Psychological Portraits by Art Careers 12

The first project completed by my Art Careers 12 class this year.  The project s intended for inclusion in their portfolios and is meant to engage their understanding of observational drawing and material use while introducing an element of conceptual intent.  The students were asked to produce an image with emotional or psychological impact through the use of symbolism.  They knocked this one out of the park.  I'm very excited about the variety of solutions that the students found for the challenge.

The assignment sheet that I gave them is below.

Catherine Wang

Kevin McAllum

Cosette Bote

'Beauty' by Nancy Tseng

   Our basic figure and form, our body movements, our animals, our plants, everything on our planet is a form of beauty, yet at the same time everything is judged that way. Is there a real definition, a picture, a criterion, for beauty? We are so absorbed by what society defines as “pretty” that things unable to meet these standards are shamed into being “ugly.” The abstract forms in these pieces capture the fake perceptions of beauty media feeds us. Though when we break from these conceptions, beauty is in fact, limitless.