ARTIST STATEMENT; BEYOND THE BIG STRUCTURE
Art is as complex as how the heart
of a human pumps blood to every organ of the body that functions differently,
just as how a human can perceive various kinds of artistic inclinations. For a
kid, it would take time for him to determine what kind of art he wants to
pursue but as for me, I’ve come to realize the branches of art that my heart
wanted to bloom. For 20 years, I saw myself in a room of creativity where I am
free to explore my personal art in several mediums. At first, I am completely
confined to performing arts as I harnessed my God-given talent and confidence
throughout the years. But as I grew older, I later realized that I’m also
producing a different form of art that I’ve also been acquiring since I became
a teenager and that is my love for producing artistic pictures and video
content that I’m continuously improving in my little space- my Instagram
account.
Through this newly discovered art
of mine, I was able to capture a new lens of art which is giving meaning to the
small details of a thing for I’ve been fascinated with how small things are a
huge part of a big structure. Such as the quote of John Wooden imply, ‘it’s the
little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.’ This
statement is relevant to what I’ve perceived as my kind of art today. When we
first knew things, we initially had in mind the bigger structure, and what
meaning it conveys in the overall picture, but on the zoomed lens, this big
picture is made up of smaller details with underlying meanings that are put
together to make a subject.
This concept of art is solely
inspired by what I see in the aesthetic world that is currently being hyped by
the millennials and also by these influencers I choose to influence and hone my
craft. I just use whatever is available in my means such as a camera of our
family and my phone camera as well. I believe, an artist doesn’t start with
grand and expensive materials, it always starts with what is available with
their means for being grand isn’t the subject at all but rather the message
that is present in an art form. My creativity has always been there ever since,
and indeed overthinking helps me brainstorm and connect my thoughts from a
draft. And from it, I will be able to make a piece solely from every bit of my
right brain hemisphere which is the generator of our creativity.
And lastly, I always have this
perception of art with the same philosophy of Leo Tolstoy, “Art plays a huge
role in communication to its audience’s emotions that the artist previously
experienced”. Our own principles are mastered with the experiences we had
before which stimulates emotion in whatever we do. And with the art I am
crafting, it is through life lesson experiences that I accumulated in which it
is present to every small detail of my art that my heart wanted to communicate
to my audiences. I believe, art is nothing with audiences’ emotions and art is
meaningless without emotions.
