I'm one of those people who's talents were recognized very early in childhood. My parents always encouraged me to make more and to develop my skills, and I was bought all the supplies an artist could ever dream of. Specifically my mother liked to push my skills further and further. After moving away from my parents' apartment to study art education my first year with all the practical courses (painting, drawing, 3D art etc.) kept that development going. Still, without the constant, sometimes irritating critique from my mom, my drive to create stuff outside school was slowly fading. By the end of my second year of uni life my art block was at its worse. I decided to try to revive my creativity through meditation.
It took a while, but after four years I can finally say my drive to create has returned. Slowly but surely I've started to make art again from the pure purpose of creating things. To keep myself going I like to take part in recreational art challenges as well as consuming art more actively. Visits at art museums also support my teaching.
As I decided to create 3D installation for the project course, I will be experimenting more with paints on my free time. This way I get a more versatile and balanced revitalization for making my own art. Lately I've been wanting to experiment with more abstract styles of painting. I've always appreciated my skills with art more than my creativity, and I've been trying to tip the scales a few years now. I feel it to be a very important thing to do, because I sense it positively affecting my spiritual and mental well-being.
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