McCallie
Art
2010
I
t was an honor and pleasure to have the opportunity to see the art created by McCallie students during the 2009-2010 school year. I reviewed pieces in a wide variety of media and styles and was very impressed by the standards of quality achieved. Truly, it was a difficult decision to choose the “best of the best.” Of course, all of the students represented in this catalog are to be congratulated, and their instructors should share in this as well because of their guidance and inspiration. Having been a professional artist for more than 30 years, I can point to a special teacher, early in my artistic development, that gave me the confidence and skills to believe in myself and create a successful life devoted to visual art. Clearly, McCallie School is staffed with teachers with that same motivation and interest in furthering students’ talent. Again, congratulations to all the students chosen for special recognition. Ann Nichols Artist Arts Writer for the Chattanooga Times Free Press
McCallie School 500 Dodds Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404
Art Faculty: Jack Denton, Chairman Lynn Winningham, Foundations David Hall, Photography Suzanne Mortimer, Middle School Lizzie Caldwell, Pottery Art Book Designer: Rachel Gates Art Book Printer: Starkey Printing Co.
On the Cover: Still Life Most of the subject matter of this particular still life was black or gray, so for the majority of my work I used a white colored pencil on black paper. These forms are juxtaposed with the colored gears and tablecloths. - Avery Robinson ’10
The Mindless Fisherman The idea of the piece comes from Joseph Cornell. I wanted it to represent mindlessness and randomness in an imaginative way. I chose items that had little to no connection to each other and brought them together through the use of an interior wooden frame and matching colors. I really enjoyed designing and constructing this piece. - Will Faulkner ’11
Fists in the Air We were given an assignment to find two images and weave them into one art work. I chose Lady Liberty along with two fists in the air to demonstrate the fight for freedom. The colors compliment each other, making each image pop and allowing the viewer to see both images within one art work. - Brian Viscomi ’12
Pitcher with Altered Lip - Prescott Stone ’10 Teapot - Ian Rankine ’11
WHY? We were given an assignment that had to be completely unplanned, serendipitous, and purely random. We were trying to follow the style of Wassily Kandinsky, an early 20th Century artist. His style of randomness was new, to say the least, and often his works were criticized as not being true art. I began to think, “Why is this not art?” So, I really liked using bright colors contrasted with darks, to create something that doesn’t really make sense. But that is the point of this project. Art doesn’t have to make sense. - Brian Viscomi ’12
Solid Loss I have been playing pool a lot recently and thought I was really good. Naturally, this made me challenge my dad to a quick game of pool. After losing, I challenged him again. I lost five times in a row. - Shawn Paik ’13
Liberty Our assignment was to take images and put them together in a way that resembled a double exposure photograph. When I started the project I had just gotten back from a trip to DC, so I decided to use some of the architecture and imagery I saw there. I chose the Lincoln Memorial and the Bald Eagle because the combination was simple yet striking. - Nathan Bird ’11
Winter Flower I took this picture in the woods behind my house one cool winter day close to the start of spring. It is a close up of a very small weed. I put it in focus and as a result blurred out the background to keep the attention on it. - Hunter Smith ’10
Steel on Wheels Our assignment was to build a subjective rebar piece. I started out with the mindset of building the entire bike with rebar but found it difficult to construct the wheels, so I searched around the studio and found other pieces that I welded on to the rebar frame. My favorite part of the bike is the seat. It is actually the end of a dumbell if you look closely. - Cody Pritchett ’10
Untitled This was a piece that I thoroughly enjoyed creating. It was my fourth masterwork and I wanted to bring together the vibrant colors and design that I had used in the previous three. There was no real plan that I can recall, but as I would make one design, I would think of another that could complement the overall work. Piece by piece I weaved together shapes, colors, and patterns. - Tim Fisher ’10
David and a Cow For this piece I combined a classical drawing in ebony pencils with spray paint, colored pencils, and pen and ink. All of these interconnecting elements are arranged compositionally so as to form one cohesive work. The two dominant forms, David and the cow skull, were both drawn from observation, stenciled off, and then spray painted. - Avery Robinson ’10
Remade in Another Way I constructed this piece using parts from an old railroad track and an industrial gear. By incorporating these parts into an abstract fish motif, I tried to reinvent the shape of the fish by focusing more on the organization of the form instead of the small underlying details. - Sammy Sandlin ’10
Dance Party At no point did I get bored drawing this piece. The vibrancy and the boldness of the colors of the two inter-woven animals play with the eye and mind. It seems that one can only focus on one figure at a time. I combined the two images in a dovetail pattern, but the images were too vertically aligned. I chose to throw a single edgy line to interrupt the eye and add to the crispness of the drawing. - Bennett Krishock ’11
Serenity This was a sculpture done to demonstrate first of all the structure of a dog, and how a monolithic sculpture can be very engaging. I chose a dog because the shape of the animal fit the stone I was using. The sleeping dog is supposed to evoke a calm and quiet emotion, giving off a peaceful and restful feeling to the viewer. - Drake Rustand ’11
Fish Bones I was inspired by the craziness of deep sea fish. I wanted to show how gnarly some of the deep sea creatures were so I used rough sheet metal and sharp lines and edges to get the point across. - Adam Harbin ’10
Two Paths The right side of the canvas represents the “black and white” way to go about living life, and the left side represents the free-spirited, serendipitous way to live your life. In my own experiences, I’ve noticed that the free-spirited people are the ones who make life fun and exciting, while the people who are afraid to take risks and live life to its fullest only bring you down with them. - Harry Phillips ’12
Overspray When I created this piece, I wanted it to have a graffiti feel to it. I gave the image a stencil look to reflect stencil graffiti on a wall. With using only black, it portrays the look of being spray painted and gives the subject limited definition, allowing it to hide behind the paper. Sunglasses act as a shield, letting me see others, but not returning the favor. The smearing effect around the edges gives the piece the accidental overspray and allows it to fade out. The high contrast with the shadows makes the pieces three-dimensional in the most simplistic way. - Andrew Gross ’11
Rocking Chair I chose to draw this chair on brown paper with white color pencil because the contrast of the white pencil portrays the simplicity of the white rocking chair against the blur of the classroom. The picture is supposed to portray the serenity of a chair and the simple pleasure of peace it brings to people. - Drake Rustand ’10
Flight of the Lantern Bug The Lantern Bug is a real insect with extremely vibrant coloration and a nose that encompasses almost half of its entire body span. Deeming it too cool for an ordinary habitat, I placed it in the sort of psychedelic hyperspace that it deserves. - Sean Burney ’12
Self Portrait In this self-portrait, I used pen and ink to fill in a writhing mass of objects, worlds, emotions, words, concerns and ideas all spilling forth from my head. This piece was particularly fun to draw because most of it was made up as I went along - Avery Robinson ’10
Rusty Ole Saw Band I constructed this sculpture using a stump, an old saw band, and an exhaust pipe. Our assignment was to construct an abstract sculpture using found objects. I think that the contrast between rusty metal, the chrome, and the tree trunk shows the relationship between nature and industrialization. - Sammy Sandlin ’10
Monster Ant Making this ant took a lot longer than I thought it would, right at two weeks, but I think the hard work paid off. This rebar sculpture will definitely end up in my garden and maybe it’ll even help me scare away some crows. - Jay Brooks ’10
Outskirts This piece was originally a sheet of paper I laid down to prevent paint from getting on the table. I made a series of multi-layered spray paint pieces on top of it and the stray paint created different colors and shapes along the outskirts of the artwork. I added to it, using overlapping lines to create movement and define space. I proceeded to make it the final piece in my series about outerspace. - Nick Brown ’10
Undermist In this non-objective work, I incorporated the use of image transfers. I began by using cool colors to really mellow the piece, but then came back with layers of warm to make the rest stand out. The yellows flow a little more like water while the orange is more coagulated. - Sam Hobbs ’11
La Rita I took this picture on my porch. I used a digital single lens reflex camera and set it to a moderate shutter speed so that I could set the camera to burst mode and take multiple pictures in a short period of time. I also set it to a low aperture, so as to get a smaller depth of field. My goal was to bring out the eyes and face of the dog without any distractions in the background, while still being able to make out the horizontal lines of the floor boards. - Daniel Caballero ’12
Orbital Airplane I chose to do the airplane flying through the loop at a crazy angle because it showed both abstraction and geometric principles. The ring with the various colors and splatters make the airplane pop, therefore giving the piece a 3D effect and making it into a strong piece. - Tyrone Brooks ’11
Bowl - Roland Beard ’11 XiaoChaHu I’ve always had an interest in Asian influences on design, so I tried to model my piece after a sort of Chinese or Japanese style. The bamboo handle also accentuates the Asian influence of the piece, and I chose the glazes to go along with the bamboo. I had wanted to give up on this piece several times, but I worked through any mistakes I had made and ended up with a successful piece. - Alex Bailey ’12
Alpine Home This painting is of a house in the mountains between two valleys. I used fragmentation and hard edges to interpret the scene in an abstract way. - Reed Turpin ’12
Bottle Vase - Prescott Stone ’10 The Chimp I built this chimpanzee out of stoneware clay because I love Africa and animals. The chimpanzee is one of my favorite animals and it also represents my love for African history and politics. I originally wanted it to have a top hat and a monocle, but later decided against it because I thought it would make it too comical. I wanted it to be serious so I decided to just make a realistic chimpanzee head. The realism was important to me because I wanted the chimpanzee to represent Africa in a serious manner instead of as a joke. - Brendan Daly ’11 Bird Whistle & Nest - Alvaz Kaukab ’11
Crustacean The tension in this mixed media drawing is created by contrast of the geometric background to the blue organic form that dominates the composition. -Taylor Crawford ’10
Creature Within All my life I have been fascinated by sharks. This particular assignment asked us to “release the animal within” the rock. Without a doubt, my rock had a shark and I simply released it. - Jose A. Cruz ’12
Head of Ages For the most part, this head was very serendipitous. I had at first used it as a tool to create masks out of plaster. I built it up out of clay and plaster that had fallen off the masks. After a student commented on it, I decided that it was a great sculpture of a distorted human head. From every crack and color, it befalls as an antiqued look; something that I really love about it. The name Head of Ages was my idea to depict a sculpture that has been changed by different cultures over countless centuries. - Riley Patrick Scott ’10
Vase of Shadows This image was captured as Father Hall had challenged us to utilize shadows. I was merely walking through my house and found an interesting looking Korean vase that sat under a lamp. The light was casting shadows all about it and seemed to be perfect for this challenge. - Brian Shin ’11
Looking in a Square Kaleidoscope In this piece, a spray-painted surface composes the first layer of color and texture. From the spray-painted template, I made more layers overlap the first by using oil pastels to build each layer until all the colors complemented and meshed together. - Remil Simon ’10
Steel Vortex This large-scale work was fabricated during Metalfest. It features a sense of unity through the repetition of negative space. - Dillion Youngblood ’10
Boy and His Coat The point of this watercolor was to display a sharp contrast between the two sections. I used the very graphic surroundings of black and white shapes to make the realistic section appear more so. It is such an easy thing to do, but it adds another dimension to the boy and his coat. - Bennett Krishock ’11
Composition Number 7 This stele is comprised of seven industrial forms that I arranged to create a sense of unity through the repetition of circular forms and complementary hues. This is a result of a visit to a local scrap yard. - Chase Marsh ’12
Freshly Pressed Our assignment was to make a sculpture using pop rivets and sheets of metal. I decided to make a folded buttondown shirt with a tie. For the tie I chose to use the official McCallie School tie design. Using a grinder to fine-tune the metal and pop rivets as buttons, I was able to give it more of a shirt appearance. - Eliot Berz ’12
Man of Chaos When I first completed this piece, it had its current torso, along with singular objects for the arms, legs and head. I was extremely displeased with the way it looked, so it was deconstructed and remade. I intertwined different shapes, cuts, and types of metal to form a man from scrap and order from chaos. - Jack Powell ’10
Bowl - Prescott Stone ’10 Pitcher This is a wheel-thrown stoneware pitcher with floating blue glaze. I have a passion for throwing on the wheel and I really enjoyed making this pitcher and demonstrating my love for pottery. - Sam Campbell ’11 Adam and Eve This sculpture seemed to develop almost entirely out of thin air, for what I originally wanted to create was a kicking or jumping figure. However, as it developed, it became clear to me what it wanted to become - two joined, dancing, unified figures in perfect harmony. I chose to create a metaphor so that these two could become Adam and Eve, showing their eternal sin by hollowing out their chests (their hearts or souls) while they drowned in their black, liquid deeds. - Josh Barrow ’10
Saxson Band This human body is formed from pieces of an old saxaphone. I wanted to make a figure out of different materials and the saxaphone I found presented the perfect opportunity. My inspiration came from a book called Fiskedero. I contemplated portraying a figure that could be created from old pieces of a post-apocalyptic world. - Riley Patrick Scott ’10
Class The title of my piece has two meanings. Class as in school, where we as students attend five days a week, as well as class as in classy - the way we dress, act, and handle certain situations. I lined the shirts up shoulder to shoulder to stress the structure we all need in our lives. I also chose a color scheme that would really stand out, because it is still possible to have fun and stand out while making wise decisions. - Nathan McElwee ’13
The Crab Trap After finding a large piece of scrap metal, I realized it resembled a crab’s shell. Once I made this connection I began to construct this sculpture. I wanted the crab to be interacting, so I made it have open claws as if it was grabbing at something. - Dillon Youngblood ’10
Shell I was with a group of friends in New England, and we were walking down one of the rocky beaches where there were no shells whatsoever. I found this tiny snail shell in one of the cracks in the rocks and just decided to take the picture. No one else could take that picture even after I showed them what I did. - Shawn Paik ’13
Hiding in the Shadows When making this work of art, I tried to capture the darker side of myself. The overall feel of the piece is dark, almost sad. When drawing, I purposefully left a whole side of my face to be assumed and to let the viewer’s mind fill in the gaps. Although there are not many strokes in this piece, each one has a precise place in the overall feel that I am trying to generate. This pastel drawing is faint and reserved, revealing only the parts I want it to. - Andrew Barber ’11
Matchless Perception People may see a moon on a dark night, a sun in the winter, or a face made by the dead branches on the moon. It is your choice to interpret. This is life in the sense that life is what you make it. This piece doesn’t portray a solid mood. You choose how you see life, it is your own matchless perception. - Reynolds Thompson ’13
Untitled This picture turned out really well. We were just hanging out on a chairlift and got bored. We thought the mirror effect would look cool. You can see all of us in the goggles as we ride to the top. - JB Rudisill ’12
Talons - Wells Campbell ’13 Bowl - Ruffin Collett ’11
Alpha Centauri Form and space are created in this composition by the alternating use of stencils and spray techniques. - Phelps Lewis ’10
Elephant This was created using the lost wax process. First I molded my elephant out of bees wax, then made a mold using the wax elephant. After I had the mold the way I wanted it, I poured molten pewter into it. What was left after cooling was my elephant. - Adam Harbin ’10
Pandamonium Doing artwork with animals in them is my forte, but I have never really tried mixed media pieces with animals. For this piece I used a random spray-painted background and charcoal for the pandas. I think that the contrast between the abstract background and the shading of the charcoal pandas really works in this piece. - Kenny Krecklow ’10
Pipin’ It I took this picture in Winter Park, Colorado. We were waiting at the bottom of the half pipe and I had my little Nikon Coolpix and decided it would make a cool photo. I really like the drama of the three guys on the half pipe waiting for their friend going down the pipe. - J.B. Rudisill ’12
Campus Patterns Art Club and Art Department project in aluminum, 2010.
Middle School
Art
Chocolate Milk Gone Pop My chocolate milk sculpture was inspired by Claus Oldenburg. This is because he always made everyday things really big, making them more exciting and cool. One side of the sculpture is painted just like a real milk bottle and the other is done in bright neon colors. The unusual colors and style are a combination of Warhol and Lichtenstein’s styles. - Quinn McGinniss ’14
Mad Hatter When the movie “Alice in Wonderland” came out, Johnny Depp’s outrageous portrayal of the Mad Hatter was stuck in my mind. I wanted to create a print that would stick with the viewer in much the same way, so I represented Depp’s crazy character by using a variety of wild color combinations. - Walt Johnston ’14
Landscape from the McDonald Hall Balcony For my landscape, I wanted to keep the painting simple and show nature for nature’s sake. I took a little creative license and showed Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain how I would like to see them - without all of the buildings, signs, and wires that actually obstruct the beautiful view. - Walt Johnston ’14
Varied Interests Water skiing is a sport for which I am very zealous. I created this ceramic piece to represent the passion I have for the sport. Water skiing has been a part of my life since age four. - Colton Petty ’14 I was inspired to create an electric pencil sharpener and pencil because people often overlook the things we use most in everyday life. It is interesting to me to create a work of art out of something that isn’t usually considered “art worthy.” - Parker Wilson ’16
Illegal Sweatshirt The hardest part of a portrait for me is always the precision and proportion needed to get a likeness. This was the first time we drew using a grid. I was surprised at how much more precise I could be drawing this way. - Charlie Davenport ’14
Valued This drawing forced us to think in a different way. We “toned” the paper using charcoal or chalk pastels so that we were starting with a medium value. Then we had to draw the whites in by erasing the lighter values and later added in more blacks to make the darker values. - Beau Sahaj ’15 and Stewart DeVaney ’15
What’s Bugging Us We tried to make these bug drawings look exactly like the insect, using contrasting colors in these oil pastel renderings. - Clark Danks ’16, Conner McCarthy ’16, Michael Murphy ’16
Under the Sea I have always loved fishing for redfish in the creek at my grandparents’ house. This inspired me to create the sculpture of the mud minnows and the grass. The sculpture was a challenge since I had to find a way to stand up the grass, but I really like the way it turned out. - Kurt Faires ’14 I am working on my certification to go scuba diving. This ceramic piece was frustrating to make, but I’m very pleased with the outcome. - Hampton Clark ’16
Grounded In carving these relief sculptures, we layered three grounds to give the feeling of depth and space. Each piece required a background, middle ground and foreground. The carving was carefully done with a variety of tools and then painted with acrylic paint. - Walt Johnston ’14, Sasha Allen ’14, Will Hopping ’14, Robert Smith ’14, Jay Trimble ’14, Addison Cornell ’15, Gordan Goodgame ’15, Quinn McGinness ’14, Kurt Faires ’14