Self-Directed Learning

Since childhood, I have enjoyed drawing pictures, reading historical manga, and watching TV programs and movies about European art. One of those films was The Da Vinci Code (2006), adapted from the novel by Dan Brown. Based on a new (albeit questionable) reading of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, the film taught me that a work of art was always open to interpretation. I was about seventeen years old at the time. When in university, I wanted to study both my beloved fine arts and history, so art history was an obvious choice. I threw myself into research that continues to this day.
Recently I discovered a new hobby and a novel line of inquiry in 3DCG animation (a long-term interest of mine). It might be possible to use this approach to recreate spaces and places where various works of art were exhibited, or to reconstruct spaces within paintings. At present, I am guiding myself in learning to handle this new medium, trying whatever fascinates me at the moment.