People in this world grow up feeling various emotions of their own discovery of what life really is. Art has evolved around me ever since I was a child. My mother is an artist and fashion designer. My father, on the other hand, is very political. Although my closeness to my father was inevitable, I grew up taking the footsteps of my mother. I was a wandering child, who saw my mother paint and perform numerous activities such as applying make-up, teaching etiquette, and designing flower pots for her modeling school.

My first glimpse of art, however, was when my mother read my first poetic bedtime story. Interested, I began to apply my personal art through little things like finger-painting in preschool. As I got older, I explored art in a more innovative way by using recycled materials and was awarded the "Art Youth Foundation Award." My outlook on art started out by thinking it was anything cluttered and picturesque. Eventually, I started to develop my art skills such as my love of photography.

I realized that art is not only about drawing and painting, but also a way of life. I believe that art is everywhere; it is the only way an activist like me could approach life in a more subtle and serene way. Currently, as a teen, I love art because it is the only true element in this world in which I am enabled to express my emotions and share my inspirations freely.


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