HUNGRY: A Self Portrait of David Baptiste David Baptiste Academy of Arts and Minds Grade 9
David stands next to his model for the MOCA Runway Fashion Show
I never paid much attention to my father’s paintings. Not until my older brother finished his first Dragon Ball Z drawing. At the age of five I couldn’t stand to watch my older brother bathe in the pride of his work. I promised myself that I would do better, occasionally using his art supplies without permission. It was a taste of his own medicine.
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The value of copy paper in Haiti was overpriced, so I found myself drawing on whatever I could find.
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Looking back at my past, a concept grew. One boy’s jealousy would become the birth of an artist. It was not until I found MOCA, that I became so confident. Contemporary art is a language which you must learn to speak fluently if you’re serious about art. Once again, I am competing against the world. Friday classes were just filled with a bunch of “Michael Angelos.” That feeling came back, the same one I got when I saw my brother drawing. 9/27/12 6:04 PM