WCAAD Student Art Projects of PORTFOLIO PREP/Advance Teen Art Courses (2)
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- Sep 15
- 6 min read
Student Name: Dora Dong
Title: untitled
Work Type: Fashion Design Digital
Size: 11x17
Dora has a fashion line that she has constructed based on an Avant-garde sensibility an inspiration based on forces of nature. She wants to push the convention of fashion with a notable design. Avante-garde refers to creative artistic ideas that are experimental, innovative, and push the boundaries challenging what is considered acceptable or mainstream, particularly in cultural and artistic contexts.
This term, which is French for "vanguard" or "advance guard," has been used since the 19th century to describe artists and other creative movements that challenge established norms and conventions. Dora’s vision is of one that is memorable and explores the manipulation of material, color and innovative design.
Student Name: Yuzhu Wang
Title: The Inside
Work Type: Mixed Media -Oil on canvas Spray paint, Oil paint, Fake bugs
Size:18x24
In this artwork Lisa aims to discover a painful yet integral part of life. A journey we all must take - finding a better self.
Decay and rebirth, the cycle of constant destruction and growth necessary for evolution. This constant shedding ‘your former self ‘to make way for a new start. This work is inspired by her vast experiences with relationships, hardships and self-realization as she wants the viewer to have a provocative experience and triggers a reaction. Most people find bugs uncomfortable.
The choice for bugs is representational as they can survive and have adapted for centuries. We co-exist and often see them a nuisance. Strength adaptability and resilience is represented in her artwork creating a visceral and tangible work that invokes the human psyche. Shedding the past and letting go to renew.
Student Name: Gianna Xun
Title: Behind the Beauty
Work Type: Fine Art (mixed media and oil on canvas)
Size: 16X16
The stage and the literal representation are set up as a literal visual pedestal to put the viewer on check. According to Giana, this visual contrast highlights people’s what extreme measures people go through to achieve perfection at the cost of their health. Through this work, Gianna hopes to spark reflection on how “we” as a society define success and encourage a culture where well-being is prioritized over image. “we” is defined as a societal trigger that makes us all accountable not just social media but our cultural and societal values。
Gianna uses oil paint on a circular canvas to depict a pair of ballerina feet and the round canvas as a way we see things with our eyes and a bias our eyes hold sometimes. One shows the beauty and elegance of performing ballet, and the other shows the pain of competitive and ideal beauty and the suffering behind. Mixed media demonstrates the contrast of two feet uncovering the reality of hidden suffering beneath the desire for perfection, including real fabric ribbons and bandages to create a more dimensional feel for a visceral provocation.
Student Name: Laura Zhang
Title: Scam Call
Work Type: Fine Art(installation)
Size: size can be modified
Scam calls are a common nuisance among phone users. Our artist Laura, places stickers with real life scam call numbers combined with images using acrylic paint on plexiglass displaying the abundance of numbers that layer and become form. Additionally, an audio of scam callers hammers in the annoyance we all feel when hearing them. The sound is triggered with sensor motion as the viewer is close to the artwork the sound of the scam callers begins to chime slowly and overlap as more and more scammers begin to surround the viewer to evoke an emotional response.
Video: Scam Call Video
Scam: a fraudulent or deceptive act.
Definition Citation: "scam." Merriam-Webster.com. 2023.
Student Name: Ashley McGinn
Title: untitled
Work Type: Animation Concept art exercise (character based on fruit or vegetable)
Size: varies
For Animator or Concept Art students are given many design exercises for them to become more adaptive, spontaneous and push their design amongst the group to create friendly competition. Here Ashley was also working on her style, composition, lighting, and color, to create a mood. Student were given less than a week to create then share design decisions. Every finished design that students accomplish they are given a group critique so that they can acquaint themselves to the industry as they will often work with teams and various talents.
Student Name: Yangeng“An” Liu
Title: “Cowards”
Work Type: concept art
Size: varies
In entertainment design students are creating and designing worlds for game design, animation, live-action movies and even theme parks.
An Liu has created a story“Cowards” featuring a character Brutus and a vehicle “Abaddon” that is customized for the story arch of our hero. An is thinking about design through utility and custom design. The process is creating a vehicle that can compliment character and is stylized to the production look of the overall world design. Mobility, function, and eventually dimensional orthographic views, which can apply to the 3D creation in toys, actual scaled production or other. This can include surface texture, color, accessories etc.
ABADDON
Trusty war machine of Brutus. Originally a military vehicle, it has since been fully customized to match its owner's menacing character. Abaddon is Brutus' main form of transportation across the endless Martian deserts.
Student Name: Chris Zhu
Title: Poster Design
Work Type: Graphic Design
Size: size varies
This logo and graphic design for a decoration company “ Jalon”. The main brand of the company is the production of health and environmental protection paint and decoration of all kinds of commercial buildings. The logo showcases the combination of the image of the building and decorative tool, as well as the abbreviation of the company name JaLon” and the image of the number one. The company's philosophy is to highlight the future and international reach. Chris uses the overlapping effect to represent the rise of tall skyscraper and the bright colors to represent the sense of prosperity and future. This combined with the color of the LOGO, fresh and natural colors are adopted, that use sustainable material the construction company are known for with environmentally friendly ingredients.
In terms of font selection, it combines the style of the architecture company with the characteristics of Chinese and Japanese characters. In the typography the obvious edges and straight fonts also highlight the rigorous and atmospheric company spirit and the pursuit of quality. The combination of font and futuristic design style highlights the spirit of the company to keep pace with the times and constantly update the progressive style.
Student Name: Yoyo Ren
Title: Protector
In this artwork, Yoyo Ren shows her feelings for her father, who always protected and supported her when she needed help. The flower represents how a young daughter can bloom with confidence under her father's love. Below the flower, the roots symbolize her safety and freedom, as her father blocks rain and problems from her life. This protection allows her to grow without worry, capturing the strength and warmth she feels from their close bond.
Student name: Lillian Chen
Title: untitled
Work: Digital: Procreate
Size: variable
The work here presents a gloomy observation on our society. We have a large population, yet we are not engaging with each other in the most basic way. Communication is now done through our phones or some app, yet we lose some part of ourself that once connected us through simply interacting with one another.
According to Lillian:This painting depicts a city street where pedestrians have blank expressions and no communication, as if they don't exist to each other. Some are office workers, some are students, and there are parents pushing baby strollers. But regardless of their identities, everyone is like robots, doing the same thing: walking with their heads down, looking at their phones, and repeating the same tasks every day.
Students Name: CiCi Xia
Title: untitled: MYTH
Work type: Pen and Ink
Category: Illustration
Size: size 16x20
Art, stories, and myth have a profound connection through narratives serving as a timeless source of inspiration for artists alike. Art can serve as a visual medium for storytelling, preserving and reinterpreting these narratives to a new generation. The use of symbolism, allegories can act as metaphors. to communicate generationally. Cici creates sequential art, like-triptychs, allowing storytelling, combining imagery and the addition to the pen textures to create a narrative.
According to Cici Xia, this work is inspired by ancient Chinese myths and stories. “I always think that the myths and history of a country are very interesting things, such as China’s Chang'e, Taoism, or ancient Chinese palace buildings and apparel. All have a unique sense of beauty.”
Throughout history, artists have drawn on religion, history, and myth to create provocative art. In ancient civilizations, cave paintings, architectural hieroglyphs, vases, mosaics and other were used to communicate these myths visually. Even now artists used these classical themes as way to reintroduce and re-educate the public reviving and interpreting these narratives to understand our identity and inspire.
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