspiration because with a photograph, we can get a sense of their emotions through their posture or facial expression.

Our emotions lead us into a journey of how differently our life can shift everyday. The idea of living life to the fullest and having spontaneity. I really want to show that our life and memories are made unexpectedly and that it is uncontrollable. Whether they are good or bad, we learn from it and we continue to keep them in mind.  I want to send out a message through my artwork to everyone about the importance of utilizing life. Impossibility is a challenge we overcome and everything is from our motivation. My influence also comes from my favorite movie, “Forrest Gump”. It sends a message of determination and consistency. It also gives us an impression that we must appreciate life because it gives us an opportunity to conquer whatever we desire.

My artwork will be a reflection of my experience and how they can also relate to others as well. I want to have my artwork present a role model figure to everyone. I want to tell a story that will take my audience on my journey through my dreams, imaginations, and my reality; they will be a series of my embellished vision.