Being an artist, I am continually searching for motivation, and my general surroundings so frequently impact my work. Travel is an enlightening experience that helps me acquire a new perspective and draw on different cultures to propel my art to another level. Traveling to many locations offers me the chance to observe and gain from the best artworks. Regardless of the way I travel, the adventure gives me a way to open myself to a new subject, new strategies and procedures, and possibly another type of concentration on my work. It is likewise a method for testing oneself as an artist.
Travel has, for some time, been a most loved action for artists, offering motivation on various fronts. Seeing new urban areas and meeting individuals opens up a different artistic world, and it's normal for artists to start working on their trips in their art. At the best level, travel shows artists new scenes and societies that the artists can work into their art.
My Passion for Travelling
As far back as I can recollect, I've always wanted to see new destinations, experience new, unfamiliar things, and meet individuals whose lives are unique about my own. I feel better in the condition of travel - in a vehicle, on a plane, or in airports; I love to travel. I feel like you see individuals for who they are during travel while they're attempting to get to some destination while exploring someplace they have never seen.
Before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, I had visited a lot of places. I visited many cities from Europe to Asia. The happiest part of the trip was planning the itinerary and collecting all the details about the places to visit. It helps open new ideas and explore a place deeply before going there, which is extremely important for an artist like me. Whenever I travel, I try to spend a long time in one place. My trips were never shorter than two weeks. This habit opens me to a new city, and I can finally make myself at home. Along with that, it lets me feel the vibe of the place its citizens and helps me understand their art and lifestyle.
My Travel Experiences
Before the pandemic, when I used to travel, I visited many cities globally. Maybe it is a shame, but I was not interested in spending time at museums, and now I understand how I was wrong about it. I plan to visit more museums in my future travels since they are the valuable assets of a city and its heritage. Anyway, I have some favorite museums on my bucket list, and I will soon make a post about it too!
Usually, I make sketches on the streets that capture my eyes. When I travel, I try each city's delicacies. I gain lots of energy while only eating local food and traveling in unknown streets and avenues. Smells are also essential to me, like Ligurian herbs, Sicilian fried street food, the clean scent of Tokyo city, and the aroma of yuzu fruit in a bowl of ramen gives a whole new vibe.
My favorite countries are Italy and Japan for their heritage, food, lifestyle, and passion for aesthetics in everyday life. It all gives me a sense of energy and opens new routes for the betterment of my art. It was almost two years of lockdown, and now, I am happy to travel and experience new cities.
Influence on my Work
Traveling and viewing things as an artist assists me with seeing things for their better, and drawing those experiences on paper lets me uncover things I wouldn't find in a photograph. As an artist, I generally focus on the architecture, colors, and aesthetics of a city and the lifestyle of its people when I visit. For my purposes, traveling lets me draw differently since I get an entirely new situation. It likewise reminds me how great this world is and how basic the artistic approach and its set of experiences are, regardless of the way of life. That motivates me to do better and thus, influences my work for its betterment.
If travel has done anything, it has shown me that there is more out there than what I am accustomed to seeing. There are more artistic styles to explore, more feelings to consider, more color blends to test, and more examples to find. Artists who travel regularly wind up facing more challenges since they realize that their past artistic ways were not the only ones conceivable. Art is intended to open your views, and travel-based art carries those impacts to you.