My name is Mario Hernandez-
At first my idea of art was just a whole bunch of painting and just making it look way better than everyone elses and making it just look good to look at, then I realized that it isn't. When I saw the paintings that looked like a kinder gardener made it I was thinking "seriously people think that this is art?" and then I grew up to realize art has more depth than just a pretty picture or sculpture amd it has a true meaning to it. I just thought art was a good passing time thing to do but I then felt more invested in it and more apart of it not just as a hobby but a thing i like to do. I honestly dont see myself as a "professional" artist in the future but I like doing it and showing my own perspective of things, I like what Frida Kahlo said "I never paint my dreams and nightmares. I paint my own reality." I've been real interested in the works of Alex Katz because of the colors and how solid and opaque, and it lead me to want to make my art opaque and solid and I have learned new techniques, like using different kinds of brushes to get different kinds of textures. I've also broadened my experiences with oil paints, even though my interactions with oil paint havent been so delightful, I have learned how to use it to my abilities. Other than oil paints I have learned how to work with new media like ink and linoliam, and I would like to work with it in the future. I just worry about how I could make my life as an artist, and I'm concerened about never being succesful or good enough to be accepted by the art community. With my art I hope to influence others into making art, and to show others my story through my art, and I would like to please the viewers that look at my work, because I love to please, and I love to influence others around me. |