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KATHLEEN HALL
In the future, I plan to major in art. I do not know exactly whether or not I will make a careeor out of it (since it's not the most lucrative of fields), but I am positive that I will be making art for as long as I am able to. It is a little pathetic, actually -- I feel empty without it, and I don't know who I am. My mother says that you do art because you can't live without it. I am never really satisfied with anything that I do, but this is notsomething that I feel defeated by. Art, in all of its forms, is a desire for perfection; the creation of a more perfect vision. I know that I will probably never achieve perfection, but the pursuit of it gives me a reason to exist. | |||
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CENTURY ART GALLERY - ART SCHOLARSHIP
Art has always been an integral
part of my identity. I grew up around artists (since
my parents were art teachers), and for a long time
it was my mission to deviate from what was considered
to be the inevitable path of following in their footsteps.
During my phase of rebellion, I expressed little
interest in the subject, and would complain bitterly
when my parents dragged me to countless art museums.
However, in the recent years following the death
of my father, I have returned to art as a way to
better understand myself and the world around me.
My recent work has centered around
drawing mediums. I consider this work to be somewhat
transitional, as I am not as concerned with making
finished pieces as I am with learning and experimenting
on paper. I have been very taken with drawing the
human body, and since the College of William & Mary
offers weekly figure drawing sessions, I have taken
full advantage of the opportunity. Depicting living,
moving things is a task I find fascinating. Ironically,
prior to these fiture drawings, I was drawing mannequins
and babydolls (imitations of life) as a concentration
for my AP Studio Art class. Drawing the mannequins,
though enjoyable, made me realize how much I prefer
live figures as subject matter. My favorite art assignment
involved doing a self-portrait in which I had to
draw the skull underneath my skin, using a mirror
and touching my face. I loved the combination of
senses that went into the piece.