Becoming an artist
This is me at the end of my first year at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon. By this time I had already done what had been one of the biggest turns in my life: taking the risk of dedicating my full time to do and study drawing. I often go back o the words of Saramago, when he recalls the time he stopped working as a journalist to become a full-time writer, at the age of 50: "Now you are going so see if you can be a writer". And I was going to see if I could be an artist. I still don't have an answer to that. But 4 years past, I am still drawing and painting everday. And although it hadn't been easy, it is here where I found my sense of purpose, my inherend need.
When it comes to becoming an artist, I though about creating this blog. Here I will write a bit about the process, discuss, interview, and try to understand the diferente difficulties, acheivements and trajectories which lead us to developing a professional path in the arts field.
Mothers find there chilren always special and like always what there children make.
ResponderExcluirI knew since you were born that you were different, your interest in drawing started before you were 1 year old.
At the age of 4 a famous painter in Setubal " Chora" saw you drawing and said to me that you had a big talent , at the age of 4, you were already drawing like an older person. You saw already the things different than the children of your age.
At school you were always famous with your draws and all the teachers were so proud with your draws!
At the age of 9 an other famous painter from Setúbal " Lima de Freitas" saw you drawing and he told me that you would become his colleague in the future!
Although you granduated as master in economy I always knew that you were born to be an artist, but this idea always scared me!
Deap inside me I always knew and believed that the day would come that you would go for it, that your talent would be discovered and that you will be famous as an artist!
I always believed in you and all the talents that you have inside you since you were born.....