blog entry #1...biographical statement

My name is Abby Goldsmith, I am a sophomore at BGSU majoring in graphic design and minoring in marketing. I'm not the stereotypical artist...I'm not emo, death is not my bitch lover, and I'm not covered in weird tattoos and piercings(with an exception of ear piercings, a belly button ring and a tiny heart tattoo). I actually grew up in a small town and lived on a horse farm but that never kept me from being exactly who I want to be.



I have been making art since I was pretty young. I have four older sisters, all of who are very artistic. My oldest sister, my mom, and my maternal grandfather all are/were photographers, so many people I look up to are very into art. When I was growing up I would see my sisters painting or sketching and it inspired me to also want to be creative and make my own art. Of course it was terrible because I was a little kid, but I was trying and I was inspired. now I am still very critical of myself and my art work, but I try to always stay inspired, even though it's difficult sometimes, because I think that's what makes the difference between good art and great art.



I feel that the way I learned the most was when someone, usually a teacher or professor but not always, would show me how to use a medium or technique, show me an example and have me copy the same example using the medium or technique they showed me. Then after I understood the technique I could start brainstorming on how to make the technique my own and unleash my creativity.



I feel that anything can be art and that anyone can decide what art is. And I agree to disagree, because I know that everyone has their own ideas of what is considered art. I believe that if someone is truly inspired to create a project or is truly inspired by a project, that it's worthy of being considered an artwork. I also think that the word inspiration is a very open word. I think that someone can paint a picture of something just because they think it's beautiful, and not because when they were 11 years old they had a traumatizing event that caused them to be scarred for life because they watched their best friend's sister's cat get stolen by the 85 year old neighbor. Sometimes things are exactly what they seem, and I think people can show that through artwork as well as deeper emotions that they may have.