SuccessfulconcentrationsideasusedinAPStudioArtbystudents throughoutthecountryinthepast

Abandonmentofbothplacesandpeople.Studentworksatanursinghomeand somewereofabandonedplaces. EvolutionofIllness:Student'sgrandmahadParkinson'sdiseaseandsoshe illustratedthroughphotographiccollage,stitchingandwritingtheprocessofthat illnessonhergrandma'smemory,physicalability.Eachimage(portraitof grandma)hadapoemshe'dwrittenaboutthegrandmainterspersed.Sheprinted imagesonsilkorganzaandlayeredthemwithdrawingsthatdepictedanatomical bodypartseffectedbythedisease.Theportraitbecameblurrierandblurrierwith eachimage.(2DDesignmixedmedia) Identity:Hidingbehindmasksandotherrolesthatweplay,specificallywomen. Thestudentstartedoutphotographingpeoplewearingmasks,buteventuallymove awayfromthisanddevelopedabroaderinterpretationofhowwehidebehindour rolesaswomen"masking"whoweare. Illustratingafieldtriptoahistoricalfarmemphasizingtheantiques,tools,etcofthe historicalperiod. Paintingfriendsindifferenthistoricaltimeperiodsthroughcostumesandsettings. Eachfriendwasillustratedinaneraandcostumethatwastheircurrentpassion likedance,acting,etc. Seriesofworkbasedonplacesastudentvisitedthatherdeceasedfatherhadvisited. Sheusedmixedmedia...photography,collage,paintingforadrawingportfolio. Illustratingastoryusinganartisticstylelikefauvism. Portrayingeventsofshortduration. Paintedabstractionsderivedfrommicroscopiccellularstructures. Worksinspiredbyastoryaboutthefirstflowerbloomingonthesiteofthe Cambodian"killingfields". Lifeincelebrityculture:Voyeurismintootherpeopleshumiliation,pain,weakness, andbetrayal. Societybasedonmostefficiency:Explorethemostefficientsystemfor:living,food, education,birth,transportation,etc. Oilpasteldrawingsofplantmaterialjuxtaposedwithmanmadeobjects.

 Abstractionsderivedfromstilllivesofhouseholdobjects. Inkdrawingsbasedonphotographicportraits. Thebodyaslandscape. Ugly(wasntsouglyatalllotsofmixedmediaandinspirationfromBanksy) Handsandfeet Theskeleton/bonesputintobeforeandaftersituations Unusualenvironments Masks(interpretedhowdowehide?) War(inspiredbyaVietNamVet,butgrewtoallconflicts) Largecloseupsofinsectsthatevolvedintoverygraphicinterpretations Lightwhatislight? Wingshowdowefly? Watertheme.Waterasmetaphor. DocumentarystyleworksoflocalveteranswhofoughtinAfghanistan2DDesign. Fruitsfromtheirgrowthontreesthroughpicking,processing,sellingand consumptionbypeople SelfPortraitureinaction(atplay)fromearlychildhoodtolaterchildhoodwitha focusoncolorandtexture Kitchenobjectssetuptorepresentcellularstructures(inbiology)withdramatic lightingandusageofcolor FocusonVermeer,settingupfriendsandrelativesinthepositionsoffamous paintingsanddrawingsbytheartistandthenemulatingthesetupsinthestudents ownwork(dramaticnaturallight,modelsinvolvedindailyroutines) Fauviststylelandscapesofplacesthathavemeaningforyou Favoritebookorpoemillustratedinaspecificstyle(exaggeratedperspective)

Tripoverseasfor2Ddesign,creatingposters,flyers,magazinecoverstoadvertise thecountry(usingphotosthatyouhavetakenyourself) Humaninfluencesontheenvironment,usingphotosthestudenttookof aestheticallyunpleasinghumanmadestructures(oilrigs,factories,etc.)Student thendevelopedthephotosandusedthemtodohandcoloring,collageand experimentalmixedmediatechniques,findingthebeautywithintheuglieness CloseUpsofmachinesengineparts,factorymachines,etc.combinedwith exaggerated3Deffectsandspecificusageofcolor(i.e.warm/cool,analogous,etc.) Chooseaparticularartist/orstyleandemulateit,settingupyourown people/objects/landscapesorabstractions Animalshelterdrawings Selfportraitswithgridoverlays/variationswithineachgrid. Handsinvariouspositionsandmedia Reflectionsonavarietyofsurfaces Insectswithacolorfulandhumorousviewpoint Expressivelandscapespaintedusingspecificcolorschemes Flowers,fromrealisticevolvingtoabstract Flightshowninextremelytechnicaldrawingsandpaintingswhichincludedsinking helicoptersinthejungleaswellasbirdsonawire,UFOsoverthesouthwest. WingedCreaturesdrawninhighdetailmoths,bats,bees Landscapesfrommyroutehomefromschool. Culturalcostumes. Childrenasconsumersandadvertising. EffectsontheAmericanchildren(age8to18)spending7.5hrs.perdayusing electronicdevices. Culturalheritageasaresourceforexploitation.Insteadofproducingnewworks, pastworksarepickedover,recycles,remixedregurgitatedorrepurposed. Subjectdealingwithfakecorporateandcommercialmeaninginourlives.

Thejourneyoffruitasittravelsthousandsofmilesbyplaneandtruckandemites 12lbs.ofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere. Childhoodoverconsumptionofanything Alteredbooksbasedonlovegonesour,orotheruniquethemes Culturesbeganwithethnicculturesexpandedtoincludetourists,homeless,etc. Feathers loneliness/estrangement interpretationsoffamousFairyTales microviewswhichbecomeabstractions bodylanguage lossoffatherthemissingpersonatseminalevents environmentalconsciousness fabrictextures Acrosscountrymeet Construction,basedonphotosofsites Rearviewmirrors Glamorized1940sjewelry Barriers Bras membersofmyfamilythroughportraitsoftheirfeet porchesinmyneighborhood Sevendeadlysinswiththeadditionofherown5 bareness(bothliteralandmetaphorical)

vegetables,orfoodingeneral thedramaticfigure(figureswiththeatricallighting) dancemovementsfromdifferentcultures Idiosyncrasies(portraitsrevealingthisinherfriends) smallerthannormalsize anexaminationofwhatisrealormirageusingfacesandmasks illustrationofastoryaboutagirlbuildingasailboat,losingit,andbuyingitback freedomofexpression:whatitlookslike portraitsoftheeverydaymoodsofmydog overcomingdepression trophyasemptycomparedtothefulfillmentofrunningandplayingsoccer resistance Syntheticenvironmentrivalsnatureasadrivingforceinourlives Breakdownofcommunity Insecurityofsocialroles Stressesofmodernityandglobalization Chemicalsintheair,waterandfoodaffectingourbrainsinunknownways. Digitalrewiringofourbrainsinunhealthyways Noiseusedtoberain,windandpeopletalking,nowitisroaroftraffic,droneof fridge,buzzofmonitor.anditisconstantlybeingcrankedup. Stimulationaddiction,orconstantbrainbuzz(jogwithearphones,sleepwith iPhone,workwithmusic,etc.)anditseffect Corporateadvertisingaslargepsychologicalexperimentonhumanrace:The averageAmericanreceives3,000marketingmessagesperday.Whatisitsimpact? Erosionofempathy,duetooverexposuretoviolence,pseudosex,rape,torture, genocide,etc.onprimetimeTV

 AliceinWonderlandthemecomparingpartsofthestorytoateenagerslife; Rollercoastersandtheirstructureturningitintoabstractdesign; Thejungleversusconcretejunglestartingwiththejungleandinserting elementsofthecitylifetakingoverthejungle. Consequencesofculturalhomogenizationorlackofdiversity,e.g.samehairstyles, catchphrases,actionheroantics,etc. Experienceofinformationoverload,drowninginanendlessstreamofconnectivity, orexperiencingdigitaldaze:Inabilitytoconcentrate,feelingfoggy,anxious,and fatigued. Compareonepersonsworldlypossessionsthroughouthistoryorindifferentparts oftheworld(e.g.theshoesofGandhivs.theshoesofImeldaMarcos) However,many5'shavealsobeenachievedbyaddressingsimpletopics: Bottles,GroupsofFriends,TelephonePoles,etc. UnsuccessfulconcentrationsideasusedinAPStudioArt *portraitsofemotions *peoplewhoshapeme *natureingeneral *memoriesingeneral *shockingviewerswiththebizarre *surrealism *faces *flowers *eyes *familyandfriends *reflectivesurfaces *illustrationofinnerthoughts *momentsIwashappy *selfportraits *music *everydaylifeobjects *goddess/myth *"differentcultures" *guitars *reflections *"ideasofbeauty" *dance