My Artistic PassionMy Artistic Passion

Choice of MediumChoice of Medium

Why do we create art?Why do we create art?

Why do we create art?Why do we create art?

Gina Gibney The artistic director of the New York-based Gina Gibney Dance Company

“In life, we experience so much fragmentation of thought and feeling. For me, creating art brings things back together.”

-Gina Gibney

Why do we create art?Why do we create art?

Judy Dater Award Winning Photographer

“I like expressing emotions—to have others feel what it is I’m feeling when I’m photographing people.”

-Judy Dater

Why do we make art?Why do we make art?

James SturmCartoonist

“Whatever the reason, an inner compulsion exists and I continue to honor this internal imperative. If I didn’t, I would feel really horrible. I would be a broken man. So whether attempting to make art is noble or selfish, the fact remains that I will do it nevertheless.”

-James Sturm

Why do we make art?Why do we make art?

Lawrence Krisna Parker(KRS-One)Hip Hop Artist

“I was born this way, born to make art, to make hip hop. And I think I’m just one of the people who had the courage to stay with my born identity. Hip hop keeps me true to myself, keeps me human.”

-KRS-One

Jacques-Louis DavidThe Death of Marat, 1793

Edvard MunchThe Scream, 1893

““That’s the power you possess as an artist. To find and express your That’s the power you possess as an artist. To find and express your own unique message.” own unique message.”

― ― Ella LeyaElla Leya, , The Orphan SkyThe Orphan Sky

Cohesive ThemeCohesive Theme

Jasper JohnsTarget, 1958

Jasper JohnsFlag

Jasper JohnsTarget

Jasper JohnsThree Flags

Jasper JohnsTarget with Casts

ReferencesReferences

Adams, Jeremy., Mars, Jason. (2008). Why We Make Art. Retrieved Adams, Jeremy., Mars, Jason. (2008). Why We Make Art. Retrieved from: from: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_we_make_arthttp://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_we_make_art