Post 5: Art and Fear Response 1

1. What work have you made that seems the most yours? why?
I think the work that is most mine is the work I've made most recently in BA, especially my hookah painting and the found painting I altered. I think my reasoning for this is because I agree with the book, every time you create you learn something new. You learn how to make things better or learn more about your style or the content you want to portray and like a spiral it eventually brings you to the center of you.
2. Who are artists that are making work that relates to you? Are there other influences? How are these other influences connected to your work?
I really like Jaclyn Alderete's work and think it does relate to me. I do think shes more talented but I envy the way she paints and would like to master that style. I think her content relates to me because I like to paint women, and cats, and intimate moments. (I know you haven't seen any of my work with cats) Other influences that inspire my work is nudism, music, friends and lovers. I know its probably not the right thing to say, but I think I get far more inspiration from those things then other artists. I do love art and paintings but I think I get the most influences from my experiences.
3. Discuss in your own words, why you think this is so.
I think the author is making a point that, where there are people there is art and creation. Humans (at least some humans) see that the world as it truly is, a miraculous, magical accident full of joy and pleasure. Whether it is still lives depicting the brightly colored fruit that literally grows on trees, or our own naked bodies, or nature, or the geometric shelters we create, we can't help but create images of it, sculptures of it, take photographs of it, because its amazing!
4. Which of these ideas resonates most with you? Why? If they all resonate, how do they differ?
I think all of these ideas resonate because I've felt this way about art at different times. Art is something you do out in the world, we spray paint cement walls with radical political nonsense or just beautiful images or people we've lost. Art is also something you do about the world, about the injustice we face in the world, the power we have in the world, the way we feel about the world. And many times art is something you do for the world, whether its a sketch on a napkin for your favorite bar tender or a mural in an inner city school or a portrait for an orphan, its a skill we want to use to make others feel good.
5. What do you notice about yourself? What are your methods? Subject matter? 
I notice things about myself, but I think I notice the same things over and over. I notice that I love people and there stories and painting them. I love nudism and I enjoy painting nudist scenes or the human body. I love music and painting and combining the vibe of music and festival culture into my work. I'm very comfortable with myself and who I am and I like to communicate that through my work and hope to inspire people to be confident with themselves.
6. What do you care about?
I care about my family first and fore most, I am really close with my 5 siblings and parents. I care about my friends and there stories and happiness. I care about music and going to experience the energy musicians put off and supporting there art. I care about the earth, animals, and empowering women.