This was going to be one of the most exciting times in my life. I had decided this before I even stepped inside the building. I was about to embark on my post-secondary education at a school where the Group of Seven had gone. Those god-like Painters of our glorious nation known as Canada. This is my essay to you, declaring my profound experience of being an Abstract painter and how it led me to become an Artist interviewer. To want to go behind the scenes, undercover, into the inner circle of the imagination.
What really touched me the most about this time in my life, was how much Art really spoke to me; I could feel the tangible living passion these Artists had poured into their artwork. I was volunteering at the Art Gallery of Ontario on the weekends, and being consumed with Artwork all the time was really exhilarating. There truly was an igniting energy that I could feel. It was in the faculty, the students, the art on the walls, the lectures, everywhere.
One of the most influential aspects of Picasso’s work for me was his Cubist period. Seeing how he deconstructed forms and reassembled them from multiple perspectives taught me that art doesn't have to mirror reality—it can interpret and transform into unrecognizable shapes and perspectives. In essence, Picasso didn’t just influence how I create; he helped shape why I create. He showed me that art can be a means of personal evolution, emotional expression, and cultural conversation—all at once.
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Podcast by Carolyn Botelho
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