Throughout the year, students work diligently on creations in their art classes, culminating in a series of displays to present the final pieces. Following the senior showcase May 9, the 9-11 grade art show took place May 12-16 in the Black Box Theater.
Exhibiting pieces from ceramics to watercolor to acrylic to photos, the art show contained a wide variety of works created by freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Portfolios from AP Art students were also presented, along with collections of photos from photography students and individual pieces by students in various visual arts classes.
Junior Lindsey Cheng presents her AP Art Portfolio, consisting of 6 pieces of her choosing. “The theme behind my portfolio is overcoming creative blocks, as I often didn’t have motivation to draw. Thus, each piece has a concept that fits into the theme of the portfolio,” Cheng said. (Photo/Alexander Ngo)
Choosing to add additional elements besides paintings to her portfolio, junior Anaiah Pena showcases photographs and collages. “I wanted to convey the joy that I have when I’m in the water or around the ocean because I grew up around it. I used to go to the Keys with my family, so I wanted to make my art an appreciation for the ocean,” Pena said. (Photo/Alexander Ngo).
Ms. Andrea Preston presents junior Alina Sukhovskaya’s AP Art portfolio, which draws inspiration from several religions. “My central theme was on how I can express and synthesize different religions through my own visions. I worked and am still working to define what I believe in and I do it through research and art,” Sukhovskaya said. She fully immersed herself in different cultures, taking a unique approach to her art. “When I was working on specific pieces, I would listen to different religious music, like the Eastern Orthodox Choir, Nasheeds, and so forth.” (Photo/Adiya Mukhitdinov)
“This artist assigned a color to different emotions that they felt and included those colors in the paintings where they strongly felt those emotions. They depicted things like an anglerfish and Angel’s Trumpet flowers, representing toxicity,” director of the art show Ms. Andrea Preston said. (Photo/Alexander Ngo)
Junior Lina Song’s art is not only being shown at this exhibition but will also be hung in the House of Congress. “My portfolio was led by themes of identity and displacement, Korean culture as well as the immigration of my parents and my own experiences moving,” Song said. After winning first place in the Congressional Art contest held by Fla. District 25 Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, her art will be brought to Washington D.C. for a year.
Mrs. Preston explains the various visual art pieces to classes that visited the show. (Photo/Ms. Diana Adams)
