This piece emerged from a moment of an overwhelming amount of emotion. The swirling forms and soft colors represent the raw energy of those emotions. The canvas was my means of expression.
Lauryn Burroughs Chemical Engineering major
This piece was done with pencil and charcoal, each stroke and lines placed precisely. This piece was meant to display the intricacies of the human body.
This piece of art is the epitome of taking an evening stroll in summer.
This painting depicts a lotus blossom in a pool. The title of this work originates from a famous Chinese prose sentence: "香远益清，亭亭净植" ("Fragrant from afar, increasingly pure; upright and untainted"), which poetically conveys the lotus's elegance and purity. The subject of a lotus flower typically conveys a classical image of summertime leisure and beauty in Chinese painting.
Wenminzi Wu East Asian Languages and Cultures major
This painting is inspired by a serious work by a Korean painter (active in the Joseon dynasty). The original work Orchids and Rocks by Yi Ha-eung is housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
I was inspired by the prompt, "meeting the oracle." To me, an oracle is someone who has special knowledge or experience. In this piece, the oracle is a spaceship mechanic who is interrupted from her work by a small child with a broken robot. I wanted to channel the feeling of an exasperated parent who loves her child but just can't understand why or how he keeps breaking things.
Alice Wolfe Illustration & Animation major
With this painting my goal was to experiment with the oil medium, capturing reflecting light and the texture of my cat's fur. I also wanted to incorporate my own personal longing for a rural lifestyle, and how an animal may yearn to be free as well.
This painting is a self-portrait and a tribute to one of my favorite restaurants. I wanted to exaggerate orange and other hues to give a bit of a greasy feeling, since this piece was for my AP Drawing portfolio exploring the effects of fast food on our health and on society.
It's the representation of how life could be small.
This piece gives me confusion of the hopelessness. Like there's a sense of nothing beyond the cameras.