FIB- what does that even mean?
Art became an obsession at a young age.
There was nothing I wanted more in my life than art.
I carried a sketchbook with me everywhere. School, church, home.
It never left my side. I was always drawing.
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Being an artist served two purposes:
- It gave me a safe place to work out my thoughts (I hid behind it- and behind my sketchbook)
- It drew people to me
Somewhere to hide that also attracted people...
Seems ironic, surely.
But making friends was (and still is) hard for me.
Back then, I didn't think much of myself or my personality (luckily this has changed a bit).
Yet with art, I could at the very least say I was an artist, and be interesting because of it.
If someone was interested in my work, I figured they'd be someone I could get along with because we shared similar interests.
It was a decent way to make friends.
Pretty smart for a nine-year-old.
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The reason I bring this up, is because I think there's something about ourselves that we all like.
Whether it be a skill- like art, cooking, or even tech stuff- or simply one of our better personality traits, like being kind, selfless, eager- we all want to be proud of something.
But what about the things we aren't proud of?
Our hidden emotions.
- jealousy
- rage
- depression
- cynicism
- melancholy
- Our ugly thoughts and emotions are human and naturally occurring. "Being" meaning our human nature.
- F.I.B. or fib, means to tell a small lie. By hiding how we feel, we are lying to ourselves and pretending.
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P.S. Human nature is crazy and beautiful. If you'd like to see more of my work as the weeks go by- what "ugliness" will present itself upon my canvas- feel free to follow on either Instagram or Facebook.
Thank you sincerely,
Skylan Abraham of Art by FIB
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