Grade: 12

Period. 1

The social issue I chose was sexism. I chose it because I think it’s a very important issue that has been going on since the world first began up to this day. Although many things have changed, there are still many people who are strongly sexist. In my painting, I added a woman whose mouth is getting covered by a man’s hand and in the background there are positive and negative comments that relate to this topic. On the bottom I added a quote “you have a voice” is what’s on there. My artwork is portraying how women have been silenced, but they have a voice and they should use it. My art strategy is using a poster to portray my art. My artwork will be using line, color, value, and balance.

Grade:12

Period:

For my social issue I had chosen climate change. climate change is something that is affecting in our world including us humans and animals, any living thing that lives in the world is being affected or will be affected. At the moment we are experiencing climate change and you can tell that it has slowly gotten worse. Weathers are colder and Warmer, animals are going extinct, and we could be next. Elements I will be using for this project are line, shape, space, and color.

The social issue I chose was eating disorders. My artwork portrayed the social issue as I displayed the presence of food and a mirror to remind the subject of how they think they look. The strategy I used was identify vs imposed identity. The elements of art that I used were space and color. Then the principles of design were contrast and pattern.

Grade: 11

Period 2

The social issue I chose to make work about is Climate Change. The reason why I chose this social issue is because it is something that has been widely discussed for years, yet people's harmful actions persist. However, I believe that it is never too late to change that. Our Earth, and every creature that inhabits it is beautiful. We should do the best we can to save it before irreversible damage is done. My artwork portrayed Climate Change because there is a cable wrapped around the Earth and it looks like the globe is melting. This symbolizes how we are the reason climate change is happening, because electricity is one of the many causes of global warming. The strategy I used to create my work was "Sign/ Poster". My poster will be using movement, unity, line, shape, color, and space.

12th grade

3rd Period

The social issue I made my painting on was Homelessness. The painting displays dirty arms reaching for a home as it's being crushed by a huge leg coming from the clouds. The foot is covered in rich symbols as well as a tree dropping blue and red fruits that land infront of an elephant and donkey. My painting is supposed to reference homelessness as well as political themes. The artwork essantially shows how upper-class people steal wealth and limit the help that homeless people get. I wanted to focus on color, with the red sky and the brighter colors on the "rich side", but dark gloomy colors on the hand reaching for the house. It also displays texture on the hands, house and sky and space between the different elements on each side. The principles of design are contrast, the painting is split into 2 sides, one displaying the hand being shot and dirty and the other with the leg looking wealthy. And, the painting displays movement as your eyes carry to what the hands are reaching towards and then the background objects. The theme I chose was humor vs satire. The leg is huge crushing down on the home showing how strong the oppression of homelessness is with unrealistic human cabalities. As well, an elephant and donkey are eating red and blue fruits poking fun at how each political party feeds on the rich.

11th grade

Period 1

The social issue I chose is gun violence.

In my artwork, I painted a gun, and instead of painting a bullet I chose to put a crayon.

The crayon represents the innocence of a child and all together it’s talking about school shootings and how many innocent children have lost their lives.

The strategy I used to create my artwork is process/ material is in the meaning.

The elements of art I used were color, line, and emphasis.

Period 3

I chose to create an image with the social issue of misogyny and sexism in mind. I felt like the best way to combat such an issue would be to portray a powerful, successful woman that exists in the real world. While there are many fictional women that are powerful and impactful, a real life example is so much more inspiring in my opinion. Dr. Taylor Alison Swift is a singer, songwriter and performer who has achieved never-before-seen success in the music industry. She is the only artist to win 4 album of the year Grammy’s in history, and she has broken a different record every single time she has won album of the year. She is the only artist to ever occupy the entire top 14 of the billboard hot 100 and she is the only female artist to become a billionaire from music alone.

I used the technique of sign to draw attention to Taylor’s iconic lyrics from her song “The Man” off of the album “Lover.” I feel like these lyrics embody her ideals of how men have natural privileges in modern society and how she knows she would have significantly less hate placed on her if she was a male artist. The song itself calls out society’s patriarchal standards, so I feel it was a good choice to combat the issue of misogyny.

As for the actual painting, I tried to use color and value to place emphasis on Taylor’s flexing arm. I think that by making her muscles the focal point of the work, I highlighted her strength and success. The lyrics are also emphasized with dark colors, strong lines and thick shapes. I feel that these words stand out from the background to give the painting the feeling of activism that I was aiming for.

Grade 11

Per1

That not a lot of people follow their dreams and just do what society sets them up for.

My picture shows that even a little frog could dream big and that you shouldn’t give up on your dreams if there’s a little sit back.

I used line,shape,color and space.

Mines has a little bit of all 3 identity imposed identity and humor

Emphasis

Grade: 9

period 2

I chose to make a piece about mental health. I portrayed mental health through my work by deconstructing my father’s portrait and using his face to resemble pills falling out of a bottle. Showing how much pills will ruin you as a person, showing his ripped up portrait. Mental health is important because its debilitating for many, and pills make it worse and harder to manage for some. I wanted to portray how it feels seeing someone close with mental health problems fade away because of them. I used the process and materials in the meaning strategy, reusing a previous project and turning it into something new, keeping the previous project’s relevance.

Elements of art used: Shape, space, texture, color and form

Blake Kaiser

12th grade

1st period

The social issue I’m doing is Racism. My social issue is shown in my art with an arrow sign. On the sign it plainly says racism. The arrow will be pointing left when put up. This is supposed to represent a message that racism is not right. The sign will be painted with white and red to resemble street signs to make it familiar when people look at it. It will kind of look like a no left turn sign. The strategy i’m using is a mix of humor and a sign. The humor comes from the silly sign. Some elements and principles of art the sign has are color, shape, and line.

Grade: 12

Period: 1

The social issue I chose to make my project about is gun violence with children. My artwork portrays this issue by showing how a kid who plays with toy guns might come across a real gun and assume it’s like the toy. There are many ways to prevent this like making sure any kind of firearm is hidden and out of children reach. The strategy I used for this artwork is more like a poster than anything else. I believe it works better as a poster because it’s smaller and draws attention to how toy guns can translate to real guns. A principle of design I used is contrast. The opposite of a toy gun is a real gun.

period 1

The social issue I chose to work on was Drug abuse. My artwork portrays a Pencil. It portrays the social issue by the words Dab pen. Dab pens are marijuana filled pods that get you high. The humor is that these words are on a pencil so people know this is a school zone. No dabs allowed. I used the Humor / satire Technique to manufacture this painting.

Used Shape, Color, Pattern , and form principles of design and elements of art.

11th Grade

Period 1

I chose to make my piece about climate change. Climate change has an adverse effect for all life as we know on Earth. If we do not halt our emissions, the issue will continue to spiral down the path of no return. This is why I wanted to bring awareness to the issue, as the most critical part is taking action as quick as possible. By making a work which stands out, I hope I can do my part in making a difference.

11th Grade

Period 1

My artwork is about the issue on gentrification. The way my art portrayed the issue is with the contrast between the two buildings that are completely different from each other. It references how some apartments especially in California that would be sold off leaving the people living there to move or be homeless, while it gets demolished to be built into a new apartment that only a few can afford changing the neighborhood. My strategy on this art work is mostly contrast but a emphasis on how messy the building on the left is to reflect how most rundown building with have graffiti on it but also the weather on the left being different. Texture and color would be the element that comes to mind in my artwork but lines also is used as well as contrast, emphasis and some value.

9th grade

2nd period

The topic of racism might seem distant or abstract, but its effects are real and impactful in our world today. Racism is the unfair treatment of people based on their race or ethnicity, and it manifests in various forms, from subtle prejudices to overt discrimination. It's crucial for us to understand and address racism because it affects individuals' lives and shapes the society we live in.One aspect of racism is stereotyping, where people make assumptions about others based on their race. These stereotypes can lead to unfair treatment and limited opportunities for individuals who are judged based on preconceived notions rather than their abilities or character. As young people, we must challenge stereotypes and recognize the uniqueness of each individual beyond their race.

The way my artwork portrays my social work is protesting against racism and how people can prevent racism from happening.

The strategy I used to create my work of art is Sign, advertisement, poster.

These are the elements and principles of design I used for my work Unity, space, line emphasis, contrast, balance, color.

POLLUTION

My art is supposed to represent how pollution can really affect how our cities look and affect the environment around us.The brightness on the right side shows before the affects of pollution and a bright environment with life,while the right side is a dark and dirty environment with 0 animal life and brightness.I used texture and color as my works of art.i used balance to help make my art

Period: 2

My painting is about gender inequality and how a man and a woman are different. I drew a scale representing the difference between a man’s needs and a women’s needs. And how they are differently treated.

12th grade

Period: 3

The social issue that I chose to make my painting about is drug addiction. My artwork is portraying how drugs should be burned by a natural way from earth. For example using a volcano to burn cigarettes and pills that cause addiction. The strategy that I used is sign because I want my painting to be an advertisement towards destroying products of addiction. Some elements of art that I used are texture and value. For examples the smoke coming out of the volcano is using texture and value to show depth in the smoke.

The strategy I choose was to show happiness. I tried to show that no matter how different someone looks that doesn't define who they are. I didn't give anyone a skin color because I was trying to say that skin color doesn't matter. The elements of art I used are shape, color and line.

Teen Violence

12

Period 3

The social issue I picked for this project was teen violence. On one side of my project there is a girl sitting down with her legs curled up to her face and on the other side a man grabbing a lady’s arm. On my art project I also decided to put the hotline and where you can text for those people who are suffering from any type of violence. For my work I tried to stay within certain colors so everything would go with the flow, for example domestic violence awareness, the hot line, and text are all on red which draws the most attention. My project falls more into a sign / poster because there are many other posters around the world that portray violence and to not be afraid of standing up and finding help. One of the elements of art that are represented in my project are color and like most when I outside the body of the girl and the arm of both the man and women and when I colored in the butterfly’s and the “ Stop violence and end the silence” and the rest of the red letters / numbers. Another example is when I used like to separate the girl and the hands in the middle.

𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒹𝑒: 𝟣𝟤𝓉𝒽

𝒫𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑜𝒹: 𝟣𝓈𝓉

𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝒾𝓈𝓈𝓊𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝐼 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒯𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒟𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒱𝒾𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑜𝓃 𝐼 𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓈𝓈𝓊𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒯𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒹𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓋𝒾𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝒶 𝒸𝓇𝓊𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝒾𝓈𝓈𝓊𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒶𝒹𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒶𝒻𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒻𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓋𝒾𝒹𝓊𝒶𝓁𝓈, 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝓊𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝓇𝑒𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒽. 𝒰𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓈𝓈𝓊𝑒 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝓁𝓅 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓉𝒽𝒾𝑒𝓇 𝒹𝓎𝓃𝒶𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓂 𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓂. 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝓅𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐼 𝒶𝒹𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝒶 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝓉𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝓁𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝒶 𝑔𝓊𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐼 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓊𝓈𝑒𝒹 𝒹𝒾𝒻𝒻𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝓎𝓅𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝑜𝓇𝓈 𝐼 𝒶𝓁𝓈𝑜 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝒹𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝓊𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝒽𝒾𝓉𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒽𝑒𝓇.

11th Grade

Period 1

The social issue I chose is consumerism. For my artwork, I decided to make masks that represent the emotion of greed. I chose to use the same cut out for each mask but I painted different facial expressions with the same color palette. Consumerism is “the theory that individuals who consume goods and services in large quantities will be better off”, but in reality consumerism lead to more greed in our work and poverty. That is why I wanted to put different sayings on each of the hates because many people do not realize how their overconsumption affects the world. The strategies I used to create my work is using acrylic paint and exacto knives to cut out the masks from the poster boards. The elements of art ai used were color to represent the emotion of greed, shape to cut out the masks, and like to draw each facial expression.

Grade: 10

Class period: 2

My artwork represents an issue that a lot of women’s have in there workplace, reflecting in the painting quite a few objects that play with the interpretation of the work shown in the center; a clear example would be the mountain shown in the center that represents the supposed equality that companies demonstrate in the work environment for beginners, making employers see that there is no inequality in their workplace. Another example could be the conditions in which the characters are, these conditions reflect a drastic path that leads us to understand why one of the parts is more benefited than the other. The strategy used on this painting is “meaning based on the process “ because the work shown was made in base at my feelings and I wanted to make the difference that many women’s support in their workplace clear.

Some elements of design used on this painting are: balance represented as two half’s inside the painting, contrast that we can see clearly because of the colors and emphasis in the dead brown part to evoke some negative feelings to understand better the reason of the painting.

12th Grade

Period 2

The social issue that I chose to portray is the suffrage that Indigenous communities go through due to the lack of access they have towards clean water or access to water in general. Many communities in countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, and Bolivia are going through this crisis because their governments are not giving them the proper supplies nor needed authority for clean water. Not only is water a supplement for these people for usage on a daily basis but it is also their drinking water. Not having clean water to drink with or bathe in is the main cause for the people to suffer diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, and polio. These diseases lead to death for the majority and because they don't have access to proper healthcare it leads to the fact that the population number within indigenous communities are dropping drastically. In the background of the painting you can see the pattern of a hand woven fabric made out of cotton which is typically used in a variety of colors, the material is used as clothing, hammocks, blankets, and cloths for daily use in Indigenous communities. At the very top of the painting you can see a very small amount of water falling.

12th grade

Period 2

The social issue I chose to make work about is the lack of representation for south asian people, at least in a positive way. I’ll admit my work does not portray this social issue the best but explaining it will help. Growing up I never got to see people like myself on the media, and if I did it was always in an exaggerated and racist way. People like me were acted out as idiots who were the pit of everybody’s jokes. My original artwork showed an example of how south asian people wear an outfit called a lehanga and it is hated upon, meanwhile when others wear it it is praised and loved.

Grade: 11

Period: 3

I chose the social problem of war, namely the war in Ukraine. In my work, I showed 3 drawings that show the main events of the war: propaganda, money, destruction, death. I used a lot of contrast in my work, so in the first large picture I showed dead, destroyed houses on one side, and crosses standing over the graves of dead people on the other. There is a contrast in color here. You can also see the road, the web and the money, by this I showed that all the destruction and death is profitable for someone. And even during the war there are people for whom "war is like a native mother", who make money from war. Also in this picture, crosses are drawn against the background of wheat and the blue sky, which represents the flag of Ukraine. (Blue-sky, yellow-rye (wheat)). At the top of the picture, I showed the war from the side of the Russians, who chose to remain silent rather than speak out against the war. There are a lot of such people who, through the news, various Russian shows and podcasts, became hostages of propaganda and lost their opinion. In the background is a picture that hangs on the wall as an icon, and on it is their fascist leader. A child is sitting on the floor holding a gun, who has been taught Nazism, racism, and ethnocentrism from an early age. The last picture shows a child with his mother who came to visit his father/husband. The girl and her mother put flowers on the grave and are waiting for this war to end. The war will end, but how many families will remain broken and incomplete. I used a process/material strategy and imposed identities. This problem concerns not only Ukraine and Russia, but also other countries, because if Russia is not stopped, it will go further to Romania, Bulgaria, the Baltic countries and Poland.

Grade:12

Period: 1

   The social issue I chose to do was child labor. I chose this issue because lots of people are not aware that the chocolate bar that they eat on a casual day, is what a child is working really hard to produce just to receive food. These kids get sold by their parents for money to traffickers that then sell them to cocoa bean farms where they don't get rewarded for their hard work and long hours. Instead, these children should not worry about financial situations or what meals they will eat next. They should be enjoying their childhoods, getting the proper education they need, and should be having nutritious meals with the care of their parents. I first learned about this recently in my economics class and this really struck me because it's hard breaking to hear about, especially since I would have been clueless my whole life if I didn't hear about this situation in class. In my painting, I painted a chocolate bar with an innocent smiley face and in the tiny squares of the chocolate I showed examples of child labor that occur in the production of chocolate which debunked the innocence of the face. This strategy shows identity vs imposed identity. I also used words to show that there needs to be urgency in fixing this situation as well as the color red which in psychology shows a sense of danger. The elements of art used in my project were color, line, texture, and form.      

12th grade

period 3

The social issue i chose to make an art piece about was child abuse. In my artwork it portrays my social issue with a child in the center of the kitchen crying. we can see this red substance around and on the child. we can also see that in the far back where the door is located at is this mysterious black figure lingering around and watching the child. Making the “parent” a black figure portrays a sense of fear and uncertainty onto the child whenever they are near. The strategy i used was a poster type. I manipulated color in this artwork, using dark coloring on the walls and the figure, using yellow to better illustrate the type of neglect the parents is inflicting. I also used contrast between the figure and the child, the child radiating a warm yellow… on the other hand a pitch black figure emphasizing the negative.

Grade: 12

Period: 3

The social issue i decided to work on is hate crime. The reason why I chose this topic it has been something I have learned in ethnic studies class. This influenced me to work on the social issue, hate crime. Hate crime is seen as physical abuse and violence towards minorities and certain race or groups of people. The hand represents how many people are left hurt after being physically assaulted by the skin color they are. The bloody letter show how hate crime is not only hate but abuse, violent and trauma, through the past few years we have seen more hate crimes by social media platforms. The reason for the faded letters is because hate crime is a topic that I notice has not been talked or noticed enough so major changes can happen to prevent this. In this country hate crime has been around for a very long time but has not be recognized by our governments enough to make major changes and will be a constant problem in our country and society. The elements of art i used to make this poster was shape, color, line and 3d.

Grade 12

Period 1

The social issue I chose is social anxiety. I chose is because many people ignore social anxiety because they think it’s not a big problem in the world. Social anxiety is more than shyness. It's a fear that does not go away and affects everyday activities, self confidence, relationships and work or school life. Many people occasionally worry about social situations, but someone with social anxiety feels overly worried before, during and after them. A person with social anxiety disorder feels symptoms of anxiety or fear in situations where they may be scrutinized, evaluated, or judged by others, such as speaking in public, meeting new people, dating, being on a job interview, answering a question in class, or having to talk to a cashier in a store.What actually causes social anxiety is negative experiences. Children who experience teasing, bullying, rejection, ridicule or humiliation may be more prone to social anxiety disorder. In addition, other negative events in life, such as family conflict, trauma or abuse, may be associated with this disorder. My act symbolizes that how they think that everyone is laughing at them and making fun of them. What I used for my project is a poster, line, color, value, and balance.

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12TH GRADE

PERIOD 1

My artwork portrays climate change, if you were to remove the red paint, one could definitely interpret it as such. The rot of the earth is how I would see it. Climate change is so universally understood and displayed globally that a burning circle can commonly be seen as a work for climate change. I saw no need for anything different.

Plain paint makes for great expressive work, allowing displays of tone and intention with ease. I used texture and line work most in this painting, including a simple bold color contrast of the red against the black. The red paint only exists to add ambiguity to make the painting seem to carry greater intention. I think it does just that. However, if I were to do it again, I wouldn't add a random number for the fun of it.

Period 2

12th Grade

"Still Human"

The social issue that I chose to portray is Disability Rights. I chose this issue due to the fact that it not only relates to my life in a personal matter but the fact that the world is still so discriminatory and not adapting. People who have disabilities are still human. Their disabilities don’t define them as a person. I tried to convey the spectrum of disabilities in order to educate others on how it’s not limited. From left to right I tried to show physical disabilities through a person in a wheelchair, a person who is audibly impaired with hearing aids, a person who has physical impairment with a cane, a person who has invisible disabilities/disorders (aka it might not be seen at first glance but they still have a disability) and is shown with an invisible disability badge to represent disabilities like autism, adhd, neurodivergence, etc., a person with sunglasses and a walking cane to represent visual impairment, and a service dog to bring awareness to the importance of them as they are often downplayed as cute animals and not professionally trained helpers. They’re all putting their handprint on a wall, symbolizing unity and that they are capable of making statements too as they are still humans just like everybody else. I tried specifically to focus on color and emphasis to make the characters pop out and contrast against the brick wall. I also used balance by placing them equally in distance to each other and in height. I chose to make them different colors as well to represent diversity. I used shape to convey the characters and their aids. I also painted a field of sunflowers at the bottom of the artwork due to the fact that sunflowers represent positivity, happiness, health, and hope.

Grade: 12

Period: 2

The social issue I chose to make a poster about is victim blaming.

My painting shows what a lot of people hear after experiencing sexual assault and telling people not to blame the survivor. The teal ribbons represents sexual assault survivors which they are all over the poster if you look hard enough and the red hand print represents the survivor. I used contrast to really make the words stand out and I used texture to grab attention to the poster.

Grade 12

Period 1

A social issue I choose was Disability Rights because being disable has its problems but they have found new ways to better their lives and not be known as someone with a disability. In my main Art work I painted Frida kahlo,a famous female artist that was and still is popular. This Frida is when her spina bifida ( a condition that could affect both spine and leg development) was too much and resulted in her in a wheelchair. Her Condition did not affect her passion and work as you can see all her work after the conditions worsened.There are many disabilities , from paralysis, to a missing limb, or a limb losing its function, or even how the brain works. A disability doesn't mean they're out of order, it means you have to give them more time to get to you physically or mentally. Disabilities don't stop them from who they are or  make you less human rather it makes you stronger. stereotypes of  people with disabilities are just utter nonsense they see in the media but they don't see how they work in the real world. The materials of this pisces were mostly made from recycled materials.All of the works are real life people that lived or still live and show a great amount of work to get to where they are.The shape and lines where a very tough part of the work because they weren't normal shapes so I had balance the size of them and the people who were painted to be approximately a appropriate size. I Emphasized the parts that make them unique and different but also try to keep them look normal like everyone else.

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Grade:12

Stephanie cruz.

I chose this social issue because of bullying many teenagers and children have been bullied just because of their skin color the way they look the way they act the way they talk which is not ok to be bullying someone who’s different than us we should all be treated exactly the same there’s no right for a child or an adult to be bullying someone just because they are different then most of us it doesn’t matter if they are just playing around it can cause the child to either self harm themselves or kill themselves. We need to stop bullying it’s getting out of hand children,teenagers and adults are suffering cause of bullying every day parents are crying cause of their children dying or hurting themselves. I used paint and a pencil to draw the person and the hands I used value,shape,space and color.

Grade 12

Title: Equality Around the World

The social issue I chose to make my art about was women inequality all around the world. My artwork portrays this by depicting the globe and a striking red equality sign within a female symbol. I personalized the gender symbol by including the earth within the circle. Instead of a cross below the circle, I decided to include an equal sign to reach the audiences beliefs and instill the importance of women equality. The art strategy I used to create my work was through signs. The elements and principles of art included in my artwork are color, texture and emphasis. I used different materials to create emphasis and texture on the most important part of my artwork. I achieved this by using paper that we made and cardboard under as a base. I also used color to create a striking red tint on the equality sign and lighter colors elsewhere to create a more feminine look.

grade level: 12

period: 2

My art work shows my social issue in a sarcastic way. It tells you that if you are dealing with obesity you should seek experts for advice. But the “expert” is the prime minister of health for belgium, which by just taking one good look at her anyone can tell that she is not healthy at all. My strategy is humor/satire. the main element of art is line, because my drawing is 2d. One principle of design in my art work is emphasis, the entire middle of the poster is just the drawing of the prime minister, which shows that she isn’t healthy at all

10th grade

Period 2

-The Social issue I chose was based on environmental issues. My painting is an earth with a knife going through it. I believe it is showing us that we are killing the planet .There are many things we are doing that are harming the planet such as global warming, poverty, plastic pollution, and even violence. The strategy used to create the art work is humor although pretty dark. Some elements of art and principles of design used were shape, color, space and emphasis. They used shape to show the earth and color with space to show the blood tear drops.

12th Grade

Period 2

The social issue I chose is ocean mining. My painting is demonstrating the circle of life. There is a man turning into a mermaid, turning into a dolphin, in a repeated cycle. I believe it is showing we need to care for the ocean since damaging it will affect us as well in the long run. The elements of art and principle of designs used are color, shape, and contrast.

Period 3

The social issue I chose was immigration. My artwork depicts this problem, showing the different ways an immigrant can reach the border, also reflecting the famous 'American Dream'. My portrait is a symbolism of the suffering that millions of people have to endure in order to give their families a better life. The strategy I wanted to use was happiness, and the art elements I used were line, color, and contrast.

Spread love not hate

9th grade

3rd period

The social issue I chose to make my work about is racism.

My art work displayed the social issue by making a heart out of a lot of colors. The colors are different people and it shows that we all are the same no matter what color we are. we are all still humans and if we all come together we can still make something beautiful. All I did too make this was drawing a heart then I filled it up with circle then erased the heart.The strategy I used was just painting random circles with different colors. This took me 6 or 7 periods to finish the small circles were really hard to paint. All I used to do this was a brush paint and some water.

12

Period 3

The social issue I chose to do was mental health. In my artwork the strategy I used was humor to spread awareness of mental health. When looking at “stressed” as “desserts” backwards it can be a fun way to lighten someone's day or mood. It can also show that sometimes things can be reversed or changed to see them differently. By shifting our perspective or finding humor in things it can manage stress or difficult situations better. I chose to draw Hello Kitty because she is cute, cheerful and some people find comfort in things that bring them joy. By surrounding yourself with positive and happy images it can be helpful to forget about negative things and improve your mood. Lastly I painted desserts because desserts can also be a form of comfort and sweats can create relaxation and pleasure. In my artwork the principles of art I used were color, shape, space, value and line. Color was used all throughout my work, shape and line was used to create the desserts, space was used to help spread out wording and value was used to create different shades of pink. The principles of design used in my artwork were pattern for the font and balance to create a visually pleasing look. 

Title: La Vida Real

Grade: 11

3rd period

The social issue I chose was homelessness. My artwork portrays the issue by showing an expensive modern house. There is a black tent that represents a person living there because rent is too expensive nowadays. It is why I chose bright colors to show how good that person's life is. There is a sign that the person in the tent has to ask for money. Also there are pillows, clothes, shoes, bottles of water, umbrella, broom, chair, bicycle, and cart, that are painted with different shades of blue representing unhappiness of the person's life living in the tent. I used color and contrast. The strategy I chose was material in the meaning.

Ivan Garcia

Period 3

Grade 12

For my social issue project i chose gang violence. I decided to choose gang violence because I grew up in a sketchy area and although its wasn't that bad when I was little it has gotten a lot worse. I see many young kids vandalizing the school bathrooms or any random walls with gang graffiti. My art work resembles two hands shaking hands agreeing to stop their hate against each other. I used acrylic paint on a canvas one technique i used was color. Although i wished I used more techniques I'm still proud on how it came out and I even got to use one of my favorite fonts for the title.

12th Grade

Period 2

The social issue I chose was inflation since it has affected everyone, especially in The U.S. Prices increasing on goods such as gas and groceries have led to many families and individuals struggling financially to supply themselves with everything they need. I used acrylic paint and cardboard to make my project. Satire was used in my painting since it shows a guy, dressed up in a suit of the American colors vacuuming money. This is humor/satire since it's a hypothetical situation that represents how a lot of things now in The U.S. are taking more of our money than before. My project consists of the elements of color, contrast, and lines.

Grade: 12

Period: 2

Drugs

My work talks about drugs and the bad consequences that this type of substance causes us.

My strategy was that if you take a pill, this makes you lose consciousness and you can start to see your surroundings a little strange.

Simbolismo

Elements of art: Shape, color, texture and space

Pollution

12th

Per 2.

The social issue I chose to make my work about is pollution. My artwork portrayed the social issue because I used trash that I found on the school campus during research in second period which is called trash pollution. The strategy I used was material in the meaning. Some of the elements I used were color and texture in my project and emphasis.

12th Grade

Period 2

-The Social issue I chose was based on environmental issues. My painting is an earth with a knife going through it. I believe it is showing us that we are killing the planet .There are many things we are doing that are harming the planet such as global warming, poverty, plastic pollution, and even violence. The strategy used to create the art work is humor although pretty dark. Some elements of art and principles of design used were shape, color, space and emphasis. They used shape to show the earth and color with space to show the blood tear drops.

9th grade

Period 2

The social issue I chose was based on child abuse. My painting is showing a dad abusing his kid. The environment is dirty and it is showing the life the kid has to live.The Elements of Art used are color and texture. The color and texture are used to show the dirt in the home and even on the dads clothes. The principle of design used is contrast.

"Food Court"

Grade: 12

Period 2

This piece is about the social issue of climate change. I decided to depict this issue by painting an abandoned food court under the water. A striking contrast is created by taking a setting we typically associate with comfort, convenience, and bustling activity, and instead making it desolate and empty. It paints a picture of a future in which we can no longer enjoy the abundance and ease of access to commodities, which is, in part, what brought about our downfall.

I used color in this piece to create unity, giving everything in the painting a blue undertone. This gave the subjects of the painting a sickly yellow-greenish hue suggesting death and illness. The muted color of the objects contrasts with the bright blue ocean background, making them stand out and feel unnatural in the setting. I also used perspective to place the tables in a 3D space which the eye moves through and follows back towards the barren horizon.

12th Grade

Period 2

The social I chose was pollution and inflation. My work is demonstration people protesting outside of factories and buildings. The factory is shown blowing out all the stream into the air. The Element of Art used is color and texture. Color is used to show the darkness caused by the polution and texture is used throughout the buildings, road, and sky. The principle of Design used is contrast. The sky shows the darkness with polution but on the other side it shows the clear blue sky.

Mental Health

12th

Period 3

The social issue I have chosen is Mental Health. My artwork presents mental health because of its text and words of encouragement and reminders. Mental Health is so important for it is the well-being for thriving and functioning optimally in our daily lives. Mental and even emotional health are directly linked to the quality of our lives and our levels of life satisfaction. Without the satisfaction in our lives we feel there is no point in life. My art shows the reminders and importance on taking time for yourself, putting yourself first and having your mental health be a priority. When creating my work I really took my time making sure the words were visible. I used acrylic paint and a sharper to outline everything making it all stand out. Elements and principles of design that I used were things like color, shapes, and value.

Grade: 11

Period 2

The social issue I chose to make work about is Climate Change. The reason why I chose this social issue is because it is something that has been widely discussed for years, yet people's harmful actions persist. However, I believe that it is never too late to change that. Our Earth, and every creature that inhabits it is beautiful. We should do the best we can to save it before irreversible damage is done. My artwork portrayed Climate Change because there is a cable wrapped around the Earth and it looks like the globe is melting. This symbolizes how we are the reason climate change is happening, because electricity is one of the many causes of global warming. The materials I used were acrylic paint and chip-board. The strategy I used to create my work was "Sign/Poster". My poster uses movement, unity, line, shape, color, and space.

Grade 12

Period 1

The social issue I chose to make my work about was gun violence. I portrayed this issue by painting a stop sign with a hand in the middle representing the people wanting to stop gun violence, and I added the bullet holes with some blood coming out, that represents the people who still go out there and shoot people, soemtimes for no reason. The strategy I used was making a sign with the elements of color, lines, shape, contrast.

Grade: 12

Period:

For my social issue I had chosen climate change. climate change is something that is affecting in our world including us humans and animals, any living thing that lives in the world is being affected or will be affected. At the moment we are

experiencing climate change and you can tell that it has slowly gotten worse.

Weathers are colder and Warmer, animals are going extinct, and we could be next.

Elements I will be using for this project are line, shape, space, and color.

Grade: 11th

Period: 1

The social issue I chose is consumerism. I chose this because I feel like many people spend way to much money on material things that are not essential and not necessary. My picture shows the earth/ people on earth purchasing products and the earth is just eating it up with people thinking it’s important to have many things which is called consumerism while everything is getting more, more expensive with inflation instead of being a smart consumer who only consumes something whether you really need an item or whether you just want it before you buy it. The strategy I used to make this artwork was a poster, paint, the printer to make my little post it’s of the products and my brain. The elements of art that are included in my project are Shape with that being the earth, color for different parts and a little texture with the perceived surface quality of a work of art.

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12th grade

Period 3

The social issue i chose was about drug use and how it affects Society and the world. My artwork portrayed the social issue which is drug use. By making the 3 types of drugs which were heroine,cocaine,and marijauna. I used humor as a strategy for my artwork. I used lines, colors, shape, and texture. I used a lot of textures with my artwork as you can see in the artwork I used alcohol resistant, salt resistant, and wet on wet.

Grade: 11

Period: 1

I chose to make my work about the housing crisis and lack of affordable housing. My artwork portrayed the social issue by relating the crisis with aspects of the well known game monopoly. I used sign/advertisements/poster to convey my message by using bold basic colors that resemble signs as well as a simplistic representation that’s easier to understand and follow. I used elements of art such as color throughout the image, form on the monopoly houses, and shape. I used principles of design such as contrast by having a white background and bold colors and balance.

Title: Embracing diversity ( or racism )

Grade Level: High School(12)

Class Period: painting Class

Social Issue: Racism

Explanation of Artwork: "Embracing Diversity" portrays the social issue of racism by celebrating the beauty and vibrancy of diversity. The painting features a colorful and diverse group of individuals from different racial backgrounds coming together in harmony. Each figure is depicted with unique characteristics and expressions, symbolizing the richness of humanity's diversity. The vibrant colors used in the painting represent the multitude of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences that make up our society. The central message of the artwork is to promote acceptance, understanding, and unity in the face of racism.

Strategy Used: Identity vs. Imposed Identity

- Identity vs. Imposed Identity: The painting challenges the notion of imposed identities by showcasing individuals embracing and celebrating their own identities authentically. Rather than conforming to stereotypes or societal expectations, each figure in the artwork is depicted with pride and confidence in their uniqueness.

Elements of Art and Principles of Design Used:

- Color: The use of bold and vibrant colors symbolizes diversity and celebrates the beauty of different racial backgrounds.

- Form: Each figure is carefully rendered to convey a sense of individuality and personality, emphasizing the uniqueness of each person.

- Composition: The composition of the painting is balanced and dynamic, drawing the viewer's eye to the diverse group of figures gathered together in unity.

- Contrast: Contrasting colors and shapes are used to create visual interest and highlight the differences and similarities among the figures.

Overall, "Embracing Diversity" aims to spark conversation and reflection on the importance of embracing diversity and combating racism in our society.

Stop child abuse

Grade:10

Per:1

The social issue I chose was child abuse. The reason why I chose it is because abused children is a really big thing especially for little children and can suffer from many things intense emotional damage and can develop severe social problems, and for teens such as struggles at school, drug use and juvenile delinquency. In my painting I added two hands that signals not to put a hand on your child nor anyone in general I also added a sign that says "stop child abuse". With another sign of a X to also show another reason of stopping child abuse. And lastly I also added an eye with a tear dropping down because of being scared or emotional because of causes of child abuse. The elements of Art used is paint too show the sign of stopping child abuse.

The Shadow of the Darkness

Grade:12

Period:3

The social issue I chose was child abuse. This artwork shows the issue by having a teddy bear who has been clearly through something symbolizing a child. This "child" is in a corner of a room haunted by a shadow hand which represents the abuser. Sitting in the corner it hold a small blanket in the color blue which is the color of child abuse awareness. The strategy I chose for this is sign. One of the main elements of art used is value. Using value we see the background being different shades of gray creating a shadow dark background. Color is only used on the main subject. Space also plays a role in this piece. Principals of design in this are emphasis. We see this in the size of the hand compared to the bear. Another one is the contrast between the color bear and dark background.

Grade:12

Period.1

The social issue I chose was child abuse. The first reason I chose these was because child abuse children is a really important thing especially for little children. In my opinion the elements of art that I use for my painting was a sign of a stop sign too stop child abuse it shows that it isn’t right and that should be stop soon.

12th grade - Per. 1

The social issue I chose to make work about was drug abuse. The drug that has recently been brought up has been fentanyl. My artwork portrays this issue in a humorous/satire way. The humor behind it is a little dark but nonetheless it portrays the text Don’t Chris Breezy Drugs which is Chris Brown when he abused Rihanna. The image is two guys abusing the drug like WWE. Some elements I used were space and color there was a lot of simple colors that i used and kept it plain. The way i used space was to fill in places as if they were their own pieces so they have a lot of space to themselves.

End Drug Abuse

Grade 12

Period 1

The social issue I decided to work on was drug abuse. My artwork was meant to be comedic, it's mean to be a literal drug being beaten or "abused". The writing also signifies something, it's very urban and also sloppy, I did this so it seems as though someone young made this, meaning youth is the main target or drugs

12th grade

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I chose the social issue Obesity because I feel like we don’t see how much it impacts us. My project is meant to be expressed in a mean joking manner, and is supposed to be an ice cream cone and the ice cream is a belly. Ice cream is a sweet and sugary and if consumed too much of can cause weight gain. My project is meant to be shown sort of like an embarrassing insult that’ll hopefully persuade people to eat less sweets.

11th Grade

Period 2

Human Trafficking

The strategy I used was to be very straightforward with my visuals about what happens to people who get human trafficked, I hand painted the shaded victims with acrylic paint, I used the different colors to represent the dark topics, I collaged images to make it look like skeletons on top of money to represent the human body being sold, I shaded around the visual of rape with a pastel. I used lines to distinguish the three most common things that happen to the victims of human trafficking.

"Amanda Binded"

Grade 12

Period 3

The social issue that I chose to portray was child exploitation. In my painting, Amanda Bynes is depicted on the set of "The Amanda Show" which she starred in from 1999-2002. Amanda was first noticed by Dan Schnieder and later came to fame after he created a show for her. During her youth, Amanda was let down by the adults around her in many ways such as being overworked and exposed to things that her young self shouldn't have witnessed. Many rumors of abuse have recently resurfaced and Dan Schnieder himself was exposed as an abuser/ controller to not only her, but many other nickelodeon child stars as well. My painting shows his hand controlling her as a puppet while she puts on a show, with tears running down her face. The strategy used to create my work was identity vs. imposed identity. Elements of art integrated into my painting were color, value, shape, and line while the principles of design I mainly used were contrast, emphasis, and pattern.

Grade: 12

Period: 1

The social issue I decided to address through my art is animal testing, particularly focusing on the distressing impact it has on innocent animals like bunnies. In my artwork, I drew a helpless bunny subjected to testing procedures, clearly struggling and in pain. Surrounding the bunny on the table are various items used in these tests, including harsh chemicals and cosmetics, symbolizing the cruelty and indifference of those responsible. Through the use of colors and values, I aimed to capture the intense emotions of the bunny as it looks out pleadingly for help. The visual elements like color and value are to convey the emotional depth of the subject matter, a sense of empathy and awareness among viewers about the animals used in such testing practices.

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE

The social issue i chose to work on was substance abuse. In my art work I painted a graffiti artist using his name “Sober” in a message.The message says “stay sober” it’s a basic phrase but in the right space like a billboard or a water tower it’s seen by hundreds of people . It’s to express a movement and to help bring awareness to substance abuse in a positive creative and expressive way. The type of strategy i think i used was advertisement cause it’s on a billboard like an ad to bring awareness to an issue. The type of elements of art i used was line, color, shape, space, and form.

Period 1

The social issue I chose is racism. Its crucial to discuss racism as it impacts individuals and society. Racism can lead to discrimination, inequality, and social injustice. Understanding its history and effects is essential for creating a more inclusive and equitable world. By raising awareness and educating others, we can work towards dismantling systemic racism and promoting unity and acceptance among all people.The art elements I used were space, color, and shape.

12th

Per.1

The Social Issue i chose was drug abuse. I portrayed this social issue by showing the will smith genie slap the drug to make it an example of literal drug abuse. I used Humor/Satire to create my work because i created a kind of funnier painting to express the issue even though its big problem. Elements of art i used are color to really make it pop out and make it more bright. For element it has alot of emphasis since I'm really trying to have the slap pop out in the painting.

Grade - 12

Period -1

The social exam I chose was Child abuse.Discussing child abuse is a crucial topic for a social exam because it delves into a serious societal issue that has far-reaching consequences for individuals and communities. By examining the causes, effects, and prevention strategies of child abuse, students can develop a deeper understanding of the complexities involved in protecting vulnerable populations. Moreover, exploring this topic encourages critical thinking about legal, ethical, and social welfare systems, and fosters awareness about the importance of advocacy and intervention in addressing and mitigating the impact of abuse on children's physical and psychological development. Painting about child abuse can also highlight the need for better policies and support mechanisms to safeguard children and promote healthier family dynamics.

Grade 11th

Period 2

The social issue I chose was unemployment. The reason why I choose this was because there’s a lot of people going through this social issue. Many workplaces require past experiences which some individuals do not have. Workplaces also claim they’re hiring but never get back to you until months later. My artwork is portrayed as an individual who has been unable to find a job, receiving rejection letters leading to them losing everything due to the fact that they cannot sustain themselves, their family or pay rent since they are unemployed. The strategy i used to create this work was material in the meaning. The elements of art and principles of design that i used were, shape,line,color,emphasis,and balance.

Stop Bullying

Grade 11

Period 1

The social issue I chose to make an art piece on is bullying. My artwork portrays bullying through a picture of a famous ufc fighter crying while giving a speech about why bullying is wrong. The irony is a professional fighter whose job it is to hurt people is giving a speech about stopping bullying. I used humor and irony because it shows even the strongest men alive who could beat anyone in a fight are against bullying. I tried using contrast between the segments of his skin to show sadness and emotion. I also used value in the ufc fighter to create depth and emotion.