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Sabrina
Oliva S
Oliva B.
Nina
Natalia
Mia
Mary
Lucas
Kira
Josh
Joaquin
Giulianna
Filippo
Daniel
Chris
20th Annual Beaux Arts Student Artist Showcase
Scholastics 2021
Work from 2020-2021
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Lauren M.
Mia
I have been told my pictures are peculiar or weird looking, but I think there is a certain beauty to be seen. My creative process looks something like this: I either think of concepts that are rather painful to think of and try to portray that in my photography. Whether it be how the more birthdays you have, the closer you get to death, or the feeling of suffocation and being alone.
Along with this, I would consider myself a perfectionist. I plan my images weeks in advance to make sure the image comes out exactly how I want it to. However, I am also a perfectionist with trying to emulate the feeling of satisfaction. I strive to create the feeling "oh, I know what I am looking at. Therefore, it satisfies me". My photography is pretty straight forward; what you see is what you get. But that is the point.
Combining these two ideas, I try to make the uncomfortable comfortable. Though it may look painful, it somehow makes it seem it needs to be there.
Guje
The first three pieces (one painting and two images) correlate with my concentration which is the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road. The first is based on the song Mean Mr. Mustard, the second on the song Something and the third on the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer. The last two images show that, aside from my concentration, I also enjoy architectural photography and more candid, everyday shots of everyday people.
Mary
These five images are representative of my work throughout the year. I've been beautifying the grotesque by using garish or otherwise not very pretty things as disconcerting but appealing focuses. For example, the image, What I Spilled out, features pigs feet, which, of course, themselves, are not pretty, but the overall effect of the colors and setting makes the image if not beautiful, thrilling-- enthralling. More than What I Spilled out, Kaleidoscope is emblematic of this series: there’s no question that it is beautiful despite it being a flower plunged into a hot bucket of oil. Two of the aspirations of this portfolio were to create a surreal quality and ensure each image has meaning and purpose whether that be as simple as what I was feeling at the time or tying it to a poem. The title of one image, Do Not go Gentle in that Good Night, alludes to a poem by Dylan Thomas. I used this quote as the title because, suddenly, in the dark space cracked from this hulking beast of a freezer, a white-capped figure materializes, restless and elusive. I’m afraid the faint vision of a man might disappear, so I have to shout, “Rage, rage against the dying of the light!” The two images I’ve left for last, Assasination of a Blood Orange, whose mangled fruit and dastardly yellow gloves might inspire several unpleasant conclusions, and The Preconceived Evil of Materialism, whose name derives from Shop-Happy, an essay by Joan Smith, (who says “the love and acquisition of things is intrinsically evil”?), are both grotesque and fantastic.
Josh
The pictures listed above represent my AP Portfolio for this year. I will be focusing on still life images that involve fire. I chose to include these images because I believe they are my best that I have taken this year. The reason I have chosen to focus on fire is because I am interested in its form and it is essential to human life. Fire has given rise to the evolution of humans. Although has allowed for life to thrive, it can easily take it all away. This can easily be portrayed with the wildfires in Australia. There are so many different ways that fire can form or be seen. The following images show it burning a match, lit by a liquid such as rubbing alcohol and drinking alcohol, a wick in a candle, and lastly upon a flower. These all show different ways that fire can be photographed and controlled, yet it can be such an uncontrollable element of nature
Filippo
The five images you see here create a cohesive set of images, the five animals which you see here were captured on the Miami Country Day School campus. I make a strong attempt to make the animals appear to be in their natural habitat and obscure the fact these images are taken on a school campus. I like keeping the focus on the eye of the animal as it almost gives you an insight to what they see and gives a very nice perspective of the animal.
The first image listed is a closeup image of a goose, the image cuts the goose off on three sides of the picture and keeps the light blue eye as the focus of the image. I feel the bright orange beak and the light blue eye contrast well with each other.
The second image is of a bird caught through the view of a tree, both eyes of the bird are visible, giving an interesting perspective of a bird not many people get to see.
The third image is a close up of a big iguana, the strength in this image comes from both the extreme amount of visible texture on the scales as well as the eye that is in focus and a vibrant yellow color.
The fourth image is of a squirrel that is eating a piece of bread on a tree. I was able to capture a very nice camera flare as well as some dust specks in the air when I took the image. Though the squirrel is in the middle of the image I feel that gives the image strength as the dark browns of the tree balance out well with the green and white blurred background space.
The fifth image is an osprey that was caught in trying to fly out of the water after it just caught a fish. I captured the wings coming out of the water and creating a nice dripping effect. The dark orange eye also catches your attention and I feel that is another strength in the image.
The pictures listed above represent my AP Portfolio for this year. I will be focusing on still life images that involve fire. I chose to include these images because I believe they are my best that I have taken this year. The reason I have chosen to focus on fire is because I am interested in its form and it is essential to human life. Fire has given rise to the evolution of humans. Although has allowed for life to thrive, it can easily take it all away. This can easily be portrayed with the wildfires in Australia. There are so many different ways that fire can form or be seen. The following images show it burning a match, lit by a liquid such as rubbing alcohol and drinking alcohol, a wick in a candle, and lastly upon a flower. These all show different ways that fire can be photographed and controlled, yet it can be such an uncontrollable element of nature
