Arts Corner

Arts Corner: Southern City

“A Women Like Me: The Ghetto Girl”

Amaiya Bloomfield B.F.A. PHOTOGRAPHY

“My whole series is about Black women stereotypes that have continuously tried to plague our community but also how GenZ is trying to change the narrative for them. As black women, we grow up not only trying to not be the ‘ghetto girl’ through our family’s eyes but people outside of the community as well. We are in the days now where the same cornrows, the same gold jewelry and revealing clothes can be artistically beautiful and shouldn’t have the word ‘ghetto’ associated with its meaning to us.”

"Dolly"

Michael Riley B.F.A. ILLUSTRATION

“I am a visual artist, and my medium of choice is ballpoint pen. I use the crosshatching technique on watercolor paper to create hyper-realistic portraits.

The people I draw have blossomed through the mastery of their crafts, and Dolly Parton has blossomed many times over. The daisies in the portrait are carefully chosen to symbolize Dolly’s purity, joyful essence and the care she has for others. My goal was to capture the icon that she is through ballpoint pen.”

“Turn of the Century”

Hannah Hufham B.F.A. PHOTOGRAPHY

“For my final project, I wanted to explore the aftermath of an Olympic host city years after the games have left. More specifically, the lack of historical preservation surrounding the monuments from the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games hosted in my home city, Atlanta.”

“Early Fall in Atlanta”

Leah Grace Craig B.F.A. Painting

“Early Fall in Atlanta is the first of four plein air paintings capturing the view from the top of SCAD Fash. What started as a small project for my watercolor techniques and exploration class has become a series of scenic painting from all across Atlanta. Plein air painting has become my way to step back from my usual projects and relax as I take in this amazing city.”

"Coke"

Tam Le B.F.A. Animation

“I enjoy capturing the beautiful, peaceful moments of day to day objects in my works. This vintage Coke bottle was one of my paintings as a part of the ‘Coast Card Challenge’ hosted by an artist community called Warrior Painter! One of the prompts was Fun Still-life and I love glass objects so I had to painted one!”

"Diet Coke"

Sasha Smardak B.F.A. Sculpture

“For this work I wanted to focus in on the process of recreating dot pattern. My lithographic print is a drawing of mechanical process. Halftone dots are traditionally used in the printing process but here they are hand painted instead of printed. The image technique blends the mechanical process with the handmade aesthetic.”