Describe when and how you became interested in art, design, writing, architecture, or the particular major to which you are applying. Describe how this interest has manifested itself in your daily life. The essay should be 250-500 words.
Hazy, fragmented scenes in which my mother, my twin sister and I hurried through New York City. Big iron steps that led to spacious rooms in which pictures were hung upon the walls, flamboyant long-limbed figures, adults having what sounded like complex conversations...These are some of my earliest memories, as well as my earliest encounters, with the art world.
My mother is a visual artist, and my father a filmmaker. So as I grew up, these two disciplines formed an integral part of my daily life. I was born in NY to parents of different nationalities, my father is from Serbia and my mother is Chilean. Living between Belgrade, Chile and New York has has given me the opportunity to explore different cultures, this has shaped the way I understand communication, culture and the way the world operates.
As kids, my sister and I were always involved in some kind of crafts project, and we grew up with a constant sense of creative freedom and encouragement. Because I've always been surrounded by it, I am unable to pinpoint an exact moment in which I became interested in art. In retrospect, I can now say that rather than a particular moment in my life, it was a process.
As I grew out of childhood, I began to take a more analytical approach towards my life and the things that surrounded me. I realized that at some point I would have to choose a course of action and decide what role I wanted to play in society. I knew that whatever I chose to do I wanted it to have an impact on people. As a person, I am aware of the fact that I am part of something bigger than myself and I would like to take advantage of this through my work.
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Hazy, fragmented scenes in which my mother, my twin sister and I hurried through New York City. Big iron steps that led to spacious rooms in which pictures were hung upon the walls, flamboyant long-limbed figures, adults having what sounded like complex conversations...These are some of my earliest memories, as well as my earliest encounters, with the art world.
My mother is a visual artist, and my father a filmmaker. So as I grew up, these two disciplines formed an integral part of my daily life. I was born in NY to parents of different nationalities, my father is from Serbia and my mother is Chilean. Living between Belgrade, Chile and New York has has given me the opportunity to explore different cultures, this has shaped the way I understand communication, culture and the way the world operates.
As kids, my sister and I were always involved in some kind of crafts project, and we grew up with a constant sense of creative freedom and encouragement. Because I've always been surrounded by it, I am unable to pinpoint an exact moment in which I became interested in art. In retrospect, I can now say that rather than a particular moment in my life, it was a process.
As I grew out of childhood, I began to take a more analytical approach towards my life and the things that surrounded me. I realized that at some point I would have to choose a course of action and decide what role I wanted to play in society. I knew that whatever I chose to do I wanted it to have an impact on people. As a person, I am aware of the fact that I am part of something bigger than myself and I would like to take advantage of this through my work.
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