First Generation Art Lover or Something Like That- Artist Statement

My name is Dariaura, although I advice everyone to call me Dari because my name can be a mouthful. I am a first generation American with a Dominican background. Apart from that I consider myself to be a "first generation art lover". Growing up my mother never influenced us (my brother and I) with a passion for any type of art and as I was searching for myself I found this love for all types of art, i.e. music, literature, films, paintings.

If I were to call myself an artist it would be due to the fact of how much I love photography. I am obsessed with capturing the moment, specially sunsets. If I can travel the world just taking pictures of sunsets I would be more than happy. My favorite type of art is street art and mixed media. I love how artists can express themselves on murals and through graffiti. Last year I spent all of October following the art of Bansky all throughout NYC when he hosted his "The Street is in Play" exhibition and it was an amazing experience. Recently I traveled to Miami and made it a point to visit the Wynwood area to see all the wall murals artists have done. Below is a picture I took of Brazilian artist Kobra's wall.

After I graduate from Hunter I would like to work in a creative environment either in the art world in galleries or with artists or in advertisements and marketing. Although I don't consider myself creative I like to revolve myself around creative people.