Hey how's everyone doing? I know i haven't been able to post regularly like I said I would and I apologize for that. I was a bit busy lately, I have been going through thousands of colleges which teach various forms of art like sculpting painting and digital art. Even though people say I am good at what I do I still feel like I have achieved nothing, it still feels like I am still at my first step. To get rid of this I have to learn and get better at what I do. This quench for more knowledge got me looking for the best art colleges across the world. By best I do not mean porsche colleges or top rated colleges. This time I had a choice to research in depth about each and every art college there is. I have been doing this research since an year now.
There are so many fancy colleges out in the US today, but I don't prefer living in that lifestyle. I don't wanna be surrounded by buildings and skyscrapers, I want to live in a happy small cheerful environment with carnivals and food fests and simultaneously study art so I picked europe. I know I know colleges and living expenses are a lot to bear but on the bright side I get to drown in its culture and learn from its rich well preserved heritage and history which is more than what I need.
Other than masters of art helping me develop my skills I wanna look at the revolutionary stone sculptures and learn from them just by looking at them each day. What better ways for an artist to learn from those masterpieces right?
With all of my preferences set, I got to narrow down my search to Italy.
But why Italy out of all the places?
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For those of you who do not know, Italy is known for its preserved culture and its art history. It is the birthplace of a creative movement called the renaissance.
This movement that started in Italy caused an explosion of creativity in the field of art. The city maintained its reputation for innovation throughout the 14th to 16th centuries making it a home for dozens of artist guilds throughout the city and many of the era's most influential artists flocked to the city to create their masterpieces, including
Their frescoes, sculptures, architecture and paintings are still preserved throughout the city and are major points of interest to visitors from all around the world. World famous art like
David sculpture by Michelangelo
Pietà sculpture by Michelangelo
Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari paintings at the Cattedrale di Santa Maria
Even though the mainstream artworks take most of the spotlight one should not forget how amazing the country is with its preserved heritage and culture. Every inch here is art for me so I did not look any further, I think I just found my paradise on earth now.
Since all of Italy is like heaven to me I picked florence to be my new home. This is where it all began, Florence is well known as "The Cradle Of The Renaissance" meaning the birth of renaissance.
According to UNESCO the nearly one third of the world’s art treasures reside in Florence making it one of the highest visited places by travelers. Florence being the capital city of Toscana region and Firenze province, is located in central Italy on the Arno River, about 80 km east of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea which makes it a perfect place to reside while I travel throughout the continent.
Even though the cost of living is too high for me to bear I am gathering funds and making sure that I don't ditch this dream for the soul reason of being broke. I have set my goal and I shall not back down, I am done looking at my dreams being shattered and I will not let that happen this once again no matter how hard it gets.
With all these thoughts in mind, I applied for a 3 year course in the university of florence, My results will be out by the end of this week and I really really really really hope that I get through. So please pray for me, I'll get back to you guys once my results are back, Wish me luck!