ARTIST STATEMENT

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MEDIA IS AN ART. FOR YEARS, I DENIED BEING AN ARTIST, BECAUSE I HAD TOO LIMITED OF A DEFINITION.
MY WORK FOCUSES MAINLY ON YOUTH (SPECIFICALLY TEENAGERS) AND HOW MEDIA TODAY IS AFFECTING THEM. I HOPE TO EXPRESS THIS THROUGH ALL DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, BUT MAINLY THROUGH WRITING AND FILM.
WHAT MOTIVATES ME THE MOST IS THE SPEED THAT TECHNOLOGY IS GROWING. ITS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE AS YOUNG AS MY SELF CAN BARELY KEEP UP WITH "WHATS HOT". WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I FELT LIKE HAVING A FACEBOOK OR A CELL PHONE WERE MUCH MORE OF A CHOICE THAN THEY ARE NOW. I CONSTANTLY ASK MY SELF HOW FAR IT'S GOING TO GO, I WANT MY WORK TO SHOW HYPOTHETICAL OUTCOMES OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
I'M INTERESTED IN SHOWING THAT TODAY'S YOUTH IS AT A HIGH RISK OF LOSING THE INNOCENCE THAT ONCE MADE A KID, A KID. MY GOAL IS TO INVOKE EMOTION AND SYMPATHY, IN A COMICAL WAY, FOR THINGS THAT NO ONE HAS ANY POWER TO STOP.
I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE SPECIFIC INFLUENCES, YET I'M HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY MY CONSTANT SURROUNDINGS, TELEVISION, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, ETC.. SOCIETY PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON EVERYONE, AND ITS UP TO EVERYONE TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT PRESSURE, I FOR EXAMPLE, WANT TO TURN IT INTO ART.