La mejor manera de expresar arte es amarte a ti mismo, porque amándote a ti mismo puedes expresar tu arte de muchas maneras: maquillaje, estilo de vestir, personalidad, tu salud física e incluso tu actitud.
People say that loving yourself is a kind of “acceptance,” but why do we have to accept ourselves? So that others can accept us? No, you shouldn’t accept yourself to please others, but to please yourself. Perhaps many people think that to please others you have to accept the kind of person you are, but no, to accept yourself you not only have to accept the kind of person you are, but also love your imperfections and what doesn’t make you happy about yourself, embrace those little things that make you feel a little insecure, because in the end all our imperfections are part of nature. Stretch marks? The waves of the sea. Cellulite? The sand of the beach; all imperfections are part of nature. These are things we shouldn’t be ashamed of; we should love them and encourage others to love them too.
When you create a piece of art, you’re expressing how you feel, whether it’s a drawing, a dance, or a song. Most of the time, the reason is to express how you feel. When you dress and get ready for yourself, you don’t care how other people see you; you’ll always dress how you feel. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to dress up much; you’re always expressing how you feel on a given day.
Loving yourself is a form of art because it involves expression and artistry, which is the most important thing:
Expression: You express a feeling like sadness or happiness through clothing; it also expresses confidence. We can see this in models on the runway (you can see it in an Alexander McQueen show).
Art: Art is the expression of ideas and emotions through a physical medium
Loving yourself is an art for more than one reason, but the most important thing is to never forget to love yourself. Don’t be afraid to show yourself. If you are a way that others
don’t agree with, not everyone has to agree for something to be good. Put yourself first and be confident. Wear clothes that make you feel comfortable. Don’t worry about what others think, and embrace and love those little things that make you feel insecure or less beautiful.
Some people from The College Academy interviewed told us that there’s always something in their style of dress that makes them feel different or unique. Edison Jiménez, a TCA student, told us, “What characterizes me most is wearing long sleeves and wide-legged pants.” This gives us an idea of how people feel different because of a garment, an object, or something else, which tells us they feel more confident when they style their clothes; they feel more like themselves. We all need to feel different to feel like ourselves—some with a certain style of clothing, others with a different hairstyle, but always to feel like ourselves.
