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SI#8: Work Based on Crime (by Sunny Zhao)

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SI#8: Work Based on Crime (by Sunny Zhao)

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9 inch*10 inch

In order to reflect the theme of crime, there is a common connection with the sixth work. For example, I used a rebellious girl to represent crime, and in order to enrich the picture, I added elements of peregrine falcon, rock and gothic. It is mainly to express the ambition, wildness, madness and desire for freedom of teenagers, but at the same time, it is possible to commit a crime due to an inexperienced decision.

Also, I used watercolor pens for most of the painting, however, I used color pencils to lay the base color for the characters.

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How do Concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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How do Concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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Size "9 x 12"

This artwork is a final conceptualization of the story of Marion's Mad Quest. The work acts as the showcase of the story elements that were developed during the concept and brainstorm process. The artwork has a dark tone but it is meant to show the main character Marion along with other characters and subjects that were developed.

The message of the artwork was enhanced by the use of elements from past works such as the train,and the presence of dinosaurs. The poster works as a finalization of what the story making process has went through and what it reached.

For this artwork I used a lot of oil pastel and charcoal to create a dark tone and mood for the artwork, while at the same looking into fitting into a color scheme, I decided to use red as the main other color besides black to remark and highlight more the harmony between the subjects in the work.

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SI #8: How Chinese and American culture intermix?

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SI #8: How Chinese and American culture intermix?

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Size: 11 x 17 x Depth

Describe your Artwork-

What should we be seeing? What is the feeling you were going for? Hunting the shoe, this piece acts as a metaphor, showing how as a Chinese American, there are times I chase western culture as a means to better fit into society.

Idea & Processes: For my investigation I wanted to bring awareness to dog breed that was of much importance in ancient china since they were hunting dogs. The tibetan mastif, representing Chinese culture, chases after western culture, which the shoe represents.

Synthesis & Materials: I wanted to use pencil to get the texture of the thick fur and also to imitate the old chinese artworks of these dogs.

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SI #8: How Chinese and American culture intermix?

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SI #8: How Chinese and American culture intermix?

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For my investigation I wanted to bring awareness to dog breed that was of much importance in ancient china since they were hunting dogs. The tibetan mastif, representing Chinese culture, chases after western culture, which the shoe represents. Hunting the shoe, this piece acts as a metaphor, showing how as a Chinese American, there are times I chase western culture as a means to better fit into societ.

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Size: 4.5 x 5 in

Describe: This work shows me now, sitting on the same seesaw that was in a park in my neighborhood. This is around 11 years after we moved into the neighborhood, so everything is now developed with houses. Even the greenergy and bushes have grown, and you can see the swing set wood is rotting. Im looking off into the distance at this, with the same pose as the original picture.

Idea & Processes: For SI #7 and 8, I wanted to showcase the passage of time through both the growth of my neighborhood and me. This park is a significant place in my life because i spent a lot of my childhood playing here, and I still come to it today to hang out. I wanted to show how this place grew with me, and how it became more developed over time with new houses and the growth of the plants there. This image shows the new version of the park with the current/older version of myself, and how everything has grown.

Synthesis & Materials: I wanted the artwork to look kind of like a photograph, to match the other work and show how it is a moment captured in time. I experimented with some colored pencils and watercolor to create it. The colors are vibrant to represent how it is in the present. The final image has a plastic sheet glued on top of it using modge podge to give the effect that it is a shiny new photograph.

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Size: 5 x 6 in

Describe: This work shows me when I was little sitting on a seesaw that was in a park in our neighborhood. This is when we first moved into the neighborhood, so everything is brand new and not much has been built yet or developed. Im looking off into the distance at this land.

Idea & Processes: For SI #7 and 8, I wanted to showcase the passage of time through both the growth of my neighborhood and me. This park is a significant place in my life because i spent a lot of my childhood playing here, and I still come to it today to hang out. I wanted to show how this place grew with me, and how it became more developed over time with new houses and the growth of the plants there. This image shows the old version of the park, and how everything is young and not developed yet.

Synthesis & Materials: I wanted the artwork to look kind of like an old photo that has a sepia tone, to showcase how it is in the past. I experimented with some colored pencils and watercolor to create it. The final image has a plastic sheet glued on top of it using modge podge and painted over with a sepia watercolor to give the effect that it is a shiny but old photograph.

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Size: 8 x 11 in

Describe: In this brainstorm page, I included sketches that I made along with color palette ideas, a description of my goal, and one reference for an old-photo kind of look.

Idea & Processes: For SI #7 and 8, I wanted to showcase the passage of time through both the growth of my neighborhood and me. This park is a significant place in my life because i spent a lot of my childhood playing here, and I still come to it today to hang out. I wanted to show how this place grew with me, and how it became more developed over time with new houses and the growth of the plants there.

Synthesis & Materials: The old photo would be in a sepia tone, and the new photo would be colorful and bright, to showcase this time passage. I experimented with some colored pencils and the final image will also have a plastic sheet glued on top of it using modge podge, to give the effect that it is a shiny photograph.

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7 x 8 in

This piece is a self portrait that depicts my expression of self and femininity. It includes symbolic elements that represent aspects that resonate with me such as my favorite flower, the lily flower. I also included a human heart to symbolize passion, love and joy. Two drumsticks frame the art that represents my love for drumming as well as music. I added water and ferns to add an element of fluidity and nature into this piece, I wanted it to show an inner soul-like representation of myself instead of only external. I used prisma-color pencils for the majority of the this artwork and then paint pen for the light yellow/white border.

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How does strength correlate with survival-Abdullah

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How does strength correlate with survival-Abdullah

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I wanted to show a sense of danger and preparation. I depicted a more muscular and fit person climbing ahead of a slender man. This is suppose to symbolize the difficulty of life and how being prepared and strong helps increase your chances of survival.

I experimented with numerous different textures more the mountain and well as different shading techniques for the characters.

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This sketch shows a slender woman figure from the back. Her hair is pulled into a tight bun, and the dress has a low back with a coarse blacktop bodice and a red waistband. The focal point is the skirt, which sweeps and curves, adding piano keys to its surface, symbolizing a fusion of fashion and music.

The mood I was trying to achieve is one of sophistication and imagination a celebration of the way music creates identity and style. The artwork brings together the human body with the musical element to suggest harmony among art forms visual, musical, and emotional. By warping the skirt to resemble a piano, I used symbolism to show how much music can be ingrained in an individual's personality and expression. The spinning motion of the skirt creates movement and rhythm, mimicking the movement of music.

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In this drawing I wanted to make a woman with a piano in her dress (1)

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This work features two figures entwined in an intimate embrace, with a cassette tape and a vinyl record in place of their heads. The overall feeling conveys nostalgia, love, and a connection between different eras, symbolizing how music, like emotions, transcends generations.

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"John 6:35" Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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This artwork shown is based off a reference photo of Jesus breaking the bread to feed 5,000. But I drew it in a way to only have the child stand out and the crowd blurred out in the back. I made it based more on the Verse I picked "John 6:35" to show that the child is coming to Jesus to be satisfied. This piece also ties to another Bible verse that says for us to have innocent and child-like faith. If we come to him we can find everlasting life in Him.

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Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

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Past & Modern Urban Planning - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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Past & Modern Urban Planning - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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Although it is not complete, my project is supposed to represent the contrast between old and modern building techniques. On the left hand side I attempted to create an unkempt, overcrowded city that took inspiration from the Kowloon Walled City. There is poorer infrastructure and less planning prior to building additional building. As a result, there are environmental impacts such as smog, which is evident by the yellow brown sky, and overcrowding. On the right hand side, I attempted to create an improved modern city with building features that are becoming more frequent such as vertical gardens. Vertical gardens were designed to combat environmental concerns such as increased CO2 emissions.

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SI 7: How do concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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SI 7: How do concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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Size 9 x 12

The work is supposed to depict a concept for a chase scene in a river. The purpose was to depict a desperate tone by having the two main characters shown trying to escape and evade the Spinosaurus in the river. This artwork is supposed to recreate the way concept artists design and conceptualize scenes that might be implemented or are part of the brainstorm process of a story. This can be applied in many fields such as movies, video games, and even books or comics. Materials that I used for the depiction was pastel for the waves, the background landscape, and the dinosaur. I used ink for lineart so the subjects would not get affected by the strong tone of the pastel. I also mixed some charcoal in the landscape and the creature. The choice of medium is important because pastel and charcoal are very strong materials that help me to play better with the use of colors.

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SI #7 Why is social medias influence on beauty standards- Camila S

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SI #7 Why is social medias influence on beauty standards- Camila S

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Size: 11x14 Inches

This work combines aspects of Mexican culture with women's empowerment. I wanted to showcase the importance of Dia de Los Muertos in Mexican culture, where women are represented as very powerful when they return to the earth on the Day of the Dead.

I used colored pencils and pastels to create this piece, with symbolism presented in the puppetry that the woman is doing. I utilized the art style of Alfons Mucha to bring the viewer's attention to the woman in the center, with the eyes slowly being drawn towards the puppets due to the lines that were created in the dress.

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Size: 9.4 inches * 11.6 inches

I wanted the audience to see the soldiers’ despair and to express the cruelty of war in the form of black and white comics.

I used a prominent technique to express the situation of the soldiers on the battlefield, with smoke that looked like both sea waves and explosions as the background.

I used a black liner pen. And I choose to draw a theme about war crime, so I practiced drawing some drafts of so;ders, adding helpless and painful emotion to ordinary pictures and scenes.

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A comedy work that combines elements of realism, absurdism and degeneracy.

The character in the painting was once an angel. Although she was in heaven, her heart was in the human world. She was not good at empathy, did not like the constraints of heaven, and yearned for freedom. Later, because heaven disappeared, she drifted to the human world. After losing the constraints of heaven, she no longer cared about the wishes of mortals and began to let herself go.

This painting depicts her in the human world. The clothes on her body and the cigarette butt in her hand are evidence of her "rebellion". The feathers falling behind her hint at her past and present situation. The sadness and confusion between her eyebrows show that even if she leaves the constraints of heaven, she still cannot find a home in the human world.

Size：2480 x 2480

Tools: liner pen, marker pen.

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Size: 2048 x 1780

Describe your Artwork-  I can describe this piece as experimental, using both traditional and digital techniques. I was inspired by the painting The Scream, a composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. My piece deals with the complexes related to self-image, due to beauty stereotypes, and how we strive to be replicas of what we are told, and when we are not what society tells us, we feel suffocated in beauty.

What should we be seeing?-

The contrast of the three pretty girls in contrast to the drowning girl.

The big letters that describe her feelings but only she can see them.

What is the feeling you were going for?-

A bizarre experience, thinking, why is no one helping her? Knowing she's about to die, but no one is interested in stopping it, because they can't see it, because they are focused in their own business.

Idea & Processes: What’s happening in the artwork and how did you enhance that message?

I used red color to draw the audience's attention.

I put in the background a calm tropical environment to contrast the real situation that is happening.

Synthesis & Materials: I used oil pastel to achieve effects such as impressionism and abstraction, because my intention was to make the situation as incredible and incomprehensible as possible.

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I wanted to portray femininity in its relation to nature and the beauty of the creation of life and birth that a women provides. I wanted to also symbolize the struggle and pain that this process and women in general experience. I experimented with composition as well as color to figure the different aspects of my piece. I wanted to use bright colors to emphasize the emotion of joy and brilliance within femininity as well as adding sharp edges and dark colors to contrast this and add an emotion of struggle and pain.

I researched how the female form and creation of life intertwine with nature.

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Miah Hassell

Women in Male dominated environments as an experience.

This piece shows a portrait of Hypatia of Alexandria who was the only woman in the school of Athens in ancient greece. She was an astronomist, mathematician, philosopher and so much more. Unfortunately she was mobbed by a group christian men who accused her of being a witch and brutally murdered her by detaining her, stripping her of clothes, and skinning her alive with oyster shells. I wanted to portray an ominous and heartbreaking feeling within the art. I used soft chalk pastels layered with paint pens, oil pastel, and colored pencil to create an airbrushed and smooth look to the portrait. I wanted this texture as it highlights the innocence and purity and femininity of the woman displayed, in contrast to the aggression around her shown by bloody hands reaching out. There are also worn and tattered “newspapers” describing her that frame the image. I used a bright red watercolor for the blood since the viscosity would allow it to drip down the page, I also used dark watercolors around the edges of the pages to intensify the dark and aggressive tone of the piece in contrast to the middle where the portrait lays. you can also see shadows of the hands reaching towards her to symbolize her nearing death.

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How can artist express themselves through art? (Maribella Regodon)

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How can artist express themselves through art? (Maribella Regodon)

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A few small ideas of marine life and the depth that you’re seeing them from. You can seen there’s a shift in lighting meaning we’re viewing it from close to the sea floor than rather up near the surface. I’m trying to portray someone seeming to be peacefully sinking to the bottom of the ocean without gear, or a struggle. They’re pretty much drowning, but falling into the comfort of the ocean’s pressure the the visuals around them, they find comfort in it even if they are drowning and failing to swim.

Idea and process:

The depth at which you begin to drown within a passion.

Taking both things that im very passionate about, marine and art, i pushed them together in this. I want to try to show that you can enjoy it and the beauty that comes with it, but if you’re not Careful, it can have too much of a grasp on you until you are drowning in it and there would be little ability to recover. Just like drowning, once it happens, you can’t really come back, but sometimes, if you’re fast enough, and you put enough work in, you can recover and maybe even one day swim again, you just need to know how to balance your life with your passions and careers and not become too absorbed within them.

I’m going to be using digital materials this time as I have been going through a rough burnout with digital art recently and i want to try to combat it with using this piece, I don’t want to let it overcome me and I want to be able to “swim back up” and come back to my comfort with making regular art without falling behind or burning out.

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My seventh work depicts a fallen angel, and there is an intriguing relationship between her and my sixth work.

She was once an angel. Although she was in the paradise, her heart was in the world. She was not good at empathizing with others, and she did not like the constraints of heaven. She longed for freedom. Later, because heaven disappeared, she drifted to the human world. After losing the constraints of heaven, she no longer paid attention to the wishes of mortals and began to let herself go.

This painting depicts her in the human world. The clothes on her body and the cigarette butt in her hand are evidence of her "rebellion". The feathers falling behind her hint at her past and present situation. The sadness and confusion between her eyebrows show that even if she leaves the constraints of heaven, she still cannot find a home in the human world.

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Flowers Representing Innocence - Zoe Zhao

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Flowers Representing Innocence - Zoe Zhao

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For my final 7, I'm going to use the element of flowers to demonstrate innocence. I will also use human element in the work to further discuss the theme. For the flowers, I chose the lotus. Lotus represents innocence and peace. It has shown a pure temperament. The child sitting on the lotus add a feeling of innocence and makes it fantasy. It looks like an imaginary world with the unrealistic scene. I plan to use watercolor for the flowers and color pencils for the child.

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One artwork displays two figures with one of the figures being more muscular, which symbolizes git, determination,strength, and discipline used in preparation to overcome this life and death situation. The second figure is visually weaker and has more equipment.

I wanted to draw a more survival focused piece to help conclude my investigation, so i decided to draw two figures and the iconic sisyphus pushing a boulder up a mountain.

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Emanuel Suero, What are the stages of Cognitive Immobility

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Emanuel Suero, What are the stages of Cognitive Immobility

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Size: 2732 s 2048

Describe: Hand facing towards glass, glass wall fixing itself, side profile of man smiling

Idea and processes: I will be using the skin

tones on the image in the right along with warm colors to symbolize wellness and warmth. This piece is happening

moments after SI #7 and showcases the character finally placing the piece in, restoring the wall, and essentially smiling at the end (the first time i have drawn him smiling the entire SI). Him smiling at the end symbolizes how he is finally done being stuck in the past and is now moving on and looking forward to the future.

Synthesis and Materials: Synthesis and Materials: Procreate, Digital, Saeko G Pen (edited), the saeko g pen will allow for more cleaner looking lines which will elevate the meaning of the piece

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Color Palette I will be using the skin tones on the image in the right along with warm colors to symbolize wellness and warmth Meaning This piece is happening moments after SI #7 and showcases the

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Emanuel Suero, What are the stages of cognitive immobility 

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Emanuel Suero, What are the stages of cognitive immobility 

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Size: 2732 x 2048

Describe: the character holding the shard of glass that symbolizes a piece of his memory that he is holding onto, he is placing it back into the wall to signify that he is moving on and that he is done holding on to the past

Idea and Process: the shard of glass symbolizes a piece of his memory that he is holding onto, he is placing it back into the wall to signify that he is moving on and that he is done holding on to the past

Synthesis and Materials: Procreate, Digital, Saeko G Pen (edited), the saeko g pen will allow for more cleaner looking lines which will elevate the meaning of the piece

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Color Pallete i will use the skin tones used in the image above, along with other cold colors to assume a sad tone Brush I will use the Saeko G Pen but slightly edited to work more how i want it t

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Size: Height x Width x Depth

Describe your Artwork-

What should we be seeing? What is the feeling you were going for?

Idea & Processes: What’s happening in the artwork and how did you enhance that message? (Symbolism? Exaggeration? etc.)

Synthesis & Materials: Explain what process and materials you used to communicate the meaning of your idea. Remember to think more deeply about the choice of medium.

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Size: 8x11 in

Describe: In this brainstorm page, I included a sketch I made along with color palette ideas and a description of my goal, and one reference for an old-photo kind of look.

Idea and Processes: For SI 7, I wanted to showcase the importance of Dia de los muertos in Mexican culture, because women are represented as very powerful when they return to the earth on Dia de los muertos.

Synthesis and Materials: I plan to use paint and color pencil for this project, colorful and bright to showcase the beautiful colors that go into this festival.

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Work Based on Crime Brainstorming (Sunny Zhao)

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Work Based on Crime Brainstorming (Sunny Zhao)

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This time I chose to draw a theme about war crimes, so I practiced drawing some drafts of soldiers, adding helpless and painful emotions to ordinary pictures and scenes.

I searched about war crimes. According to international humanitarian law, knowingly attacking medical personnel who can be clearly identified and are performing medical duties is considered a war crime.

At the same time, I searched for pictures about war crimes. I think war crimes also include destroying the environment and destroying families. So I plan to draw a war theme about separation and reunion, and at the same time show the cruelty of war.

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SI 7: How do concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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SI 7: How do concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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For this investigation I decided to focus more into the concept art aspect of the projects, I decided to make concept arts of the character designs, this time involving the new introduced characters in the story, the dinosaurs and the hunter which serve into the new aspect of the story. The dinosaurs and their involvement represent the past that will still be there even when you try to look towards the future. Marion loves trains because they represent freedom and the idea of a long road to a good future, but she ends up in an unknown land where the creatures who used to rule the world are still alive and lurking.

I heavily relied on smudging for this artworks, when coloring the dilophosaurus for example, I mixed yellow and brown pastel with charcoal and smudged them to create the yellowish brown look. I used ink for the lineart, specially on the bigger one for the spinosaurus. I chose this mediums because they most likely were going to help to remark more the colors and the texture of the dinosaurs, while color pencil was used as the medium for the human characters.

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Dark Modern Corporate App Development Startup Pitch Deck Presentation

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How does human existence and creation overlap with nature? - Alaina Lauer

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How does human existence and creation overlap with nature? - Alaina Lauer

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In this page, I wanted to capture the intentional and unintentional effects of human influence on nature. Directly, humanity is quick to exploit our natural resources without regard for the future of those resources, but we also tend to cause unnecessary consequences. The disease of the flower represents these side effects that are unpredictable or ignored, while the hands reaching represent our tendencies to scrape any resource we can dry for our own gain. I utilized the black and white charcoal to represent the temporary nature of our resources and contrast with the colors of the hands, which represent a more persistent demand, an unrelenting desire that can't be swept away as easily.

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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2 Corinthians 4:6: "For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ".

This artwork is going to be way more abstract compared to my other pieces. I going to draw Jesus face using light colors and have my background be in a darker tone, perhaps have the background be sins or Satan with Jesus shining in contrast.

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White Collage Flower Shop Instagram Post

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Past & Modern City Planning -Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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Past & Modern City Planning -Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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For this artwork, I wanted to depict past city planning and modern city planning. Congestion is a common feature of past city planning, and the Kowloon Walled City, the example I will use in my piece, exemplifies this. For this piece, I want to create a diptych to convey the contrast of methods used in the past and those used today. For example, urban areas are implementing green roofs and vertical gardens so plants can absorb the increasing amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from numerous occupants, automobiles, construction, etc. I will attempt to add these details in the modern city planning portion of the diptych. As for materials, I used colored pencils in my thumbnails but I am not sure if it will be in my final piece.

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How does it feel when you want to go back to the past?- Jaziah Washington

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How does it feel when you want to go back to the past?- Jaziah Washington

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The sketches are based off of the emotions a woman feels as she’s aging, where she feels like she's losing her beauty and would do anything to gain it back. Leading to her getting plastic surgery and have a surgeon draw all over her face to highlight where she’s “ugly” and how to “fix” her with surgery. Even though she looks beautiful without it.

I'm planning on using colored pencil for my final product and for composition it will be the same woman looking into a big mirror folded into three but from three perspectives from past where she was beautiful, present where she considers herself ugly and the future where after she gets surgery it results in her being in pain and scarred.

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Juliet Gil - Things that make life worth living

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Juliet Gil - Things that make life worth living

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For this artwork, I wanted to create a theme of perseverance. I was inspired by seeing plants grow despite being surrounded by concrete, and how some even bloom despite it's position being unfavorable or impossible. With this, I wanted to convey the theme that one must keep pushing forward like plants do despite their difficult placement.

I experimented with oil pastels as I wanted a very rich color, and I intend to use acrylic paint as well. I chose these mediums because I am also not always successful in them, but I want to persevere and work with these difficult mediums to convey the idea that you shouldn't give up.

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SI #7: How Chinese and American culture intermix? (Ashley Hong)

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SI #7: How Chinese and American culture intermix? (Ashley Hong)

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For my investigation I wanted to show how the Chinese and American, red and blue, may be side by side by contrast each other vividly. This is parallel to how Asian Americans may feel like an outcast in western societies or feel that they don’t fit in. I want to use pencil and colored pencil to contrast color and black and whites.

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This artwork presents two figures locked in an intimate embrace, with their heads replaced by a cassette tape and a vinyl record. The overall feeling conveys nostalgia, love, and a connection between different time periods, symbolizing how music, like emotions, transcends generations. My idea was to use symbolism to replace human heads with musical formats. For me, the cassette and the record represent different eras, for example, the past and the present, emphasizing themes of change, evolution, and eternal love.

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Significant Things Shaping My Self Identity - Olivia Venezia

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Size: 8 x 11 in

Describe: In this brainstorm page, I included sketches that I made along with color palette ideas, a description of my goal, and one reference for an old-photo kind of look.

Idea & Processes: For SI #7 and 8, I wanted to showcase the passage of time through both the growth of my neighborhood and me. This park is a significant place in my life because i spent a lot of my childhood playing here, and I still come to it today to hang out. I wanted to show how this place grew with me, and how it became more developed over time with new houses and the growth of the plants there.

Synthesis & Materials: The old photo would be in a sepia tone, and the new photo would be colorful and bright, to showcase this time passage. I experimented with some colored pencils and the final image will also have a plastic sheet glued on top of it using modge podge, to give the effect that it is a shiny photograph.

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Brainstorm #6: Feminism in Male dominated environments 

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Brainstorm #6: Feminism in Male dominated environments 

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Materials Used – Oil Pastel

Dimensions – 11x14 in

1. Name of the movement: Indian Cultural Movement by Raja Ravi Verma

2. Inspiration: Raja Ravi Verma

3. Medium: He used paints, but I chose pastels as a medium to display the colors more vibrantly.

This art piece captures the essence of movement, grace, and culture. The woman who dances in the center is adorned in traditional Indian attire, expressing my heritage. The patterns surrounding her and her pose represent one of my greatest passions: dance. She describes the transformation from human to fantasy, from reality to imagination.

This artwork is more than just a celebration of my heritage; it's a manifestation of my journey toward understanding myself. Who I am. It reminds me that I can take the beauty of culture and make it truly mine, adding some uniqueness to it. Life is a dance meant to be expressed fully.

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul." – Martha Graham

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Materials Used – Color Pencil

Dimensions – 11x14 in

Date Created – August 2024

This art piece I aim to create portrays a decisive moment of connection for me, of culture mixed with transformation. At the center is a woman gazing at the viewer, her expression meant to be reflective. Beside her is a smaller image of another woman, carrying a matka (water pot) on her head as she walks into the distance—this connection between the two figures reflects the journey of heritage and the passage of time.

"We are the ones we've been waiting for." – June Jordan.

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Materials used – Color Pencil, Marker, Paint (for highlights)

This art piece represents a piece of the world that is often forgone: Light. Theia, the Greek Goddess of Divine Light, is known for being an ethereal presence in the world, the one who gave sight to all of humanity.

I used warm tones to express strength, wisdom, and light, which Theia represents in Greek Culture. As I refined the piece, I focused on achieving a balanced composition where light and form complemented each other to highlight the figure. The initial version had less emphasis on light; I revisited the work to enhance the glowing orb
and dots, which helped communicate the spiritual and powerful nature of the subject.

What I have learned:

I learned that women are often depicted in places of power but not always allowed to grow due to a patriarchal society.

Citations:

https://study.com/learn/lesson/theia-goddess-greek-mythology-story-powers-facts.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia

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State your Inquiry Question/Topic:

How are women represented in art through symbolism in different cultures?

Idea & Processes:

The artwork depicts a woman gazing at an orb of light/fire, surrounded by colorful light and glowing white dots in her hair. Her attire is flowing, creating a sense of movement, while the vibrant lighting suggests a deeper, mystical connection to the universe. This piece blends elements of feminine strength, wisdom, and transformation through symbolic use of light and color.

Describe your Artwork-

What did you research for this artwork? List your sources below, if any.

This is Theia (the goddess of light from Greek mythology). I used the following sources to learn more about her:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theia

2. https://study.com/learn/lesson/theia-goddess-greek-mythology-story-powers-facts.html

Synthesis & Materials: Explain what process and materials you used to communicate the visuals of your idea. (Bullet point and connect the dots for the viewer.) Vocab words to use: synthesis, experimentation, development, revision.

I used warm tones to express strength, wisdom, and light, which is what Theia represents in Greek Culture. As I refined the piece, I focused on achieving a balanced composition where light and form complemented each other to highlight the figure. The initial version had less emphasis on light; I revisited the work to enhance the glowing orb and dots, which helped communicate the spiritual and powerful nature of the subject.

Materials: Color Pencil, Marker, Paint

Size: Height x Width x Depth

11x14

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Materials Used – Oil Pastel

Dimensions – 11x14 in

1. Name of the movement: Indian Cultural Movement by Raja Ravi Verma

2. Inspiration: Raja Ravi Verma

3. Medium: He used paints, but I chose pastels as a medium to display the colors more vibrantly.

This art piece captures the essence of movement, grace, and culture. The woman who dances in the center is adorned in traditional Indian attire, expressing my heritage. The patterns surrounding her and her pose represent one of my greatest passions: dance. She describes the transformation from human to fantasy, from reality to imagination.

This artwork is more than just a celebration of my heritage; it's a manifestation of my journey toward understanding myself. Who I am. It reminds me that I can take the beauty of culture and make it truly mine, adding some uniqueness to it. Life is a dance meant to be expressed fully.

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul." – Martha Graham

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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Isaiah 37: 36-38 "And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies."

This verse shows how God is a loving and caring God but also fierce and fearful. Before Jesus, God helped his people fight against all the enemies who wanted to kill them. Back then, they used swords and armor, but I made the drawing about modern-day SWAT members in war.

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SI#6 Why is social medias influence on beauty standards so heavy?- Camila Silva

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SI#6 Why is social medias influence on beauty standards so heavy?- Camila Silva

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For this next project, I first had an idea to use the Mona Lisa as my inspiration, and I was going to re-create the face of Mona Lisa but with some "enhancements" done to it. I eventually just decided to do a portait of an older person with half of their face "Done up" and the other not.

For Materials, I am thinking on sticking to the black and white look for this, so I used pencil with a blending stump for some shadowing. As well as a bit of charcoal pencil. I wanted some shadows to showcase the wrinkles someone would typically have if not had any cosmetic work done to them at an older age.

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White Aesthetic Vision Board Instagram Story

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Size: Height x Width x Depth

Describe your Artwork-

What should we be seeing? What is the feeling you were going for?

Idea & Processes: What’s happening in the artwork and how did you enhance that message? (Symbolism? Exaggeration? etc.)

Synthesis & Materials: Explain what process and materials you used to communicate the meaning of your idea. Remember to think more deeply about the choice of medium.

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How do plants influence and reflect human society and experiences? - Alaina Lauer

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How do plants influence and reflect human society and experiences? - Alaina Lauer

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12in x 12 in charcoal

This piece is a revised artwork from a past project in which I was focusing on decay and disease. In the future, I want to add more evidence of human influence by creating hands that reach over the flowers to represent human greed. The disease of the flowers emphasizes this point, representing the destruction humanity is willing to cause for our gain, the desecration of beautiful things for profit and power.

For materials, I wanted to focus on disease and distress. I chose grey-toned paper to explore a nonwhite base and layered white and black charcoal to create contrast. Charcoal was specifically chosen to represent the impermanence of nature, how human civilization quickly sweeps away nature when it is convenient for our development.

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How do plants influence and reflect human society and experiences? - Alaina Lauer

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How do plants influence and reflect human society and experiences? - Alaina Lauer

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With this work, I intend to show the passage of time and the recovery of the earth after damage. I took inspiration from post-apocalyptic writing and art, drawing on the juxtaposition of human creation in ruin and plant life taking over. I plan to use watercolor as a base and emphasize important points with acrylic paint and ink, creating a gloomy environment with bright greens and yellows popping out.

I'm also thinking of layering text over the project with soaked paper and ink, possibly excerpts of a poem called "Plants" by Olive Senior, which discusses (humorously) the takeover of plants through their personification.

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How can art assist artists with self-expression (Maribella Regodon)

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How can art assist artists with self-expression (Maribella Regodon)

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size: 14x12 in

There’s a pink figure surrounded in darkness. They’re crouched over and holding themselves in both an anxious and protective way. There are ribs, ripping through the muscle, injuring the person, but also protecting the blue glowing heart within.

Idea: The struggle with self identity concerning gender and manipulation.

Process: I used the limited colors to create contrast of colors that would pop while exhibiting strong expressionism with the body’s form. The text is meant to enhance the meaning, to help give a nudge in the direction intended to think.

Synthesis: I used a very messy and not easily able to control media which was oil pastels. There were smudges, color mixtures, and clear experimentation with the technique. This piece is meant to express the fear and struggle of finding out self identity within today’s standards. You’re expected to be someone, and you’re encouraged you’ll always be supported until you’re something that isn’t normal. There’s the fear expressed by the position, the showing of the back for vulnerability and uncertainty, and the fact that the ribs encase the blue heart. This is a more personal project as I was expected to present as a female when most of my life I’ve exhibited behaviors not normal to my stereotype. I was protected and told I was supported but I was still jabbed out, stray comments were rude, and I could hear behind my back family or friends saying something. The ribs represent the safety, but also the pain. The body shows the muscle, and not the skin, to show “what’s within” or “what’s underneath the surface”. Even more reference to vulnerability. And then the glowing blue heart, represents what’s true, what is the real you within your heart, showing the contrast of the colors. The figure is surrounded by a dark black and purple aura, showing the mixture of the blue and pink, while also the darkness surrounding the NEED to know what you are to fit into society standards. The words read “who will you be?” With torn up paper, not clean or precise, with the words scribbled in colors representing specifically the transgender and gender binary colors.

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Judges 16:30 "Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived."

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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For this Art movement, I chose Academism instead of what I put on my brainstorm. Over the weekend I was reading about Samson, the strongest man in the bible, and felt inspired to draw him. I used the acrylic paint brush on procreate and the gel pen.

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For this artwork, I created a depiction of Andraste, the Celtic goddess of war, surrounded by intricate Celtic symbols, drawing inspiration from the iconic style of Alphonse Mucha. The composition features Andraste in a dynamic pose, representing her strength and power as a warrior goddess. Her image is framed by swirling, ornamental patterns that are characteristic of Celtic art, blending with the flowing lines and rich detail that Mucha is known for. The symbols surrounding her include knotwork and other traditional Celtic motifs, creating a harmonious blend of mythology and decorative design. The overall aesthetic captures the fusion of Celtic heritage and the elegance of Art Nouveau, resulting in a powerful and visually captivating portrayal of this fierce and revered goddess.

Sources:

1. https://celticnative.com/andraste-celtic-goddess-of-victory/#:~:text=Andraste%2C%20also%20known%20as%20Andred,victory%2C%20war%2C%20and%20sovereignty.&text=She%20was%20revered%20for%20her,success%20in%20battle%20and%20leadership.

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andraste

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This artwork explores the ideas of feminism in native american cultures, specifically the idea of power that women possess in these cultures. The symbols of feathers represent leadership, each feather representing a form of respect that the person has earned; the makeup styles will represent the different ideas in different tribes that represent strength and wisdom; the hair type, pattern, and braids will represent the different cultural symbols for women and their place in that society.

The art piece will be very colorful, the colors representing different makeup patterns, drawing the onlookers' eyes toward the different makeup styles in those cultures. To show the strength and symbols specifically, they will be represented through brighter colors.

(My sources are from:

https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-cultures

https://www.chiefs.com/americanindianheritage/understanding#:~:text=The%20Headdress%20and%20War%20Bonnet&text=The%20headdress%20is%20a%20symbol,special%20cultural%20or%20spiritual%20occasions.)

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How can art assist artists with self-expression

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How can art assist artists with self-expression

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There is a person in the center engulfed and wrapped up in vines and life growing over them and the dead deer skull. There is a series of moon phases on the top with deer antlers bringing a sort of center. There are red roses, yellow mums, and daisies. There is a ring on one finger of the person as they also hold a glowing star. There is a sharp contrast between the background and the characters, with the bold reds and yellows

I used the types of flowers in my drawing because the specific colors and species represent strong emotions, love, life, but also sorrow, anger, death, growth, and overcoming something. The deer skull represents death, and loss, and grief, but the star and the deer antlers on the person represent hope, life, and power over one’s self.The leaves and plants represent the overcoming of grief, and life reclaiming what once belonged it the earth, growth over something, ever lasting life and ever with death and depressing situations it is still able to heal.

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Flowers Highlighting Beauty of Characters in Modern Comics - Zoe Zhao (Halfway Done)

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Flowers Highlighting Beauty of Characters in Modern Comics - Zoe Zhao (Halfway Done)

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I was planning to draw comic figures in my final 6 work, since it has been an interest of me for a long time. I'm passionate about modern comics. It has been a new type of artistic style popular among young people. In my final 6, I wanted to imitate how modern comic artists create their figures using the element of flowers. Flowers are one of the most vivid elements that can tell the emotion of the character and the tone of the art work. I want to use black lily as a symbol to demonstrate an evil figure, though my work is still not finished yet. I plan to use dark watercolor for the flowers to create a soft but dark tone.

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How does art assist artists with self-expression? (Maribella Regodon)

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How does art assist artists with self-expression? (Maribella Regodon)

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In the end, death and decay always happen. But it’s up to you on how to view that death. Some try to avoid it entirely as it’s natural to scare the human mind, but others are content with it, and others fully embrace it. No matter what sort of person you are, you can see that within the presence of death, life still emerges.

When a forest burns down, you see the devastation and you think it’s all gone. But underneath are the seeds, that you can see sprout from the ground after the destruction settles. When there’s a death of an animal, it rots, and it’s repulsive, but in the end, the earth still takes it in and new life can be seen encasing the carcass. Within the terrifying and disgusting darkness, there is always a light and a beauty that you can admire and hold close and that’s what I want to portray.

Plants, the death of a deer (the strongest symbol of innocence, but also power and death) accompanied by antlers, flowers resembling the meaning of death, acceptance, etc. Moon phases and small symbols to represent the goddess Artemis who is a virgin goddess who also is paired with deer but also can be seen with rebirth from time to time.

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Jaziah Washington SI#6 How does it feel when you want to go back into the past?

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Jaziah Washington SI#6 How does it feel when you want to go back into the past?

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Size: 8x10

It's an artwork of a man holding a photo of himself and his wife on their wedding day. They are holding each other close and embracing each other with a kiss, there are watercolor droplets to represent fallen tears.

This idea was made so that the audience can see that the man holding the photo is sad and or heartbroken from the memory of the photo.

I've planned on replicating the artwork of the original artist by using printmaking, paint markers, and watercolors.

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I wanted to show a person uncomfortable when the people sing his/her birthday. I wanted to show how colorful a birthday can be but for the person maybe it's not like that.

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How do concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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How do concept artists decide on themes and concepts- Marco Cardozo

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Size: 9" x 12"

This work is supposed to show a scenery of dinosaurs hiding and stalking an oncoming pair that is dealing with a wild wolf in the woods. I was going for a sort of scary and uncanny feel because the pair does not know that behind the wolf there are creatures that are not supposed to even exist or be alive anymore waiting and lurking.

This artwork connects to my last SI, where a dinosaur fossil was used as a metaphor of the things from the past that still remain for the future. In here, the dinosaurs represent the things from the past that haunt the future that is to come.

Creatures that are lurking and waiting as the pair approaches the forest, it is supposed to stand for the past events that wait to come back, even when you think they are fully gone. When concept artists create their concepts, they have to focus into the elements that are meant to be final, elements such as the tone, the landscape, and the subjects used are meant to convey an importance of what they are illustrating.

To convey the dark tone, I used charcoal for the main elements such as the raptors, the Spinosaurus, the Pteranodon and the Dilophosaurus, the Dilophosaurus was given a mix of yellow and brown pastel with black and brown charcoal for spots and red color pencil for the crests. The other animals had black and brown charcoal put into them, as well as finger smudging with graphite for the background subjects and the trees.

I wanted this to have a dark tone, so I needed the use of heavily neutral colors and smudging to create a dark environment, smudging really helped to remark the dark colors that I wanted to go with.

As a reference, I used an illustration from Gustave Dore of Dante's Divine comedy.

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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White Collage Flower Shop Instagram Post (1)

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Comic works that combine realism, absurdity and mask elements（Xiaoyao Chen）

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Comic works that combine realism, absurdity and mask elements（Xiaoyao Chen）

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For this artwork, I referred to Fujimoto's paintings, using smooth and powerful lines, which not only shows the charm of classic comics, but also retains the simplicity and impact of modern sense.

The character in the painting is a demon, which originates from people's fear of shadows. Now she is a special existence that combines demons and humans. She is a weakened form of the demon in the human world, but retains the power of the demon.

Although the identity of this character is a demon, it is essentially born out of human fear; at the same time, the appearance she shows is very different from her original body. The above comparisons are all her "masks".

Size: 2480x2480

Tool: Line pen, Marker pen.

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“This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.” Ezekiel 37:5

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible verses look visually"

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The Artwork shows a skeleton coming back to life with a mystery green glow around it. The is shows the bones coming back to life and being reassembled. The verse talks about in a metaphorical depiction as we humans are the dry bones. Before our walk with Christ we are sinners who are chained to sin. We are dead but God and Jesus Christ gives us life. I took a more literal version and drew cartoon bones coming back to life with a green glow.

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Ashley Hong- How Chinese and Western Culture Intermix

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Ashley Hong- How Chinese and Western Culture Intermix

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Size: 9 inch x 9 inch

Describe your Artwork-

I wanted to integrate traditional chinese architecture and add industrialized, western buildings.

Idea & Processes: Western industrialization and modernization had a strong impact in asian coutnries, especially china, and western technology continues to have influences in china.

Synthesis & Materials: I wanted to use watercolor to imitate old chiense artworks with ink, specically called ink and wash painting, which was one of the "four arts" of the Chinese Scholar-official class.

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Retrofuturism (Googie Architecture) - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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Retrofuturism (Googie Architecture) - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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The artwork is showing the perspective of looking out of a car window. The view outside the window is supposed to be outer space, specifically the surface of the moon with buildings constructed on it. The buildings are in a variety of styles that were popular in the 1950s and 1960s: populuxe, googie, and art deco. This work is supposed to show a car that is moving across the surface of the moon. The union of structures we are familiar with, cars and skyscrapers, and an unexplored landscape is symbolic of the hope that was prevalent during this period for a revolutionized future. The materials I used for this piece include watercolor paint, acrylic paint, colored pencils, and oil pastels. I purposefully chose oil pastels to set a vibrant tone to the setting despite the fact that space is dark. The vibrancy contributes to the theme of hope.

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Work Based On Crime & Surrealism final project (Sunny Zhao)

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Work Based On Crime & Surrealism final project (Sunny Zhao)

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Size: 8 inches * 13 inches

I will combine the two themes of surrealism and crime. I use water color. I used contrasting colors and some old-looking colors to show it.

I combined these two elements, a nun and a goat. I gave the protagonist a crazy but glamorous appearance, highlighting her coolness and evilness. Her identity as a crazy person is very suitable for the theme of crime. She is the complete opposite of the gentle nun.

The synthesis of colored pencils and watercolor pens gives the character's face a nice texture. So I chose to lay down the colored pencils first, and then apply the watercolor pens. Through experimentations on watercolor I found that the watercolor pens that were almost out of water could be used to show the wall. This added a sense of antiquity to my painting.

https://images.app.goo.gl/XYg1WvuQ6MoVmxkB7

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Juliet Gil - What makes life worth living?

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Juliet Gil - What makes life worth living?

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Size - 11 x 11in

My artwork depicts a unicorn flying in space, as a figure and a bird fly with it. There is a story book in the foreground, similar to a bedtime story. The feeling I wanted for this piece was nostalgia, and a sense of childish joy that can immerse the viewer into a short fantasy.

I wanted the message of this piece to be about how books impacted my view of things and how they are a staple in childhoods. Reading stories can help us learn how to get through hardships and find an escape from reality. Overall, my message is that life is all about escaping to a happy place, all inspired by the works of Lisa Frank.

The materials I used were markers and some colored pencils. I chose specific markers that I first received when I found my dream of becoming an artist years ago; this is to emphasize the feeling of nostalgia and to show just how far I've come.

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In order to insert this piece into the "Heroic Realism" movement i have to choose bold colors that complement each other. In addition to this i had to have multiple pieces of symbolism. The first symbol is o course the bodybuilder who symbolise physical prowess, then in the boom portion of the piece i drew an atlas ball which is a weighty ball that is used in strongman competitions to symbolise functional strength, Lastly i drew an olympic barbell to symbolise global recognition. I also wrote some words to replicate WW2 propaganda. My favorite part in the particular piece is the badge in the top right corner. I was inspired by the phase "pumping iron" which refers to the gym. so i drew an I and named the "organization" Iron Inc. the geometric shapes i drew resembles that of the construction of a bridge. In most bridges there are triangles which have been thought to strengthen the overall structure as well as reinforce the stability of the bridge.

Materials:

I used the "Dove Lake" paint brush in procreate to give the poster an aged look, as well as overall texture. I also used the "light pen" brush to write the words.

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In this project I wanted to show a person when people sing their birthday. I want to show what the person feels when they are singing their birthday. I want to color this project with markers to show how colorful a birthday can be but give a little contrast to the drawing so that you can interpret what the person feels.

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Size: 9x8 in

Describe your Artwork: This work of art features a central microphone symbolizing voice, communication, and expression. The background consists of striking geometric sections, inspired by the artwork of Andy Warhol.

Idea and Processes: I wanted to show something that represented music and I wanted to combine it with pop art.

Synthesis and Materials: I use markers to make the colors more powerful.

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SI Self Identity/Significant Things to My Life? - Olivia Venezia

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SI Self Identity/Significant Things to My Life? - Olivia Venezia

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For this SI, I plan to further illustrate the search for identity in my past, present, and future self through a still life, featuring items that are significant to me. I want to show objects, especially from when i was a baby, including stuffed animals, jewelry, blanket, etc. that is special to and how this shapes who i am.

1. Realism/Still Life

2. I am inspired by still lifes by artists like Paul Cezanne.

3. I want to experiment with and use color pencils, oil pastels, and acrylic. References used:

4. Still lifes have been made through many times, so different periods have variety of events.

https://samuelearp.com/blog/how-to-paint-a-still-life-in-9-steps/

https://hagermanart.com/blog/tag/still-life-painting

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Comic works that combine realism, absurdity and mask elements（Xiaoyao Chen）

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Comic works that combine realism, absurdity and mask elements（Xiaoyao Chen）

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This time, I referred to the paintings of an author I like very much, Fujimoto. Fujimoto's painting style is unique and full of tension, capturing the emotions of the moment with rough lines and expressive composition. His works hide a deep sense of story under seemingly casual brushstrokes, allowing readers to feel the warmth of the story and the vividness of the characters in the visual impact.

This character is my original character in Fujimoto's comic "Chainsaw Man". Her original body was a demon, which originated from people's fear of shadows. Now she is a special existence that combines demons and humans. She is a weakened form of the demon in the human world, but retains the power of the demon.

My finished product will imitate the style of "Chainsaw Man" and use realistic techniques to shape it. Although this character's identity is a demon, it is essentially born out of human fear; at the same time, the appearance she shows is very different from her original body. The above contrasts are all her "masks".

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How does art assist artists with self-exploration? (Maribella Regodon)

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How does art assist artists with self-exploration? (Maribella Regodon)

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For my next piece I wanted to display raw expression being displayed in what seems to feel the most vulnerable form. It is a contrast of personal gender identity along with strong emotions of the exaggerated muscles pulling. The display of having a back to someone shows open vulnerability, on top of it being complete muscle and skin, no shield of clothing. There are hands on the sides, showing the torso holding itself in a way of self comfort or fear and grief.

There are going to be a collection of three main colors being pinkish reds, blues, and dark purples/blacks which i am hoping to created a strong contrast with also lighting and reflection against the body while displaying an open heart with some ribs, spinal bones, and the pelvic bone.

I wanted it to show even the simplest of colors and a very single subject can still hold so much meaning and story to it just with the form and how the colors around it interact with the target.

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Death of Brutalist Architecture - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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Death of Brutalist Architecture - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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In my artwork, I drew a dilapidated version of the now demolished Old Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. I wanted to convey a symbolic death of the Brutalist movement, an architectural movement that arose after World War II. This movement arose due to lack of housing in countries that were afflicted by the attacks of war. This style did not concern itself with ornamentation or aesthetics as its sole purpose was to be rapidly built to house people quickly. However, as time progressed and countries recovered from the war, people expressed their distaste with the bare buildings. Buildings with this style were noticeably forgotten or demolished, for example the Old Prentice Women's Hospital.

In the artwork, the women's hospital is dilapidated and is slowly being overrun by the kudzu vine. It is also in proximity of a pristine, modern building.

I chose to do this artwork in graphite pencil to emphasize the gloom that people feel when looking at these types of buildings. I felt as though that feeling could only be shown through a grayscale drawing.

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Flowers Highlighting Beauty of Characters in Modern Comics - Zoe Zhao

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Flowers Highlighting Beauty of Characters in Modern Comics - Zoe Zhao

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For SI#6, I want to share something that I'm passionate about - comics. Modern Comics has been a new type of artistic style popular among young people. In comics, many scenes are matched with flowers to create the specific atmosphere, most of the times are peaceful and delightful tones, some of them are also poignant and painful. This perfectly connected with my SI topic - flowers representing emotions. I plan to use color pencils and watercolor for the final work. These tools can satisfy my expectations of the drawing, which shows a soft tone. I’m also going to use light and shadows to create a vivid filter to the drawing, which can make the picture more delightful. I want to use bright and light tones and delicate brushstrokes to reflect the beauty of youth.

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For my investigation I wanted to show something that represents music and I wanted to combine it with pop art. I want to paint the drawing with markers since pop art is very colorful. I wanted to choose one of the drawings that Andy Warhol made but combine it with some element of music.

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How does human existence and creation overlap with nature? - Alaina Lauer

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How does human existence and creation overlap with nature? - Alaina Lauer

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The color and strokes inspired me in the post-impressionism movement, and the ideas and composition of art nouveau pieces, so I examined the overlap in artistry throughout that period. I focused initially on finding inspiration for the colors and movement of the piece, thinking of form and clarity afterward. For this project, I plan to use oil and chalk pastels to create more organic movement abstract the idea I'm covering.

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Mariangel Abrahan / Addictions that hurt yourself.

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Mariangel Abrahan / Addictions that hurt yourself.

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This is the first time I draw a skeleton but it was a wonderful experience, adding each bone until forming a complete anatomy is not an easy job, but getting focus made me able to finish this piece. As for the message I wanted to make a representation of a variety of things, some like: hunger is, eating disorders and the addiction of hurt yourself, the details like the palette of colors and the little devil have a reason to be, the colors represent the auras and the spirit, and the little devil that clings to his bone is like that inside evil that made this person suffer.

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How does strength correlate with survival?(Abdullah)

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How does strength correlate with survival?(Abdullah)

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For my investigation i have to create a piece that will fit into a art movement. There were many different and intriguing styles i could have chosen. I finally chose to create a piece that would fit into the heroic realism art movement. This particular movement was prominent from 1900-1945. In other words it was used as war propaganda. Despite the various forms of propaganda there were some underlying principles that are shared in them all, and they are strength, sacrifice, survival, dominance, power, and victory. ALl of these principles are portrayed someway or another. which made this the perfect movement to include my piece in.

I selected some posters i quite liked and i plan on adding my own touch, which includes emphasising strength and power

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Jaziah Washington SI#6 How does it feel when you want to go back to the past?

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Jaziah Washington SI#6 How does it feel when you want to go back to the past?

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1.) The arts and crafts movement and golden period 1907 to 1908.

2.) Gustav Klimt

3.) Printmaking, gold leaves, and paint.

4.) His paintings weren't allowed in the University of Vienna Ceiling museum for being "too sexual" but because of this the painting survived during world war two when german troops destroyed the museums paintings.

My sketches are based off of the feelings of an old man looking at his past wishing he could go back to that moment to be with his loved one. I’m planning on using marker, and a combination of printmaking and collage to replicate the work of Gustav Klimt in his painting “the kiss” which is what my final project is based on.

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Juliet Gil - What makes life worth living?

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Juliet Gil - What makes life worth living?

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For my next artwork, I wanted to convey the influence of Lisa Frank's work on my style. She is an artist that has worked to create children's merchandise while making it as appealing and colorful as possible. For this SI, I wanted to focus on the impact stories and books can have on us, and that courage can be found with inspiring tales.

I plan to use colored pencils and crayons to really portray a feeling of nostalgia and remind people of trends from the past. I also intend on making the artwork humorous and lighthearted in order to bring a smile to the viewer :)

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What are the stages of cognitive immobility. Piece 6: Anger. (Emanuel Suero)

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What are the stages of cognitive immobility. Piece 6: Anger. (Emanuel Suero)

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For this piece I want to represent the stage of Anger. I will be heavily referencing the fallen angel painting as this painted is about an angel who has rebelled against God and has been punished for it, his punishment brings pain anger and suffering. For symbolism i will make a call back to SI3 and make the character hold the same shard of glass as the person in SI3, but in SI6 i will make him hold onto the shard so hard his hand starts bleeding, in order to show intensity.

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My topic for this piece is Anger, i will be referencing the fallen angel painting as this painting represents anger, pain and suffering, i will use digital, the saeko g pen and the syrup pen in or

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Marco SI 6: How do concept artists decide on Themes and concepts

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Marco SI 6: How do concept artists decide on Themes and concepts

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For my investigation I decided to explore chiaroscuro, I used oil pastel to experiment with the shading and lighting with the contrast of light and dark colors . I was inspired by Vermeer's painting of the girl with the pearl earring because it is an iconic example of chiaroscuro in art history.

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How do human existence and creations overlap with nature? - Alaina Lauer

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How do human existence and creations overlap with nature? - Alaina Lauer

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With most of my pieces, I've focused on human life and how it intertwines with nature in both positive and negative ways. With this piece, considering the emphasis on death, I instead decided to lean towards how the lack of human life would impact the relationship between human creations and nature. Recently, I read a poem about how human life mimics plants, emphasizing horrible actions that we usually attribute to humans onto plants so readers could look these ideas in the face. It ended with a statement that plants would always reclaim in the end, the smallest weed creeping up through a crack in the sidewalk. I took this idea to my SI, wanting to convey the eventual lack of human life that is inevitable and how plants will, with almost 100% certainty, outlive us.

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Marco C. How do concept artists decide on ideas and themes.

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Marco C. How do concept artists decide on ideas and themes.

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For this artwork, I used oil pastel for the dark , ground and sky colors, this was done to give the sky and the ground a stronger look. For the other things such as the character I used regular color pencils.

My drawing is based on the context that the character is longing for freedom and for a life full of journey but at the same time, she is sitting under a dinosaur fossil while contemplate this. Dinosaurs are creatures that used to exist millions of years ago, but what now remains of them is their remains, the remains of a lost time. The character is contemplating the future and what things she can leave to the world just how the dinosaurs left something even after millions of years of not existing.

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Retrofuturism (Googie Architecture) - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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Retrofuturism (Googie Architecture) - Zuri Malcolm-Parker

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For this piece, I decided to draw in the Retrofuturism art style. This was an art style popularized in the 50s and 60s which combined artistic elements from this period with space and tech related elements. I chose to draw in the Googie style because to me it always appears to be current regardless of the fact that it is no longer a common art style. It also represents an idealized version of our world, where we live among the stars. I would like for my artwork to depict a scene taking place in space, specifically on the moon, but retain architecture that is found only on Earth.

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Work Based On Crime & Surrealism (Sunny Zhao)

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Work Based On Crime & Surrealism (Sunny Zhao)

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I will combine the two themes of surrealism and crime. On this basis, I need to change real things into surreal ones, such as merging animals and humans, distorted cities and deformed object.

I thought of distorting the shadows of the characters, or distorting objects, like Salvador Dali's distorted clocks. At the same time, to show crime, I can refer to the works of René Magritte and make the gunshot turn into flowers.

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Size: 9*12 in

For my final 5, I'm going to combine flowers with the skulls. The goat skull is the major image of the artwork, with red spider lilies growing behind the skull. There are roots reaching down the earth, like the flowers bleeding into the ground. I’m going to draw the flowers red, leave the skull grey with shadows, and make the background solid black, to create a contrast between the objects. This also leads to the thinking of mortal, which basically is the question of death and existence. Since ancient times, skeletons have appeared in paintings many times as an important painting image. I can not only be human skulls, but also animal skulls. The image of flowers blooming from inside of the skull stressed a feeling of mourning the loss of life and although living things will die, the charm and the value of life will last forever.

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"Why is social medias influence in beauty standards so heavy?" - Camila Silva

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"Why is social medias influence in beauty standards so heavy?" - Camila Silva

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With the prompt being bones based, I tried to think of things that would tie into my SI but, I kept going back to a nose surgery "based" project. I think a big part nowadays of the Social beauty standard is someones side profile, and a nose is the main focal point of a profile. With some people having "perfect" or "ideal" nose that works well with the rest of the profile, it becomes the nose shape people want.

For my medium, I want to try and work with a Charcoal pencil and blendhing stump to create shadows and depth.

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible Verses look visually"

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Josh Joseph "How I think Bible Verses look visually"

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Im going to make a Anicent Egyptian style project reflecting that era with the style of Joseph.

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White Collage Flower Shop Instagram Post

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My philosophy is that everyone will eventually die, and this irreversible natural law gives life unique value and urgency. The girl in the painting is trying to reverse death, which will undoubtedly be regarded as a crime. I will use darker colors to shape the overall picture to highlight the heaviness of death, and then use bright colors to light up the girl's eyes to show her determination.

The idea for this painting came to me very quickly, appearing in my mind almost instantly, but it was not a clear concept, so I chose to think while painting, deepening the story of the painting while drawing.

In order to show the morbid and obsessive love I wanted, I referred to the texture of oil painting and used a paint brush to apply thick paint.

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Juliet Gil - What makes life worth living?

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Juliet Gil - What makes life worth living?

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For my final, I decided to portray the theme of reflecting upon death and pointing out its beauty. I wanted my work to give the message that death is not always seen as the end, and that death isn't so scary when you connect it with eternal peace and celebrations. Death is a part of life, and gives our days purpose and significance.

I used watercolor for this piece, and layered colored pencils on top. Due to the smudged result, I also used a marker to outline the figures and keep the piece more neat.

I included symbols like marigolds, known to symbolize the connection between life and death. Additionally, I included references to my past works, like the silly figure and the bird. The mirror is a way to show the skeleton as a reflection of the girl. I was inspired by the celebration 'day of the dead,' and how the deceased are brought back to life despite passing away, and gives a different meaning to what most consider life is.

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Stages of cognitive immobility. Work 5: self isolation. (Emanuel Suero)

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Stages of cognitive immobility. Work 5: self isolation. (Emanuel Suero)

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1. 2732x2048

2. several research papers attribute long showers and baths with self isolation/loneliness, i drew a man in a bath in order to show this, to incorporate the bone study aspect of this piece im making 1 leg and 1 arm a skeleton in order to show how self isolation/loneliness is eating him up inside.

3. the skeleton body parts symbolize how loneliness can eat you up inside, bath symbolizes the loneliness of the character

4. used saeko g pen and syrup pen in order to get nice line weight through out, made the work in grey scale in order to show how loneliness can take the "color" out of your life

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Size: Height x Width x Depth

Describe your Artwork-

What should we be seeing? What is the feeling you were going for?

Idea & Processes: What’s happening in the artwork and how did you enhance that message? (Symbolism? Exaggeration? etc.)

Synthesis & Materials: Explain what process and materials you used to communicate the meaning of your idea. Remember to think more deeply about the choice of medium.

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Mariangel Abrahan / #5 Final / Addictions

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Mariangel Abrahan / #5 Final / Addictions

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Size:1253 x 1989

describe your artwork: I wanted to symbolize eating disorders through the blue color of her stomach, a little devil attached to her body, and phrases like "don't do it" or "control yourself."

Idea and processes: The process was very fast, my ideas were just running in my head.

Synthesis and materials: I mostly used oil pastel, watercolor and charcoal.

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Size: Height x Width x Depth

Describe your Artwork-

What should we be seeing? What is the feeling you were going for?

Idea & Processes: What’s happening in the artwork and how did you enhance that message? (Symbolism? Exaggeration? etc.)

Synthesis & Materials: Explain what process and materials you used to communicate the meaning of your idea. Remember to think more deeply about the choice of medium.

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For this piece, I researched skeletal anatomy to accurately represent the bones of the hand. I also studied different perspectives of the piano to find a dynamic composition that emphasized the movement of the hand across the keys. My idea at first was to make a hand playing the piano that seems to me to be the instrument that transmits the most emotions.

Materials: Color, watercolor, pencil, markers

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How Chinese and Western Culture Intermix (Ashley Hong)

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How Chinese and Western Culture Intermix (Ashley Hong)

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For my investigation I wanted to show how my culture mixes with traditional american architecture while also incorporating the era of song/tang dynasty watercolor. I thought of the scenes of traditional chinese buildings with curved roofs and wanted to add silhouettes of skyscrapers from new york. This shows how western culture influenced the change of chinese architecture to more modern buildings.

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Look at the different Art History Movements and see how you can be inspired by an artist or movement for this project!

1.) Name of the movement/Time period?

2.) Who/What were you inspired by for this project?

3.) What medium (materials) did the artists in this movement use? Did that influence your materials?

4.) Were there any groundbreaking events happening at this time?

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Size: Height x Width x Depth

Describe your Artwork-

What should we be seeing? What is the feeling you were going for?

Idea & Processes: What’s happening in the artwork and how did you enhance that message? (Symbolism? Exaggeration? etc.)

Synthesis & Materials: Explain what process and materials you used to communicate the meaning of your idea. Remember to think more deeply about the choice of medium.