First Post. three questions answered.

Art to me is an outlet to convey ideas and concepts that cannot be expressed eloquently through words or speech. Also, experiencing the view points and ideas of other artists and influences help display the variety and diversity of the world around us. Art is made to display ideas, to give hope, sorrow, grief, love, and the many simple and complex emotions human beings experience in all different stages of this life.

There are many influences as well as artists that inspire and comfort me. One of the most recent artists I have discovered is a street artist that goes by the name Boleta. Dominating the streets of Brazil, Boleta cruises around on his bike and uses graffiti to make inspiring creations wherever he so pleases. Please take a moment to check out this video, you will not regret it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfOAiIKCpzo&feature=player_embedded

Another artist that inspires me is Paul Freeman. A surreal artist that hides hidden Sanskrit into most paintings, he has toured around the world with artists such as Alex Grey and others. Paul Freeman does the artwork for my twin brother's band Emkultra, an up and coming progressive band based out of Phoenix. Here is an assortment of his work

The last example of my influences is a man who comes from the music world as well as displays breath taking artwork, Brandon Boyd of Incubus created a whole series of works named Ectoplasm. Being a musician as well, it is simply incredible that someone can succeed in both areas. Here is some of his work that you might enjoy.

Why did i want to take this class? Besides the obvious point of requirement, this class presented an opportunity for me to really learn and grow as an artist while gathering important and useful information when thrown out into the real world of artisan-ship.