McCALLIE ART 2011
Drawing, painting, pottery, photography, sculpture, & mixed Media
cover
1
INTRODUCTION What an awesome introduction it was to enjoy the magnitude of the McCallie School experience. Education, diversity and a solid foundation are the very key ingredients to McCallie’s enormous and widespread success. There is a remarkable yet insightful thread, which ties teacher to students and student art, powering their creative and meaningful visions. The rudiments of drawing, design, and color are stellar in all of the works I viewed. I also experienced an exciting and meaningful fruition of conceptual ideas put forth on all student endeavors. The faculty on both the lower and upper levels have created an engine of passion, which in turn has fired all students to greater heights to create above and beyond what they themselves might ever imagine. In a world turned upside down McCallie School has created a center of sensibility, balance and yet exciting and meaningful new awareness. The new world is colored with many new challenges. McCallie School is ready. I thank Chairman Jack Denton for inviting me to participate in this year’s juring of many outstanding and creative works of art. I would also salute both faculty and students in creating this center for creative endeavor. I shall look forward to further interaction. Moe Mitchell Formerly Professor of Drawing and Painting Chairman of Fine Arts Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, Florida
McCallie School 500 Dodds Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404 www.mccallie.org
ART FACULTY
Jack Denton, Chairman Lynn Winningham, Foundations David Hall, Photography Suzanne Mortimer, Middle School Lizzie Caldwell, Pottery
ART BOOK DESIGNER Marybeth Campeau, Communications Office
ART BOOK PRINTER Starkey Printing Company
ON THE COVER
THE FACE BEHIND THE MASK
The painting was created from the liquid effect of Chuck Close. Using the image of King Tut, I divided the image into many little squares and drew on canvas. Painting over it created the liquid effect allowing the face to have a pop effect. The painting is made of little images that create one whole painting. Tom McCallie ’14
2
FARMHAND
This drawing is a depiction of an old farm hand. I used texture and shadows to make it realistic. The man’s weathered face is a result of a hard life working on the farm. Reed Turpin ’12
1
ARCHER AVENUE
In my art I try to focus on contrast between areas of the piece. I do so to draw more attention to one area and make it more profound than it would have been by itself; it plays a sort of trick on the observer. This piece was no different. I used the contrast between contoured color and scraggly black and white lines. There are also some neat era cues that further the contrast. The black and white has a retro feel while the color is more modern. Bennett Krishock ’11
2
HUMAN TOUCH
I spent a lot of time working on this sculpture of a human hand made out of sheet metal. All of the metal and the fingers were originally flat, but I bent and shaped them to fit together into this form. This project was a cool experience in how to make things work spacially. I like how my hand has a futuristic look to it, and I shaped a lot of it with a hammer and an anvil. That was cool. I like how the process compliments some of the thoughts that arise from this piece. In today’s increasingly mechanized world, the need for human ability seems to be diminishing, but my sculpture can be a symbol for how even with computers and machines the human touch of creativity is the foundation of our lives. Thomas Walters ’11 3
4
2
1
3
44
1. CHATTANOOGA SUNSET It started as a functional Unowmi cup and with some crazy glaze turned into a very colorful display piece. Hank Moore ’13
2. LOW SERVING BOWL Thrown and “reduced” with luster glaze. Arturo Rocha ’13
3. MAGIC LANTERN
The torn rim and color gave me the idea for the title.
5
Elliott Benton ’11
4. THE SKY
I mastered the universal egg shape with this design and chose not to “reduce” it to produce the clear pink and turquoise color. Alvaro Sanchez Rodrigo ’12
5. ROUGH
The type of glaze I used did not turn out how I planned. However, it turned out that this mistake led to a better outcome. Daniel Stone ’12
5
PERSERVERENCE In this piece my goal was to compare the literal definition of the word “Perseverance” with a human expression relative to what the word means. Harry Phillips ’12
PAINT TUBES The goal of this piece was to make the subject as realistic as possible, as if you could reach out and grab it. I used color pencil to maintain the control necessary for the detail in this drawing. Peter Lugthart ’14
6
(FORTY-FIVE)
I shot this picture using a Holga plastic camera set for daylight settings. I chose to use the Holga plastic camera because of the camera’s imperfections which translate those imperfections onto the picture. When shooting this I wanted the attention to be drawn to the lamppost and the number “45”, with the road leading through the gate in the background giving the picture a certain amount of mystery leaving the viewer wondering what lies beyond the gate. Blake Singer ’12
7
DY(DX)
This piece is all about combining the visual aspects of architecture with the unseen mathematical equations that go into designing and building the structure. The high contrast adds to the visual appeal of the overall piece.
DRAPERY
Our class was studying the use of shading and contrast in Leonardo da Vinci’s work. His technique is especially prominent in his work with drapery. In my drawing I focused on a small area of fabric and overemphasized the contrast between values.
Andrew Barber ’11 Thomas Nguyen ’13
8
VAN GO FREE-D
I made this piece with sheet metal and wood. I bent and cut the metal to create an interesting looking object. Once the structure was complete we were instructed to recreate a famous painting or work of art in a different way than it was originally made. I chose Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” Adam Harbin ’11
9
SOCIAL CLASSES
This photo-weave resembles the large difference in wealth between two radically different classes of people. It catches the viewer’s eye because of the children in the middle who are looking straight out of the drawing. One picture is of the King of Diamonds and the other is of the begging children in Haiti. Joseph LaRochelle ’13
10
SELF PORTRAIT
For this drawing I used many colors of charcoal to draw my complexion. The completely opposite black and white colors suggest the inner turmoil that I went through at this younger stage in my life. Drake Rustand ’11
CULTIVATOR
We worked together because we thought it would be fun and our relatives had similar farm equipment. Parker Ryals ’12 Andrew Hall ’12
THROWN
Large thrown planters, each one made from 10 lbs. of clay. Very difficult to control. James Barth ’12
11
THE BAUMER
This is a drawing of a film star, but I do not want you to know who. I broke up his image in every conceivable way to make it a challenge. The gentleman is sitting in a shed made of broken slats. I used the lines of the poorly constructed shed to interrupt the character and make him more interesting. The scattered feel and contrast keeps the eye jumping around from one part to the next. Bennett Krishock ’11
12
CLOVERS
I took this picture with a digital camera, and I think it’s pretty cool because of the vibrance of the colors. It’s called “Clovers” because of all of the clovers surrounding the hydrant. I feel as though these clovers are really what makes the picture pop. Greg Basnight ’13
13
BYAGHRA (SANSKRIT)
This artwork was selected to be my AP concentration. A tiger has the unique feature that enables their skin to match the exact color of their fur. The process of laying and drawing took about nine months. A dozen or so faces come together to make one piece. Twelve of these pieces come together to make the face. Much like the fact about the skin and fur, This tiger is made up of more than the eye can see. Sam Hobbs ’11
14
BASICS
For this painting I found a picture of a building that I thought looked cool. Then I broke it down into its basic shapes, and painted them different colors. For shape colors, I chose the compliment of the color it was in the picture, but sometimes I chose random colors. Tony Chirumbole ’13
UNCLE ESCHER
This style of art is called a photo weave. A photo weave is when you take two different images and combine them into one. I took a picture of Uncle Sam and cut it into a spiral and laid it over M. C. Escher’s staircase drawing. I drew this combined image onto a black piece of paper. What makes this drawing unique is that I incorporate a spiral technique as opposed to slashes or stripes. Edward Hicks Lannom ’12
’50
In my opinion, magazine ads are one of the best ways to represent American society at a specific point in history. Even flaws in society like sexism appear in this collage of 1950s icons. Charlie Davenport ’14
15
FLAG
I accidentally shot this photo in Boyd Gallery. It is a column that holds the plane sculpture, and it has the pattern of an American flag. The room was dark so I used flash, but the effect was good and the dark environment accentuated the design. Zihao Geng ’12
UNTITLED
I was standing outside of Central Park when I saw this homeless man sitting on the statue in the picture. I thought this would be an interesting picture because of how the man looked sitting against the statue as though it was a park bench. Will Anderson ’12
16
GOD
This photo was taken when I went home to Florida on Spring Break. I saw this sunrise and just thought it would make a great picture. The stone cross and that field with the sun hitting it just right made me really like this photo. Greg Basnight ’13
TREE SILHOUETTE
This was actually the first photo I took in my photography class, using a simple “point and shoot” camera. It was actually the camera that was the reason I got this shot, as the day was not as dark and dreary as the photo displays. It was merely luck that the photo turned out like it was taken in the middle of a storm. Connor McElheney ’11
17
PRISM POWERED
This piece was created using parts from old computers. By connecting all of the sides, I was able to produce a cube that was openended. I decided to sit it on the corner so that it could reach its full potential. Sam Campbell ’11
18
UNDER THE LIGHT
When I started to build this tree stand, I was working on my concentration of the outdoors. Once I finished, I decided that instead of a tree I would use an old light from a lamp stand. Sam Campbell ’11
19
FACADE
BARRAGE
Brian Viscomi ’12
Drew Clark ’12
We were given a project to do an artwork divided into several distinct segments. I chose to replicate the face of a child demonstrating many different stylistic elements. The combination of the repetition and variation created a very interesting outcome.
20
I love color, whether it be blending or clashing them together. I wanted to create a large combination of paintings that had raw texture of canvas with hard edge defined lines anchoring themselves to the battle beneath them.
PROGRESSION OF PHYSICS HOMEWORK
The inspiration for my trompe l’oeil piece (French for “deceive the eye”) was my frustration with my physics homework. I used the medium of colored pencil in order to be able to get the detail required to accomplish the amount of realism trompe l’oeil calls for. The black background adds the “pop” (as Ms. Winningham would say) needed to create contrast and depth.
PROPER AND PRETTY
For this piece I really wanted to contrast the elephant and bring it out more. I used metal and color to really bring out the colorless stone. The stone was accented by the metal and the grayish greenish color was accented by the bright and vibrant colors on the stool and hat. I also liked that it turned out to almost look human-like in a way because of the way it sat. Peter Steele ’12
David Restaino ’11
21
SWOOSH
Boredom at its finest apparently produces good photos. I tried to make it as abstract as possible, and it turned out well. Mark Canterbury ’14
THE GLOWING SMORG
I took this picture with a Nikon coolpix 5000. It is a picture of a rock with moss on it that was in a retaining wall by a parking lot. I used Photoshop to make the colors more vibrant. The yellow blog in the picture is the glowing smorg. Smorgs are creatures that are part s’more and part goat. This particular smorg was zapped with a Garry T. ray gun and lost all form and was transformed into a yellow glowing blog, the Glowing Smorg. Spencer Early ’13
22
AUTUMN ABSTRACTION
For this work I combined spray painting and pencil drawing in an abstract way. I used different autumn images and drew them to seem delicate and ghostly. Reed Turpin ’12
23
DYNAMIC LOCOMOTION
This piece is part of my concentration, a series of twelve works revolving around a central theme: elements of realism contrasted with elements of abstraction. The train and the smaller images within the squares are depicted in very realistic detail; however, the contrast of random color images provides for a dynamic piece of abstracted art. Brian Viscomi ’12
STEAM POWERED
This piece was constructed with many different objects. I carefully cut out rebar and welded the pieces to form a three-dimensional rectangle. From there, I added random pieces of metal found in junkyards to exemplify a steam-powered locomotive. Edward H. Lannom IV ’12
24
FISH ON
The title “Fish On” was given to this piece because I love the ocean and deepsea fishing. And just like all things in the world, nothing is perfect. I used that when creating the dolphin, not really worrying about perfect symmetry. Just because it’s art doesn’t mean it has to be perfect. Dylan Wright ’13
SPOON AND FORK
Although I used a variety of colors, I was able to get a sense of highlights and shadows because I arranged them on a scale that goes from light, warm colors to dark, cool colors. This creates the effect of swirling colors in the spoon and fork. Walt Johnston ’14
25
SILVER BULLETS
For this piece, I found a number of odd metallic parts from a local junkyard and tried to put them together in an interesting way. I didn’t really have any plans going into it, but everything seemed to fit nicely. I added the chain at the last minute, which I feel helped tie the whole work together. Tim Westbrooks ’12
26
CATCH SOME WIND
This piece is made of sheet metal that I cut and curved into the form of a wind surfer. While making this piece I wanted it to look like the surfer was moving, so putting it on a slant gives the impression of movement and energy. Making the human form from sheet metal was more difficult than I originally thought, but it turned out well in the end. Carter Clarke ’12
WAR MACHINE
When I was told we were going to be working with re-bar, scrap metal, and welders, the first thing that came to my mind was to erect some sort of giant, post-apocalyptic, scrap-yard mechanical insect. So that’s what I did. Sean Burney ’12
SPIKE ROCK
In this project, I decided to do a work that reminded me of our farm in Hixson, Tennessee. So I decided to make a railroad spike going through a rock that was then going through real wood. I wanted to make something that would remind me of my brother and me, when we always used to take all the leftover spikes and hammer them into everything at the farm. Chase Marsh ’12
27
YOU COULD SET A CUP ON THAT
I wanted to do an underwater scene for this painting, so I used acrylic paint to create this hermit crab. I wanted the picture to be in focus on the crab itself and the seaweed which is why the shell is sort of foggy and faded. Alex Tombul ’12
MOSSROOMS
I took this photo in my backyard using my cellphone, after I noticied a colassal mushroom growing on a stump. In order to get the photo I found myself lying in my school clothing on the ground in the dirt, but I feel as though how the photo turned out it was worth it. Connor McElheney ’11
28
STATUE OF LIMITATIONS FALLING BALLERINA This composition combines an array of media and painting techniques. Andrew Gross ’11
This piece is a mixture between a sculpture and an image transfer. The burnt image caused by the welding of the metal tiles turned out looking pretty cool along with the ballerina suspended out in front of the metal tiles. This is a picture of a ballerina falling onto a couch. Joseph LaRochelle ’13
29
MECHANICAL
The piece, “Mechanical,” was constructed out of parts from out-dated technology. For example, most parts on this piece came from old computers, sewing machines, and other pieces of old technology such as cell phones. This piece was never designed to represent a given object, but rather to create a metallic and shiny, abstract piece of art. To construct this piece, I used a variety of supplies ranging from screws to hot glue. This piece was fun for me because it displays abstract art and uses parts of something old to create something new. Ben Johnston ’11 30
S SKELETON
The main objective for my piece was to capture the Scurve so commonly found in nature while showing human individuality through contrast. The black base and structure of the piece represents a general characteristic of nature while the contrasting metallic ribs show a more individual side. Spencer Gardner ’12
THROWN PLATE
Thrown stoneware with explosion of color between glaze and recycled glass. Elliott Benton ’11
BOAT SERVER WITH GLASS INLAY Stoneware, hand built, with extruded handles and melted glass. Alex Scheumann ’12
FILLIGREE FISH
Viewing internal colors through the pierced cutouts added the mystique I wanted for this fish. Stewart Yates ’13 31
THE WORLD IS ABOUT AESTHETICS
How can decomposing vegetables be visually pleasing? There is an aesthetic in nature. I attempted to capture a little island in the midst of a vegetable universe. I used chalk pastels as my medium. Bryan Bierly ’12
32
MIDDLE SCHO0L ART Drawing, painting, pottery, sculpture, & mixed Media
’
DYED TIES
These ties were hand-painted using fabric dyes. We developed a design that was personally meaningful to each of us. Gordon Goodgame ’15, Reed Oscar ’15, McKinley Gannon ’15, Brendan Gaffney ’15, Addison Cornell ’15, Beau Sahaj ’15, Jeffrey Holley ’15, Will Hopping ’15, James Westbrooks ’15.
33 33
1. CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE
One of my favorite meals is a Coke and a cheeseburger. Sometimes I have that meal every other day. Paul Silverblatt ’15
2 1
2. HERE THERE BE DRAGONS
When making the drawing for the print, I wanted to design it so that more than just lines separated all of the components. I made it look like each bit was different than the other. Truthfully, it took the most time to just get the main areas carved out. I worked another day to get all of the details into it. The lettering took a lot of precision. Reed Oscar ’15
3. BIG DUCK AND THE DUCKLINGS
I found an image of a duck and her ducklings and simplified it to make this linoleum block print. Michael Chirumbole ’15
4. JUMP
This watercolor painting illustrates BASE jumping. I tried to capture the craziness of jumping off a building. Pete Pritchard ’16
5. LACROSSE PLAYER
I’ve always enjoyed playing lacrosse. I’ve been playing since I came to McCallie in the sixth grade, so I decided to create a picture of a famous lacrosse highlight. Andrew Burkus ’15
3
6. SCORING
Lacrosse is my favorite sport and Syracuse is my favorite team. I have met #23 on Syracuse’s team at a lacrosse camp in New York so I decided to paint a picture of him. Brendan Smith ’16
4
6
5 34 34
3
2
1. SAILBOAT
A few years ago I learned how to sail. After that, I began to love sailing and the water. Conner McCarthy ’16
2. FISH IN THE WATER
When I was working on the design for the relief piece, I had been fishing. I had fish on my mind and made this Contrasto cutting of a brown trout. Cooper Morrison ’16
3. MOOSE 1 4
5
Since this kind of cutting represents shape so well, I wanted to do something interesting. I chose to a moose because of the interesting shape; the large body and the crazy antlers. Max Milam ’16
4. BALLOONS OF MANY COLORS
This painting was based on the poem, “Eight Balloons,” by Shel Silverstein. I like how there are so many different colors and shapes in the painting. It creates a very polished look. I also like the texture on the cactus and how it contrasts with the smooth balloons in the image. Beau Sahaj ’15
5. TROPICAL TOUCAN 6
I made this piece because I wanted my work to be different. I have always wanted to own a toucan. I pictured it in a tropical forest and thought a volcano would be a good background for the tropics. In this carving the volcano has already erupted. Juan Florez ’15
6. ROCKY MOUNTAINS 7
I painted this picture to show how beautiful nature is. Nature fascinates me greatly. The snow-capped mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains tend to be quite brilliant and that’s why I painted them. Miles Dexter ’17
7. A PIECE OF PIE
I chose to do a drawing of a pie because I wanted to do something different. You don’t see many people drawing pictures of pie and coffee. I also decided this because I really like pie. It is very tasty. Luke Parker ’17
35 35
TIRE MAN
The Michelin Man collage and drawing were two of my favorite pieces from middle school here at McCallie. I love how they illustrate that the only time a Michelin Man can have a human head and carry his original head is when sheep fly. The drawing turned out very well because of the gradation I used while shading to show the values of the objects. Addison Cornell ’15
PLASTER-CARVED ORGANIC FORMS
We carved into a block of plaster to develop our own unique form. The forms were chiseled and then sanded to a smooth finish. Will Haun ’15, Tyler Mastey ’15, Andrew Smith ’15.
36 36
1. SUMO WRESTLERS
2
1
I have always been very intrigued by the gracefulness of sumo wrestling so that is what I tried to capture in this sculpture. Samuel Viscomi ’15
2. D-DAY SOLDIER
I created a World War II infantry soldier because I love to learn about war. WWII was an interesting war because of the Russians and the improvement of WWII guns. I based my bust on a D-Day soldier. Dan Hood ’17
3. SEA TURTLE
I made a ceramic turtle because I am inspired byt he nature and sea life I sea at the beach. I have always loved nature and animals. Parker Wilson ’16
3
4. TREE HOUSE
8
My tree house was based on the one I had as a youngster. When I was a kid, I fell out of my tree house and broke my femur and my left big toe. Stewart DeVaney ’15
5
5. WOODEN ASSEMBLAGE 7
4
This piece was inspired by Louise Nevelson. I started by building a box and then filled it with different pieces of wood in an interesting way. After I had it the way I liked it, I spray-painted the inside gold and the outside black, giving it the perfect contrast. Will Hopping ’15
6 6. CANDLE ON A CAKE
I chose a candle from a birthday cake because in the book I was reading, Joey Pigza blows out a candle for another student at a birthday party. Also, I love birthday candles. Jay Moorefield ’17
7. SCISSORS
I made scissors because I was thinking of something sharp and about what happened in the Jack Gantos book we were reading. Charlie Clark ’17
8. GOLDEN KEY
I decided to make a huge key for my vinyl sculpture. I made it golden, because most keys are gold, and I thought that if something was painted gold it would give it more importance. Robert Riddle ’17
37 37
back cover
WRIGHT BROTHERS-STYLE AIRPLANE McCallie’s art students constructed a life-sized replica of the Wright Brothers’ airplane which made the first air flight in 1903.
Mr. Jack Denton received a summer renewal grant in the summer of 2010 and spent 10 days in the Outer Banks of North Carolina to research the area near Kitty Hawk where the Wright Brothers conducted their flight experiments. Da Vinci is thought to be the earliest inventor/scientist who sketched flying machines.
McCallie Art Students
38