I have had many names and nom de plumes that I have failed to live up to. It's been two years since I've written here, and here's me coming back with a bang.
I grew up very visual. TV was such a heavy influence during the 90′s, and cartoons and anime were rampant on air. My dad was an artist, and I was heavily exposed with his craft, as well as his materials. I was also introduced to a plethora of colors thanks to my mom’s eye shadow collection, and later on the 64-box of Crayola crayons; hence my fascination of colors. It was how I was molded into this, into being a person in to art. I’m always nifty of using the word ‘artist’ on myself, since I’m quite idealistic about the term. Anyway, here I will enlist some pieces of artwork that have greatly influenced my life, and hopefully you people will draw inspiration from.
x. Books - like i said, I grew up very visual. I love to look at things, be they letters or pictures. Literature has been very much influential to my own perspective of aesthetics. Unfortunately, I no longer have my picture/children’s books. I remember my mom giving them out to charity.
- Disney’s Storybook Collection
- My First Children’s Bible by Anne de Graaf, illustrated by Jose Perez Montero
- A Treasury of Fairy Tales by Annie-Claude Martin
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
- Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
- Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
- Kusamakura by Natsume Soseki
- Disco Bloodbath by James St. James
x. Poetry
- I carry your heart with me (I carry it in) by e. e. cummings
- Bonsai by Edith L. Tiempo
- Tonight I Can Write the Saddest Lines by Pablo Neruda
- The Art Room by Shara McCallum
- Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
- Hysteria by T.S. Eliot
- Morning at the Window by T.S. Eliot
x. Movies/Films - I find it hard to filter my watch list. I have too many favorite movies, but here are the best ones that really moved/wow-ed me:
animated films:
- Lilo & Stitch
- Tarzan
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- Spirited Away
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- The Tale of Princess Kaguya
- The Secret of Kells
- Wolf Children
- Summer Wars
- Grave of the Fireflies
- The Adventures of Prince Achmed
- How to Train Your Dragon 1 & 2
- Fantastic Planet
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Corpse Bride
- Saint Young Men
Non-animated:
- The Sound of Music
- Amélie
- The Godfather
- Mary Poppins
- Edward Scissorhands
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Life is Beautiful
- Rent
- Back to the Future
- The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
- The Parent Trap (the Lindsay Lohan one)
- Cutie & the Boxer
- Flipped
- 300
- Breaking Upwards
- Like Sunday, Like Rain
- Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy
x. TV Shows
- like movies, I watch too many of them, too.
animated (lots of anime here, be warned!):
- Adventure Time
- Kimi ni Todoke
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Digimon Adventure 01
- The Vision of Escaflowne
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Saint Young Men
- Ouran High School Host Club
- Ranma ½
- Honey & Clover
- Hey Arnold!
Non-animated:
- Doctor Who
- Planet Earth
- Community
- Parks & Recreation
- Daredevil
- Pinocchio (Korean drama)
x. Music
- here are the most frequent songs I listen to get in the mood of artsy-ing
instrumental/orchestral (apparently all of the composers are Japanese):
- The Path of Wind by Joe Hisaishi
- One Summer’s Day by Joe Hisaishi
- The Rain by Joe Hisaishi
- Memory of Fanelia by Yoko Kanno
- Sora by Yoko Kanno
- Butterfly by Yoko Kanno
- Dance of Curse by Yoko Kanno
- Cloud Smiles by Nobuo Uematsu
- Aerith’s Theme by Nobuo Uematsu
- Zanarkand by Nobuo Uematsu
- Final Fantasy VII Main Theme by Nobuo Uematsu (Tour de Japon)
- Dearly Beloved by Yoko Shimomura
- Kairi by Yoko Shimomura
- The Price of Freedom by Takeharu Ishimoto
- It’s So Wonderful by Takeharu Ishimoto
- Dreams & Pride by Takeharu Ishimoto
- Pure by S.E.N.S. Project
- Aozora by S.E.N.S. Project
- Soufu by S.E.N.S. Project
- Houkago by S.E.N.S. Project
- Pure White Story by S.E.N.S. Project
- Meow by Anamanaguchi
- In Love, Not Limbo by Of Oceans
- Daydream by Tycho
vocal:
- Sora by Yoko Kanno
- Beautiful World by Utada Hikaru
- Heart Station by Utada Hikaru
- Masquerade by Hitomi Kuroishi
- Where No One Goes by Jonsi
- Morning Swim by Spazzkid
- The Astronaut by Something Corporate
- She Paints Me Blue by Something Corporate
- Superrunner Color Story by Sentimental Scenery ft. Lucite Tokki
- Instead by CRWN x BP Valenzuela
- Even if You Asked me x BP Valenzuela
- Tooi Michi no Saki de by Ai Takekawa
- Beloved by Say Lou Lou
- Hysterical by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
So there you go, a masterpost of things to inspire the artist in you. Happy artsy-ing!
