College Essay and Schools I am Applying to
Essay Prompt- Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
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Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family. Word limit 650, Current 642
I still remember the first day of my internship, entering the compact studio. Swinging open the light glass door vandalized with posters of all sorts, feeling the sturdy grey concrete floor under my feet and seeing my mentor Shay Lopez, mid-painting, hollar from the back of the far corner of the congested studio, “Hey Brenden!”. Nervously I crawled to where he was creating his newest project and similar to the other amazing pieces on the surrounding white walls, this too was unbelievable. Admiring the work around me I began conversing with Shay about what this internship was going to look like, the days I would be in the studio, and of course the final product of this internship. Soon after finishing the discussion, he turned to me and asked me what I wanted to paint, being intimidated and stunned by the amazing work around me on the white walls I only answered honestly,“ I am not exactly sure.”
Over the next 3 weeks, I would find the answer to this question and many others that I hadn’t even know to ask. Shay Lopez, local artist and my mentor through the internship had a great solution to this first problem, we began by dissecting all of the art around Studio &, and then we took a quick walk around the town observing the art currently being displayed at the other galleries. As we searched for inspiration we admired and conversed about the local art, taking a mental note of the pieces that interested me. Prior to this walk around town I knew that I would want to create a couple of pieces of abstract or nonrepresentational art, however this walk allowed us to narrow my project ideas down and even delivered a few new painting ideas, all the while opening up so many more doors and leading me to start asking the bigger questions.
The first week, I worked five days in a row painting and finishing two of the many project ideas I had developed, mostly thinking about my creation techniques but also about if I could see myself doing this for the rest of my life, and everyday it was clearer and clearer to see that this is meant for me. I constructed my first non-representational painting, also my first painting trying a style new to me called mono-printing, which is a process of transferring the paint between canvas using paper and pressure. Continuing to work through the second week I was able to create two more paintings, one was abstract, the other was non-representational. While working in the studio, I wouldn’t just paint, every day there I would meet some of Durango’s finest local artists, spoke with them, and welcomed all of their thoughts and ideas, and aside from creating art, having a place where amazing individuals gathered was another big selling point for me. Conversations with aspiring artists and locals all encouraged me to play the role of an adult in an art studio, whether that be observing the art in a mature, creating art professionally, or even just having intelligent debates about a current topic, this art gallery encouraged me to quickly adapt to being a young adult in a very independent field.
Only working three weeks at this studio it didn’t take long for me to imagine my art studio. This internship pushed me through the transition from childhood to adulthood by showing me that I have a future doing what I love that will always keep me entertained and challenged my thoughts and views. My time at Studio & helped me understand that I need to be more than willing to do anything to make this dream studio come true. In conclusion this internship was an unforgettable and eye-opening transformation from childhood to adulthood, revealing to me what I want to do for the rest of my life.
I still remember the first day of my internship, entering the compact studio. Swinging open the light glass door vandalized with posters of all sorts, feeling the sturdy grey concrete floor under my feet and seeing my mentor Shay Lopez, mid-painting, hollar from the back of the far corner of the congested studio, “Hey Brenden!”. Nervously I crawled to where he was creating his newest project and similar to the other amazing pieces on the surrounding white walls, this too was unbelievable. Admiring the work around me I began conversing with Shay about what this internship was going to look like, the days I would be in the studio, and of course the final product of this internship. Soon after finishing the discussion, he turned to me and asked me what I wanted to paint, being intimidated and stunned by the amazing work around me on the white walls I only answered honestly,“ I am not exactly sure.”
Over the next 3 weeks, I would find the answer to this question and many others that I hadn’t even know to ask. Shay Lopez, local artist and my mentor through the internship had a great solution to this first problem, we began by dissecting all of the art around Studio &, and then we took a quick walk around the town observing the art currently being displayed at the other galleries. As we searched for inspiration we admired and conversed about the local art, taking a mental note of the pieces that interested me. Prior to this walk around town I knew that I would want to create a couple of pieces of abstract or nonrepresentational art, however this walk allowed us to narrow my project ideas down and even delivered a few new painting ideas, all the while opening up so many more doors and leading me to start asking the bigger questions.
The first week, I worked five days in a row painting and finishing two of the many project ideas I had developed, mostly thinking about my creation techniques but also about if I could see myself doing this for the rest of my life, and everyday it was clearer and clearer to see that this is meant for me. I constructed my first non-representational painting, also my first painting trying a style new to me called mono-printing, which is a process of transferring the paint between canvas using paper and pressure. Continuing to work through the second week I was able to create two more paintings, one was abstract, the other was non-representational. While working in the studio, I wouldn’t just paint, every day there I would meet some of Durango’s finest local artists, spoke with them, and welcomed all of their thoughts and ideas, and aside from creating art, having a place where amazing individuals gathered was another big selling point for me. Conversations with aspiring artists and locals all encouraged me to play the role of an adult in an art studio, whether that be observing the art in a mature, creating art professionally, or even just having intelligent debates about a current topic, this art gallery encouraged me to quickly adapt to being a young adult in a very independent field.
Only working three weeks at this studio it didn’t take long for me to imagine my art studio. This internship pushed me through the transition from childhood to adulthood by showing me that I have a future doing what I love that will always keep me entertained and challenged my thoughts and views. My time at Studio & helped me understand that I need to be more than willing to do anything to make this dream studio come true. In conclusion this internship was an unforgettable and eye-opening transformation from childhood to adulthood, revealing to me what I want to do for the rest of my life.