Art Student

In terms of my personal aesthetic development and what I have put into those endeavors, when I evaluate a piece of artwork or create art, I do my best to initially disregard the rules I've been taught. I do not do this because I feel there's no merit in that process of evaluation but simply because I feel strongly that it clouds my better judgment. The first thing I take notice of when I see, hear, or read anything are the thoughts and feelings it evokes. I find that, although invaluable, the tools most students have been equipped with often inadvertently distance those students from their own emotions and interpretations. In this way, it manages to deconstruct the purpose of art entirely.