Abstract/ POP Projects

By Carmen, Samayah, Hannah, and Chioma

By Oleksii

Dimitri, Rachel, and Kiara with some powerful imagery

Work by Melissa, Thania, Gardenia, and Adlin

Frida, Alejandra, Angel, and Mario layering bursts of color and gradation


 

Here are some finished products of the Abstract / POP Projects done in Studio Art 1. Seeing these in a photo does not do them justice because the actual size of most of these are 48"x 24" where the contrasting colors really pop. The individual projects are a smaller size of 12"x 18" or paired projects at 24"x 18".
Doing this project for numerous years I get to see how popular influences on our students change, differ, and have stayed the same since I was a kid. Such influences include super heroes old and new, musical tastes, fads, clothing lines, technology, television, film, and literature. The personal statements students made through their artwork range from happiness to humorous to dramatic to terrifying.
Some powerful images include our presidential candidates as villains surrounded by superheroes. A faceless black man in a hoodie in broken chains with a gun pointed at his head encapsulates the discrimination and violence we encounter too often in the present day. Biggee, Tupac, an old boom box, headphones, and a Compton lid are exhibited to let us know that old school hip hop culture hasn't been lost by this generation. Minions are funny enough as is, but a blue minion with fangs? Who doesn't like minions? Darth Vader riding T-Rex and Clifford the Dog being jumped by anime characters would make a fantastic story line too. There is a little something for everybody in these projects. Way to go RRG artists and thank you for collaborating, staying on task, following through, and delighting us with these amazing works of art.