Hatching the Egg of Hope
For Miyazaki Kensuke,/art is a way to share happiness/with people all over the world. He sees life as a journey/to discover an answer to the question:/Who am I as a person/and as an artist?
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I’ve always loved painting. During a spring break in high school,/I visited Belgium for two weeks. I spent my time/painting on the streets. People who passed by/seemed happy to see my work,/even though I couldn’t understand their language. I realized the power of art/to bring people together.
In college,/I had a dream. I wanted people all over the world/to recognize me as a great artist. After graduating,/I went to London to become famous.
In London,/I lived and worked part-time/in a guest house. I didn’t have much money. No gallery accepted my paintings.
My street artist friends and I/thought it was cool to look angry. They were expressing their anger/at social injustice,/and their anger was real. But I was from an ordinary family/living an ordinary life. I wasn’t angry at all.
I was in London for two years,/but still I wasn’t a famous artist. I decided/I had to find a different way of expressing myself.
For Miyazaki Kensuke,/art is a way to share happiness/with people all over the world. He sees life as a journey/to discover an answer to the question:/Who am I as a person/and as an artist?
1
I’ve always loved painting. During a spring break in high school,/I visited Belgium for two weeks. I spent my time/painting on the streets. People who passed by/seemed happy to see my work,/even though I couldn’t understand their language. I realized the power of art/to bring people together.
In college,/I had a dream. I wanted people all over the world/to recognize me as a great artist. After graduating,/I went to London to become famous.
In London,/I lived and worked part-time/in a guest house. I didn’t have much money. No gallery accepted my paintings.
My street artist friends and I/thought it was cool to look angry. They were expressing their anger/at social injustice,/and their anger was real. But I was from an ordinary family/living an ordinary life. I wasn’t angry at all.
I was in London for two years,/but still I wasn’t a famous artist. I decided/I had to find a different way of expressing myself.