1. MIT Sloan Full-Time MBA Application
Supplemental Information
My Artistic Life – From 1991 to 2012
Zong Z. Peng
December 2012

2. Art is the ultimate passion of my life because I love the joy of
creating something out of nothing based on imagination…
2012
New York City
Age - 27
2.

3. I started drawing since I was 7-years old, learning the basics of
lines and colors…
1991
Xinyang,
China
Age - 7
3.

4. Then I fell in love with comics and began imitating my favorite
artists…
1994
Zhengzhou,
China
Age - 10
4.

5. Through imitating, I quickly improved my skills but wanted to
discover my own artistic path…
1997
Zhengzhou,
China
Age - 12
5.

6. So I began experimenting with different drawing styles and
techniques, from cartoonish to realistic…
1997 - 2003
Zhengzhou,
China
Age – 13 to 18
6.

7. Scenes from daily life, literature, and history also influenced the
themes of my drawings…
“The Hobbit” “Character From a
2004 Chinese Legend”
Annapolis,
Maryland
Age – 19
“After School”
7.

8. As my style matured, I also started to create my own
characters and stories…
“A Half-Elf Facing an Ancient Dragon”
2004
Annapolis,
Maryland
Age – 20
8.

9. And occasionally ventured out of my comfort zone into other
genres like abstractionism…
“A Drawing Inspired by Kandinsky”
2007
College Park,
Maryland
Age – 23
9.

10. I have found the same joy in entrepreneurship and hope to
have the opportunity to bring my creativity to MIT Sloan.
“Self-Portrait”
2009
College Park,
Maryland
Age – 25
10.