This piece was for an AP art assignment from junior year, titled “Surreal Self Portrait.” I found it difficult to create something purely surreal, like work of Dali or Magritte, so I decided to create a more unconventional self portrait. My hair is a defining feature, so I wanted to draw attention to that. The medium is graphite on paper. 

This is a pen drawing of a skull that I created, inspired by the repeating line imagery of Frank Stella. I am drawn and constantly inspired by simplicity and minimalism, so I always strive to create the biggest impact through the least amount of shapes, colors, etc. 

For my AP Studio Art class last year, I had to produce a portfolio of 24 pieces, 12 for the breadth section and 12 for my concentration. I decided to create a 2D design portfolio, which meant that I could include more abstract and graphic-design oriented work. This piece is one of my concentration pieces. My theme was abstracting photographs - I always felt that photography made images seem so flat and boring, so I wanted to create unexpected movement through overlapping images, twisting photographs, and creating wave-like motion throughout my twelve concentration pieces. 

In this piece, I photographed a succulent plant, cut the same image into strips, and layered the strips to mirror the original image, creating a more dynamic, optical-illusion-like feel to an otherwise flat image. 

This is another piece from my concentration. Using a photo that I took of the Eiffel Tower, I cut repeating spheres and re-glued the image back together, slightly shifting each sphere to create a swirled, optical image. 

I received a score of 4 out of 5 for my 2-D AP Studio Art portfolio. 

Along with drawing and painting, I also enjoy creating t-shirt designs. Several of my school’s clubs have approached me for designs. This is my favorite design so far - it was for last year’s slam poetry competition held at my school. It was originally black on white, but when I went to get the shirts made, I thought that the white on black design would stand out more and make a bigger impact. The slam team used this design for the shirts as well as the backdrop for the stage. 

This is a t-shirt design I created for my school’s Men’s Service League (MSL) club.

This is an untitled drawing of a cow skull that I created over the span of three weeks for my AP art class junior year. I used a large piece of colored construction paper and colored pencils and charcoal for this piece.