Art My Life

I had just attended an art lesson today. It was about Collagraph, a kind of print making. Print making are things that uses ink, stencil and maybe a presser. Examples of print are the newspaper print that we read and the date inking stamp that we use.

Collagraph is a kind of print technique that combines collages and print to form a picture of many textures. I never knew there was this kind of print. I also never knew print making had such a long history, more than 800 years ago.

Our art teacher, Mr Foo Kwee Horng, is very experienced. He showed us the various kinds of print and also the history of print making. It was an interesting lesson. He told us that he loved art a lot and went to be a full time artist. Unfortunately, he did not do well as he only sold an art piece for $300 in one year. In order to earn a living, he had to give up as a full time artist and be an art teacher instead. It seems like not many people in the society appreciates art pieces. (Probably until the artist die, only do their works become famous.)

I admire his courage to step out into the society to realize his ambition. I love art too. However, my knowledge is little, so is my imagination and skill. I have always envied people who can sell their art pieces. More importantly, the buyer shows appreciation of the artists’ works. Sometimes, it is not about the money. It is a fantastic feeling when someone loves your work, the sense of satisfaction that you are recognized for what you do passionately. It will be heavenly, if I can sell, or even to give away an art piece, to a person who truly appreciates my work. It will be great!!!