Art Personal Statement

This fall, I will be applying to colleges, where I hope to dual major in Visual Arts and Renaissance and Early Modern Studies or Art History. Thereafter, I hope to pursue a career that surrounds me with art and continues to inspire my own artistic expression. From early on, I was infatuated with history and museums. Art is not just a passion of mine, but an extension of who I am. I find that I bring art to most everything I do. At school, in addition to being the founding member of the Classics Club, I am a leading member of the Art Club, an art contributor to the school magazine, and I serve as art/design coordinator for my high school's award-winning FIRST Robotics team. I even bring my art to my varsity swimming team, where I designed team
Studying graphic design, I learned about the foundational concepts of composition, typography and image manipulation by utilizing Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Additionally, I have taken classes in figure drawing and painting outside of high school at Adelphi University and Huntington Fine Art's, spending a good portion of time understanding the human form by studying and working with nude models. My passion for art is intense. My talent for creating original art is developing in concert with this passion. One did not beget the other; but, the two together produce an artistic gestalt, which I find especially rewarding to share with others. Generally, I can be a somewhat reserved person. However, when I am in, artistically speaking, a creative environment -- whether walking the halls of an art museum or painting or drawing in a studio -- an inner jauntiness seeps out. I eagerly welcome the opportunity to further develop my technical proficiencies and expand my creative practices, while maintaining my vision and sense of