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What is art?

What is art?

 

I believe art is anything created from a creative mind and is like another language. It captures the essence of something. Art is abstract. With art, one can express how one is feeling, or convey a certain message in which they believe in. It shows emotions and causes emotions. I would consider it as a visual representation of the artist's mind and soul. It gives the perspective of what one thinks and can also allow someone to. Art is the product of your mind and thoughts, extracted and placed into your work. It is produced in many forms, through dancing, painting, drawing, singing, and so many other ways. It also is what defines one's own thoughts and actions within life and is a good way to get someone feeling a certain way. 

 

What is design?

 

I think that design is what forms one's idea into a piece of art. It is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation. Design is what creates positivity in mankind. Design is everywhere and is something that creates structure in one's society. Design is what leads to making things come to life. Design is what makes life easier and what forms what we use in everyday life. It is the way of changing life and influencing the future. It is what is applied to the development of goods, services , and environments. It is what draws people into understanding important stuff within this world and also defines the meaning of what some things that are manmade really are

 

What is craft?

 

Craft work is skilled work. Crafts are seen as things that people can make without a great deal of education and are usually taught in an informal manner. Crafts are everyman's outlet for creativity. They are something you practice and do for functionality. Craft is what describes the product of skilled labor or a type of work that requires skilled labor. The product itself may be handcrafted or machine crafted. It is also a view of perception when making something. When crafting there is a strong sense of love put into the work, just like doing art and designs. They all have a strong sense of passion within themselves that are delivered through the artist.

 

What is the difference between knowledge and creativity?

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I believe that creativity is a form of intelligence. Not all individuals have a creative nature or the ability to see things differently. A person who is a musician or lyricist who writes music or songs has a creative nature that not everyone has. Thus to me it is a form of intelligence. I think that intelligence can be seen as a term describing a property of the mind comprehending related abilities, such as the capacities for abstract thought, reasoning, planning, problem solving, speech, learning and much more. While I think that using creativity for things such as writing an original song falls under abstract thought, reasoning, problem solving, planning, and learning.

Personal Statement

Simple, energetic, and enduring. That is what I strive for as an artist. When Starting on a piece of art of a design, I like the idea of simplicity. I think simplicity is a strong and very interesting way to piece together a form of something because it is very simple but it can have many meanings. Not only that, but it can be easy to understand, yet something very aesthetically pleasing to look at. Energetic. I always find being energetic in a painting or picture, is to have a feeling of movement or a feeling of wanting more within what is shown. The energetic feeling is what makes a minds desire to see more which is important, it keeps the attention of the mind to all of the artwork. Lastly, enduring. I have a goal of maintaining endurance within my piece of artwork. What I mean is when I make something, I want that something to be stuck in peoples head. I want something positively impacting oneself to be constantly reminding themselves everyday that there is always something good in ones life. After all, the importance in life is happiness and without art, could there be happiness?

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Biography

My name is Marc Tom. I grew up and currently live in the Bay Area in California, and I am just a few minutes away from San Francisco. There are many different hobbies and interests that I have had ever since elementary school and am still doing. One hobby that I have is doing martial arts. I do Taekwondo and really enjoy doing forms and sparring with other people. Another hobby that I have is going camping. I am in Boy Scouts and have really enjoyed going camping while being able to learn about how to make a campfire and treat some first aid. I have camped in the sierra mountains and I have also camped in the snow, by building a shelter to sleep in during the night. I always have had a strong interest in trying to grow out of my comfort zone to help improve who I am. These two hobbies have what has helped me grow into the person that I am today. Not only has it made me who I am today, but it has also been things that I find very enjoyable and fun to do.

INSPIRING ARTIST

Keith Haring and his artwork inspire me a lot. His use of color and different patterns to emphasize movement and activity is very interesting. It is also inspiring and motivates me to do many things similar to the way he approaches pieces of art.

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www.haring.com

Keith Haring , Pop Art Figures

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