Mandala Artist Statement

In my mandala I am trying to elaborate who I am. This is a very good question because at times it can be hard to describe myself. It took me a while to think about what I can write about but then it came to me, that my biggest strength its writing about my memories, my friends, and the events that have been essential. Things just continue to happened or happened just living life. Theres certain things that cant ever be forgotten. One of the quotes I relate to deeply is by the artist Drake. Look at where I landed, you would think I planned it. I'm just doin me and you can never understand it. This quote inspired me to pick out the pictures I have chosen out. The images selected should be complex and straight forward to what my journey has been or become. 1.) The first picture is about a rapper name Biggie. His music and story about his life is significant to my own. The way he made it out the gutters to becoming one of those most top sensation artist of the 90s. I look up to his accomplishments when I feel I cant do something as well. 2.) The astronaut represents the meaning of the phrase lost in space. The reason why this is so important to me its because I really have never found myself completely. There is still things I need to develop on and improve or figure out about how I make my decisions. To many it seems I have everything figured out but I still remember the times I held my mothers hand and I would feel like everywhere I went I knew my place. Those times were something I can look back too and feel everything I do would be right to my mother. Now Im on that trail again to find what I can do to impress my mother/family but what I can do to know that I sync in everything I know and I will use it to my advantage. 3.) My mother and my older brother are the ones at on the left, while Im just a baby still. This memory shows how close we were when all we were young and how now we still accept each other presence but how we dont have that same love bond as before. This was a part of an event when my mother had just lost us to social service because they thought she was crazy. But she fought for us and fought to get us back in her arms. I remember stories they tell me of how my older brother took care of me and till this day my mother has always been a nervous person to let us go and doesnt want to us again. I guess, I wish sometimes we can just show her more love and communicate with her that we are always going be there for her no matter what. 4.) A road that has an enormous pot hole but a beautiful sunshine like if this is meant to be. In some way it speaks that this is your path you are being guided on. When I put this photograph I was seeing my life as a journey. How rough it is. The struggles I go through, that only I can overcome. This journey started off with money problems and Im on a walk to find what I can do to help out, as if Im trying find a job and it will come soon. Its leading me to stopping every once in a while to cherish what I have

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and how I can contribute to making things better. Its been a rough and relief at the same time because I dont let anyone bring me down for what I do have and dont because Im blessed enough. We see that Drake the artist and within the pictures theyre words or better known as a quote of what he believes to be true. It states And really I like who Im becoming. The question I came up with were, do I like who I am? Am I happy with how far Ive come? Im on the right way to success? Right? The solution I came up with was yes. I am happy with I am. I have my flaws but I try to be a better person every day. The person who Ive become so far is a trill but righteous being. Success is different for everyone. Thats alright. Everyone is on a different level and I think I can be at a higher caliber. Thus, the ways I see it is start something and finish it, thats the best success. Being proud of your own work, even better what you thought was impossible that you made possible is really a step closer of being proud of who youre becoming. A simple black/white Nike shoe. This is my favorite shoe at the moment. Its an AIR YEEZY 2 edition. The thing with me is Im obsessed with shoes. This is one materialistic thing I enjoy having. When I tie a shoe lace I feel that its perfect, that it wont unknot. Every mark I see on my shoe I try to brush it off or clean it. I know they wont last forever tied and Ill have to untie them again and I know that being clean and careful with my shoes wont stop it from getting dirty again but when I see them its my way of seeing myself responsible. What I intend to do is pick up on this responsibility to treating every task to being done right and precise because what I do reflects of what my capabilities are that follow me. The center piece of my mandala is I, Geovany Sanchez. I put myself in the center because its my duty to progress my future and only I know from experiences and from my past how I will use that to my advantage. I argue all of those who call me cocky, conceited, stupid, childish, ignorant, disruptive, and an asshole. They only see one part to me. Im just like everyone else in this world that is quickly judged. One of the most perfect saying for a deeper understanding is, you cant judge a book by its cover because its the inside that matters. Most of the time this doesnt bothered me but I believe the truth is your biggest ally and I tend to speak out a lot even if uncalled for, however, the things that make me will help me control that side of me. This is who I am. One object that I cant see myself without is my IPod. My IPod is the closest thing to relating to my struggles and my goals. Its an object that connects me to a person with similar or same experiences as mine speaking of the truth. Most of all its amazing how now they have become famous and rich from having nothing. Unlike others I found my IPod on the street. Well not so much I but my mother and she happen to give it to me and the music I input its music that I favor and I try to share it with my younger brother so he can get the idea of how he too can become a success.

9.) Inglewood, California The City of Champs. My hood where I was raised and thought the ways of this city. You learn the down sides to it but you gain knowledge of how to overcome these problems. Its not a very dangerous area to live in compare to others but it has its moments you wish you werent part of this community. You either become the influence or become one of the ones to be corruptive. One day I want to be known as the one who made it out with a future and who influences kids in this city to do the same, to not be the ones to get shot or being around the wrong friends or wearing or saying the wrong things. 10.) Albert Einstein one of the most respective creators or philosophers of the 20th century. His intelligence was on another level compare to scientist now-a-days. People always think you need to be smart to become someone in life. Which I mean the outcomes are true. Although, education is important, imagination is one of the most important things to gain knowledge. I relate to this because as a kid now I have ideas and I want to become an entrepreneur in the future. 11.) Sometimes you feel like you want to go anywhere just to escape the moment of time or life youre living. Thats what the picture is showing with the guy going nowhere, no trying discover anything in particular but trying to have time to himself. I find myself at times like this. Too much work or stress I dont want to deal with it but I cant run away. So I do the work and after do what I like to relax myself to gain peace. 12.) The woman in the bottom is my mother in her prime years. I find her to be very beautiful. A disturbance I have with this picture is I wish my mother looked as healthy and full of life as she does in this photograph. Now I see my mother full of worries and nervous. She has always done so much for me I dont always appreciate it. My heart always goes out to her and I wouldnt be the type of guy I am today if it wasnt for her being by my side every single time I seem to fail or be in concern. This is Gods blessing to me that I couldnt ask for anything more. 13.) The little baby on the bottom right with luggage leaving is a symbol for independence from a younger age. It might not seemed that way with myself a lot but I always depend on myself because I rarely trust anyone and I keep everything bottled in. I try to see things differently to be more original with my work so I take different routes. I still see myself as leaving when I feel Im things are not fair or I do not feel loved but I need that in my life. It only makes me stronger to know I cant always rely on people or help I have to create that bond with myself and my mentality. Overall through these images they all represent the type of person I am. The deeper meanings of every image with all of them that all ties up to who I am. All this is to show how I am forgoing excuses and making my presences show in the future from having a rough past to making something out of having nothing in my journey of my mandala.

These images are some parts to my personality and mentality of who I am. These images I can approve to have to do with parts of my life. The mandala is genuine it has the struggles, the knowledge, and the sympathy. It was easy knowing what I would write about. The mandala is a way to show of how I am transforming myself from what I went through in my life to the upcoming of an adult. This is going to show the types of thing I created to show how this resulted in a person of who I am.