When I was in the 12th I went to the Museum of Modern Art for the first time, and it changed my life.

Up until I was 15 I lived in Jamaica, on the country side. There was a lot of fresh air, fresh fruits, and beautiful trees, but no museums. The only art I had ever seen was on TV or in books so my concept of art was a bunch of portrait and landscape oil paintings. I knew nothing of the new generation of art and artists and the MoMA changed that for me.

When I stepped into the MoMA for the first time in the spring of 2012 my idea of what art was got completely revamped. For the first time ever I was seeing Picassos right in front of me, close enough to touch. I saw abstract pieces, sculptures, and print. I was learning what really good art was, and I was loving it. After that trip I abandoned my ideas of becoming a doctor and decided to become a graphic designer and surround myself with as much art as possible, whether it be a painting, a really good movie or TV show, a great band, digital designs or graffiti on the side of a building.

Now I am studying Graphic Design at the New York City College of Technology and I go to museums all the time, I especially like the small museums in Chelsea NYC because they show a lot of unknown artists, and they’re mostly free entry. Also I am writing this blog analyzing the art style between cartoons and anime and I love it all. Thank God for the MoMA.