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Favorite Visual Artist?

My favorite visual artist of all time is the japanese director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist Hayao Miyazaki. Hayao Miyazaki is in my opinion easily one of the best animators of all time. His work, in essence just holds so much power and depth in their messages. This trait in itself inspires me to create power from simple art. I couldnt possible choose a favorite movie of his, just because all of them have so much in them. One of them however, would have to be Ponyo.  A contributing reason to his movie's success i believe is because of the hard  lifestyle he had as a kid. As a 3 year old in japan during WWII, Miyazaki was exposed to many things a child shouldnt. Despite this, though he still triumphed with his career and ability to create powerful works of film that will easily be left in the minds of everyone. 

-Jacob Hoover

Used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki#Early_life

What is Art?

What is art?

to ask this question to me, i feel, is like asking a dog why it wags its tail. It's simply what I do. Art is like a drug. It's hard to explain in a complex sort of way. Not everyone does it, but those who do are affected on a deeper level. It's my way of connecting to things on a more profound level than what one can see and feel, My art, while on the surface may just look like just a face, or just a thing; still. all has a message. It all says something further than what's just clearly laid flat out on the surface. My hope for my art is for it to evolve. Eventually to the point where it is able to inspire, and tell a personal story to anyone who may see it. My message of art relates to all artwork. Looking deeper in your artwork to see it as something more than what it is, is what makes art so intense. Look further and try to understand what someone means when they say that they see blue when its red, or purple when it's green.  That, is what makes art the drug that it is.

~Jacob Hoover