To me, art is more than a class, a painting, or an assemblage of different techniques under a name. Art is all those things and more: it is expression, creativity, benevolence, and malice of the world, of humanity as a whole, or of one person's life. In my life, it is how I see the world and the people and things around me. I use my daily life as inspirations: a candid photo, a doodle upon my physics notebook, my daily blog entries. These things make up who I am, how I think, and what I love in a compact piece of work. Photography and writing are my fortes, but I believe all art holds endless possibilities. For example, I decided to take a leap and apply for something new this summer: printmaking. To be honest, I was not a printmaking enthusiast before, but I did want to learn something new. This decision has changed my summer and exceeded all my expectations; these past weeks have been relaxing, productive, and the most fun since I don't know when. I now see the places I go to differently, have the desire to attempt stenciling (my favorite project) at home, and I may go street art hunting in the future. Up until this summer, I only took math and writing classes, but I find that math isn't something I'm too interested in or passionate about, even if I am slightly good at it. Art is not an equation that a person can judge to be wrong if plugged in “incorrectly”. No matter what, art will always have its criticisms and lovers, but the fact that there is something in life that leaves so many questions to be answered, so many opportunities to be taken without being judged to be “wrong” is very rare and precious. Printmaking in particular has paved art's way through history, enabling works to last longer than one painting would survive on its own, while reaching out to the masses. Without printmaking, who knows what brilliant works would have been lost in the shifts of time. The most amazing thing about art in general though, is how it isn't required: no one is forced to create art. Art stems from an innate passion to express oneself through producing something, or even just criticizing it. Without this passion, the world would lack of beauty, creativity and emotion. Art is ever-changing, but a ubiquitous, eternal part of life that no one is forced to accept. For this and more, I love art and everything about it.