I really appreciated classical art when I visited Europe in eighth grade. Seeing everything in text books and magazines just didn’t do it justice. To really appreciate the artwork of the masters you have to see it up close and in person. I remember walking into the Sistine Chapel and being in awe of how huge it was and how big the paintings on the walls actually were. Learning how much time and effort Michelangelo put into his work was amazing and inspiring to me. It was not only him but going through the Louvre and seeing some of the world’s most famous works of art made me want to pursue and create art even more than I already did. Seeing the classical works of art really go me interested in more realistic types of artwork and I find myself to be a perfectionist in everything that I do. I really enjoy creating photorealistic pieces of work even though it is really time consuming.
