How often do you think about the future? Well I do it all the time, but trust me I'm negative about it most of the time. You can compare me with a meerkat, I'm always start a phrase with "what if". and I do it all the time, that after a while, I'm getting pretty much paranoid about it. Which comes in mind, Paranormal stuff. I like it so much. 6th sense? Totally believe in it. I sometimes think of it to have a 6th sense myself. It often occur while I'm busy in my sketchbook, making art about what's going to happen. Believe it or not 1 out of 6 times it does happen! It's just to bad my so proclaimed 6th can't warn me on times where I'm about to spend buck-loads of money - the inspiration to do so -.
But back to where I wanted to talk about in the first place, the future. I'm an art student, and I'm suffering from anorexic wallet and I just bought an expensive designer coat. What will happen to me? Well I'm predicting, that I'll soon quit the academy, for financial reasons and I believe it's not what I wanted to do after all. I feel unhappy with the assignments and the things we learn. But yet I feel so happy with I attended and got in the academy. My class is amazing, the academy is amazing! They accept any kind of sub culture. Whether you like to wear your PJ's or walk in socks in academy, or want to dress up. People don't care! Well maybe the fresh-mens do, but everyday we get told that it's fine to do what you want to do, the crazier the better, "break the chain of the regular citizen". It's everyone's goal in the academy to fin their unique position in the world of art, and to do so, you've got to start with clearing your mind and let kill you darlings.
To be able to feel free in what ever you like to do in the academy, our environment stimulate us by bombarding us with crazy modern art we've never heard of, or tell things to mindfuck us - they like to do that allot! - Well the 1st period is already done, I'm in my 2nd period of the freshmen year, and I must tell you, I've learned alot! I even get to be that fond of modern art, which made me purchase the MMM Duvet Coat and actually wear it outside! - For which I'm still collecting courage for to do so - I must say, their words are so convincing, they got me hooked up deeply in the lifestyle of a modern artist. Have I found my unique spot in the world? Yes and No. I know that being to much of a unique person is hard to get people convinced, while having a little uniqueness gets much better in getting noticed. Our school doesn't accept copy paste at all! Only in certain cases like, citate any kind of video's or photo's and make a collage out of it or something. It's been told to me a graduate student of the academy even won an award by art-citate, which isn't original, but the metaphor and symbols used of existing products, all combined, apparently made a big impression on the judge. So in a way it's still appropriate.
But hey, the future. I'm going to keep it short, I talked to much of my academy already. So my "6th sense" says, I won't finish the art-academy, in fact I'll end somewhere in December. I'm going to start a company with my best friend and collaborate together - illustrations on t-shirts etc. - I'll be called CEO / Creative Director soon. Will it be successful? Well if one believes in it, it shall be. Will it be big? To be successful you don't have to end up big. I believe in the fact that it's a thought or a dream we both believe in now, so we've already succeed our barrier from regular art students to upcoming free bitches in business!
Cheers :)
Ps: I might post something about slenderman the next post! something go me interested.
