People always ask me why I became an art student. Isn't art for people who are poor in the academics? Every time I hear that the first thing I do is wonder why people are so judgmental on art students. Not every art student have poor grades. Only those who have poor grades become art students because they believe its a lot easier. The truth is I feel that it is a lot harder than being an academic student. Why? Because art students take the same required courses normal students do and then they have to make out time from SAT and TOEFL practices to produce their portfolio.
I became an art student not because I had no choice (most who have no choice don't become good art students because they aren't serious about it), I became an art student because I have a deep passion for art. In ninth grade I truly experiences what art was. I walked into the art room of my new school expecting the same regulated environment of set colors and materials. However I opened the door to the smell of acrylic paint and materials here and there. It felt so free. I fell in love with the environment immediately however that was not the cause of me becoming an art student. It was what I experienced later on in the class. As many people say "once you get a taste of freedom you only want more". Art was like that to me through that class. It was freedom. The freedom to express myself the way I want and the only way for me to acquire more and more freedom through different mediums and materials, 2D to 3D. That is why I choose art, because it satisfies my want for freedom and it is what makes me happy.
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