Biography

My name is Amanda Janis and I am a 17 year old artist. I have been drawing ever since I remember, but I started becoming passionate about art during 5th grade. I love all forms of mediums, but I mostly enjoy digital art and sketching with pencil. I strive to create pieces that impact my audience on an emotional level. Whether that be a negative or positive emotion, achieving any is considered a successful piece to me. I still have a lot to learn about art, I am always open to researching and improving my art.

Artist Statement

I believe asking the question, “what does it mean to be an artist?” is futile. Some birds are known for making sculptures for no other reason than for arts sake. Does this make birds artists? To me, the answer is yes. Anything that is physically constructed has an artist behind it, whether that artist is man or nature. Something as simple as a paperclip has an artist behind it. A better question to ask is, “what makes a good artist?” Being a good artist does not necessarily entail good art. A good artist is someone who is able to and willing to study, improve, and grow in their artform. To not only take critiques but use them to further their art. To take in inspirations around them and to learn from them. That is what makes a good artist.

Personally, the experience that made me passionate about my art form was being surrounded by incredible artists on social media platforms such as Instagram. My younger self was so amazed to find a community of talented artists that I aspired to join. I am still to this day stunned to see such gorgeous pieces of art in a community that I have called home.

As for the future, I do not plan to pursue art as a career. However, art is something that I will always be passionate about. I still plan to improve and develop my art whenever I have time. As mentioned before, I hope that my art develops and is able to emotionally impact my audience.