MY FUTURE JOB

I'm not sure about what I'm going to do after study art. I have many options but I don't know what to decide. I'm not even sure if I'll dedicate myself to being and artist, although my future job must relate to it, no doubt about that, I love painting and it's something that I will not stop doing.

My first option at the moment is to enter into the world of illustration. Maybe work with designers or preople from other areas and do all kind of things like illustrated books, comics, even videogames or board games. Also I like the idea of working with PDI (it's my second option), even if it's a stressful job, maybe it's interesting to draw crime scenes or identikit pictures. I know it's creepy, but I'm really see it as something interesting.

If I dream about it, I really want to travel a lot, like Pixar's artists do.They have to travel and painting and drawing specifics landscapes and things that identify a place or a culture for the next movies. Years ago I watched a documental of the movie UP!, and a small group of artists had to travel to Venezuela, into a place named Matawi Tepui. They study the landscape and the the culture of an specific place through visual language. I would like to study the world, my own culture and others through my paintings, and this kind of job offers me all of that.

About salary, I don't care really much as long as I can survive with it, anyways there will always be part time jobs.

Remy and Emile, Dominique R. Louis( he is the development art director on Pixar’s 2006 film RATATOUILLE) 

MOVIES

Today I have to write about a movie or series that I coud recommend my classmates and teacher, so I choose a movie that it's considered by critics to be one of the greatest animated and science fiction films of all time: Akira.

Akira is a japanese animated film, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. It's based on Otomo's manga of the same name. The movie was released on July, 1988. 

Akira is categorized as post-apocalyptic cyberpunk movie, with a guy who acquires superpowers and his friend that wants to help him, both of them part of a biker gang, all happens in a pos-apocalyptic city named Neo-Tokyo. There's a lot of action and strange things happening.

It's not my favorite movie, but it's a movie that you should see (Akira isn't called a cult movie for nothing), specially if you like the kind of films that leaves you a bittersweet feeling. I like it because of this kind of feeling and the quality of the animation is awesome. 

Akira Akira has been cited as a major influence on movies like Matrix, Kill Bill, Strange Things, Ghost in the Shell and so much more, or video games like Metar Gear Solid.

PAPITAS

 Today I have to write about animals and pets and its the topic I like the most. I'm crazy about the little yellow furry thing that lives with me. His name is Papitas and its the second cat that I adopt. 

There's two versions of the same story: for everyone, I found Papitas when I was walking down the street near to my house, six years ago. He was the last kitten left, the ugliest and sickest of the litter, so the lady who gave him up for adoption had resigned. But when I saw it outside the lady's house I fell in love at first sight. 

 

I live with my parents and they didn't want another cat at home, so the second version of the story is known by them: I found Papitas when I was walking down the street near to my house, six years ago. Papitas was on the street alone, hungry and thirsty, he was so little and helpless that it was so cruel to leave it there. 
 I took Papitas in a shoe box and with the second version of my story we walked to his new house. I don't regret having lied to my parents, because Papitas means only joy every day in our lives (specially mine).

He was sick two weeks ago, but now he is ok <3

I like everything about this cat, he's usually angry at everything, bites me when I touch him for too long or meow with rage when a moth escapes its claws. Also, when I feel sad, he use to purr loud and let me caress his paws. I think he takes care of me and he knows that I take care of him. 

Life just would be so boring and so sad without him. 

 

BEST CONCERT EVER

I'm not a fan of concerts (I've only gone to two until today) but in 2011, my brother gave me a ticket as a birthday present to see my favorite band: X Japan.

X Japan is a japanese (obviously) heavy metal band formed in 1982. All people thought that they last concert was in 1997, but they got reunited after ten years, recorded new songs and suddenly they announced a tour around the world.

Because I'm a very lucky woman, my favorite band in addition to their unintended tour also thought about South America, so they came to Chile. I'm lucky, but poor. I was a lucky poor teenager so I knew that my closest meeting with the concert would be on Youtube.

Then, two months before the concert (that was on september 9) my brother gave me a ticket as a birthday present. He is the best concert partner, because since that day until the concert we listen all the songs and he tried to memorize most of them so we could sing together (and we did!).

The concert was in Caupolicán theater, Santiago. The enviroment was nice, there were people of different ages and all was excited singing the songs with the band. I enjoyed every moment of that day. 

Of course, that was the most special birthday ever.