AP art summer showcase

It’s back to school season for students, but it’s also back to art season for art students. The summer showcase was an exciting outlet for their art to be displayed in the art building hallway. Listen to what some of our artists have to say about their pieces and individual style:

Q: “How has your art changed and stayed the same throughout your art years?”
A: “I learned proportion, so now my people actually look like people and not like cyclops with hair over the side of their faces because I didn’t want to draw the other eye.”

– Hannah Javens (11)

Q: “Why do you choose to illustrate still life?”
A: “I like capturing the everyday scenes of life because there’s a lot of creativity to be found in the ordinary.”

– Katherine Paulsen (11)

Q: “Tell us about the dress!”
A: “It was my great-grandmother’s summer dress that I fixed over the summer. I had to piece the scraps of fabric back together using a photo of her [in the original dress] and my basic sewing knowledge. I re-did all the stitching and altered the hemline to renew the beauty of the dress.”

– Eleanor Musier (11)

Q: “Tell us more about your ‘blood shower’ piece.”
A: “This piece is a self portrait that depicts how I feel sometimes when my school work piles up. The blood raining down on the girl represents pressure and stress.”

– Izzie Morrish (11)

Q: “What are the inspirations behind your fashion designs?”
A: “I’m always inspired by anything with interesting colors, textures, and shape. I love seeing works from major designers in the industry like Coco Chanel and Christian Dior for ideas to strengthen my pieces. I also love just scrolling through different fashion brands like the Osklen Spring 2017 Ready-to-Wear Collection. A lot of my ideas and sketches stem from a combination of all of these.”

– Shang Wang (11)

Q: “Why memes?”
A: “The assignment at the art program I went to was to create a comic, preferably funny. The first thing I thought of was, of course, Pepe the Frog.”

– Nicole Young (11)

Q: “What’s the story behind the ‘goldfish girl’ piece?”
A: “The piece represents imagination. The blue and gray combination of the girl make her appear sickly. The goldfish represents her escape into her own imaginative world.”

– Peyton Rodgers (11)

Q: “Why do you use such bright, contrasting colors in your works?”
A: “I love bright colors! I just think they add a really interesting touch and make the piece fun to look at.”

– Carissa Aglietti (12)