Have you ever thought about how things have started in your
life? How you first met your significant other? Your very first class at
college? The first time you used your laptop? Watching the first episode of
your favorite TV show for the first time? It’s always a very contemplative
moment. Whether it’s followed by excitement or nerves, everyone still is very
unsure about things for the first time. That describes trying this whole blog
thing for me right now. Yes, I write for myself sometimes but this is going to
be totally different. This is also for you, whoever you are, wherever you are,
I hope to inspire you (cliché, I know). So I guess we should get on with it…
This blog is going to be about art. I’m going to bring up
debates and spark conversations. I am going to rant, and share my opinion. But
I want to have it be a shared experience and not just some random-ass writer
talking to you through a computer screen. So let’s start with a mini bio:
I’m Aisling and I am currently in the last
semester of my senior year in college. I major in Studio Art and have always
been more visually inclined. I consider myself a drawer (not the kind that
holds clothes) but I also paint and experiment with installation. Besides
creating, I also am very much interested in the history behind artists’ lives,
the many movements, and the techniques things are created. I feel that as an
artist it’s important to surround yourself with not only information about a
specific piece but the history behind it. I have many interests other than art
as well that may or may not leak into this blog like video games and feminism
(I also have an impressive Peter Pan collection).
In general, writing things out has always been a way for me to
understand myself and situations I find myself in. But, writing for myself is only half of it, the other part is interacting
with you, I really do find what I am learning fascinating and I know there are
other people out there that will find it interesting as well. I have a lot of
issues and questions with the art world, so hopefully we’ll have a conversation
and you can help me out as well. And whether or not you’re a closet art lover
or you wear it on your sleeve, I hope we all gain some insight into the arts.
