All Middle and 上学校 students were invited to lean into their creativity and participate in Poly’s second annual 视觉艺术 Competition in 2022, an event created for students by students. Artists could submit their work individually or as a collaborative group. Their artistry spanned a variety of mediums and concepts including painting, 打印, 画, 插图, applying pigment or graphite onto a two-dimensional surface; fashion/jewelry designs, 陶瓷, 雕塑, 三维作品, 摄影, 摄像, and graphic design using computer programs like Photoshop.

除了, students were asked to submit an artist’s statement that explained their artwork and helped the five student and two faculty judges understand the creative process. 这包括作品的意义, how the materials and imagery reflect meaning, and what the artwork means to the artist. Winners earned Spirit Cup points for their respective Blue or Gray teams. The winners were announced on January 4.

祝贺我们所有的学生!

高中艺术作品

第一名:乔丹·米勒24届

This is the second piece from my portfolio for my Advanced 画 and 绘画 class. The overall theme is the struggles, celebrations, and experiences of black hair. 最近, my mom and I went to the beauty supply store in Downtown Brooklyn to purchase hair extensions for my braiding appointment. I thought it would make an interesting piece so I took a photograph and drew it using colored pencils and some white gel pen for highlights. There was a lot of meticulous detail that went into creating the work, but I love how it turned out!

第二名—— 布丽安娜关颖珊 ’23

I’ve always been very meticulous and organized. I try my hardest and strive for perfection in everything I do. One of my most heavily weighted personal values is committing to and putting 100% of my effort into something. Before I take on a task or opportunity, I make sure I am able to fully commit to it so I don’t burden others who are involved. 陶瓷 require commitment throughout the creative process, 与扔, 修剪, 玻璃, 解雇每个人都是至关重要的一步. Each alteration to the piece cannot be reversed, so precision is key. Incompletion of a part affects the processes that come after, and once the piece hits the kiln or the walls become too thin, 一切又回到了起点. This accountability is what gravitates me towards this art form. 

陶瓷 gives me satisfaction because of the certain steps needed to ensure a final piece. 然而, it has also taught me to think more creatively. 我以前只做统一的锅, 碗, 和vases-practical, usable items—because I couldn’t see 陶瓷 being used any other way. 然而, through inspiration from other artists, I learned that wheel throwing doesn’t come with a limited instruction manual. 

I’ve started to throw less conforming bodies, forming irregular shapes (dented cylinders, 锋利的花瓶, 的花瓶, 等.), and I’m challenging myself to throw harder-to-control bodies like ones with thinner necks or a large top to bottom ratio. Although many tries have resulted in collapsed lumps of clay, the most important part is learning how to control the clay to perfect a certain technique. I also try to do different 玻璃 designs with each piece, experimenting with different glaze combinations and techniques like bubbles, 录制, 和滴. What once started as a form of art that fit in my comfort zone has now brought me down roads of bolder, 实验工作.

第三名- 赛琳娜吴 ’25

艺术街区二年级喔喔喔! This piece was actually the last of three ideas I had drafted up. 不幸的是, because of my perfectionism and a pressure to do better than last year, 我只好重新开始. Then one day, I had a question: “How do I draw imperfection?” Taking inspiration from an [anime] artist called 林 and a goal not to be obsessing over every line or stroke, the sk等h of this 画 was drafted up. It was from then that I titled this 画 “Picture Perfect. ”

中学美术作品

第一名:佐伊·金，27岁

The theme I was going for was “New York”. The people featured in this 画 were people I saw on the subway and in the background there are things I feel represent NY.

第二名—— 菲奥娜稻本润一 ’29

I chose to create a realistic 画 of a cheetah. I enjoy 画 animals, and I think cheetahs have very piercing eyes. 我试图在我的画中捕捉到这一点. 我用的是彩色铅笔, because I thought the colors would make the 画 more lively than graphite would.

第三名- Anisah Rahman ’28 and Lila Suter-Chung ’28

Our piece represents our care for pollution and the togetherness we require to repair it. Our piece consists of two separate pieces, one side is done with color pencil and oil pastels (Lila,)另一个是水彩(阿尼撒.) The red on the outside of the two circling fish shows the pollution that litters our waters. The water on the inside of the circle is blue to represent clean water. The circling fish represents everyone uniting to fix the threat of pollution. The flowers show how we could be one step closer to a perfect world if pollution isn’t an issue.