The Story Behind My Topic

I chose my topic because I have always been interested in art, and I like learning about the Renaissance. I believe that once someone creates a work of art and it is seen by others, it greatly affects them. In the world of art, even though a lot of art is based on historical events, a majority of the actual artwork is just self-expression; there is no rhyme or rhythm to it. I chose the following seven artists because I was looking through all the artists from the Renaissance time period and these seven artists had the most interesting artwork/ history. To me art is a way to show how I think or feel, when I cannot say it. It portrays how my mind works, what I want, and it is a way for me to achieve something that is impossible.

My family often traveled from the time when I was seven to thirteen. We never stayed in one place more than one year, sometimes even less. We were a small family of four people. My parents and my sister, and I made up our small little group.  Whenever I fought with my sister, I was alone because my parents were always at work.  I would get angry, and I did not really have people I could talk to because we could not verbally communicate due to our language barriers. Since I could not talk like everyone else, I drew instead. I have been drawing since I was about four years old, and it has helped me get through some hard times.