[proof] palo alto high school spring 2016
[proof] spring 2016
Cover Photo Apology Artist Anna Shimoda Untitled Artist Aylssa Leong
about Published twice a year, [proof] is Palo Alto High School’s fine arts magazine. Our production strives to cover all aspects and mediums of art, featuring student talents in addition to local and national artists. Our mission is to showcase student artwork, local events, and educate others in the arts, promoting creative thinking in the minds of our readers.
editors-in-chief
advisor
staff
Danielle Bisbee Nicole Berry Siggi Bengston
Margo Wixsom Photography Instructor Palo Alto High School mwixsom@pausd.org
Abby Cummings Ahana Ganguly Alicia Kao Angelina Wang Ashley Hitchings Caity Berry Cathryn Ng Chelsea Cheng Darrow Hornik Emma Cockerell Jacky Moore Jake Doughman Jeanette Andrews
editors Arts: Tara Madhav and Flora Yu Gallery: Serina Nguyen and Aidan Maese-Czeropski Managing: Gabriela Rossner Spotlight: Aiva Petriceks
Jessica Lok Joyce Yun Kaitlyn Khoe Lara Nakamura Lucia Amieva-Wang Natalie Ho Sabrina Martin Sarah Dorosin Shannan Zhao Sophie Dewees Soumya Jhaveri Tristan Wang Zage Strassberg-Phillips
from the editors Thank you for supporting [proof]’s second issue of the 2015-2016 school year. This is the second year that we will publish both semesters and we’re excited for you to see the progress that we’ve made. We were awarded a Columbia Scholastic Press Silver Crown and couldn’t be happier. This is the largest staff that [proof] has ever had and we’re forever thankful for all we were able to do this semester with their help. This semester features articles about arts on campus, art supplies, fashion, and more. It’s been incredible to have been a part of [proof] for a majority of our time here and it’s bittersweet to be finishing our last issue on the staff. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for [proof].
thank you Thank you to the students and faculty for their thoughtful contributions to our magazine. Thank you to the journalism department and all those who made the Media Arts Center possible; we’re so lucky to have such incredible resources to create [proof]. Lastly, this publication wouldn’t exist without the guidance of Margo Wixsom, thank you so much for everything!
contact Email your art and writing submissions to proof.paly@gmail.com to be featured in next semester’s gallery , or ask us any questions you may have about joining our staff. Our past issues can be seen on http://issuu.com/proofpaly.
Golden Hour Sabrina Martin
sponsors Thank so much for your support of our magazine, we are incredibly grateful for our sponsors for making this issue possible. The Berry Family The DeMarzo Family The Hart Family The Kumar Family The Padmanabhan-Lee Family Trust Thuuz Sports Rebecca Vandyck and Christopher Thomsen Youth Speaks Out The Yu Family
Lone Tree Artist Emma Cockrell
SPOTLIGHT 9 Bay Area Finds 11 Anderson Collection 13 Local Art Supply Stores 15 Chalk Art 17 Sophia Anderson: Student Filmmaker 19 James Poe: Student Photographer 21 Jacob Bers: Space Photographer 23 Señor Vericat 25 ARTS 27 Long Exposure Photography 29 Lightroom Tutorial 31 Projection Photography 33 History of Fashion Week 35 New York Fashion Week 37 Style Swap 39 Macbeth 41 The Anglophile’s Ultimate Guide 42 Paly Art Classes 43 GALLERY 45 Youth Speaks Out 47 Scholastic Arts 48
Clouds of Fire Artist Nick McCluskey
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Watercolor City Artist Claire Kokontis
SPOTLIGHT
BAY AREA FINDS Soumya Jhaveri, Kaitlyn Khoe and Joyce Yun Friends of the Palo Alto Library Book Sales: Palo Alto Held the second Saturday and Sunday of every month, Friends of the Palo Alto Library (FOPAL) book sales are a must for literature fanatics. Selling gently-used or new, donated books, you can score a captivating read about a fictional world, learning music, or a language all for modest prices. Not only books but vinyls, art, and miscellaneous trinkets are also available. Attend these sales to discard books while adding new ones to your collection. Pace Art + Technology: Menlo Park Featuring an astounding installation that doubles as a playground without an age limit, the Pace Gallery recently created a program to showcase works emphasizing the link between art and technology. It features 20 exhibits over 20,000 square feet, including an interactive area for children. You can experience digital magic in multiple rooms courtesy of the ultra-technologists, teamLab, and their Japanese art prowess.
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: San Francisco Open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, this bustling market offers delicious foods and a wealth of knowledge for anyone interested in food or agriculture. Fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, meats and eggs are plentiful. Additionally, artisan breads, cheeses, pastries, oils and jams are also on sale. Stroll around and munch on incredible street food as you shop and chat with some of San Francisco’s best known chefs. How Weird Street Faire: San Francisco Just as the name suggests, get ready for a day filled with weird on the streets of San Francisco. For just one day, May 1st, anybody is invited to adorn themselves in a costume that truly expresses their identity. You can join the dressup party or watch in awe, passing unique individuals in an array of ensembles while savoring the music, art installations and crafts for sale. This all comes only for a suggested donation of only $20.
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photography by Maryanne Fu Kaitlyn Khoe
BAY AREA FINDS
Cliff House & Sutro Baths: San Francisco Here, you can hike, walk, or bike while enjoying the beautiful San Francisco scenery. Examine the ruins of the Sutro Baths, which used to be a popular swimming destination, and also dine in the Cliff House. You may even see whales during your meal from the expansive view. Asian Art Museum: San Francisco This museum connects the achievements in art and culture from Asia to the United States. The works range from the distant past to today for people to discover. Currently, the exhibitions available include an interactive Prototyping gallery to learn about ceramics, intricate Chinese and Japanese lacquerware and Islamic paintings from throughout the centuries.
California Academy of Sciences: San Francisco One of the best natural history museums around, the California Academy of Sciences boasts a planetarium, aquarium, and indoor rainforest. They have several impressive collections and a plethora of hands-on exhibits to enjoy. Currently, an asteroid and comet planetarium show, Colors of Life exhibit, and 3D rainforest show are all available. Cantor Arts Center: Palo Alto Open to the public, Cantor Arts Center is an art museum located in the Stanford campus. Not only does it showcase artwork from around the world, it also has a Rodin sculpture garden where many replicas of famous statues stand. Next to it is an outdoor cafe where you can grab a bite while admiring the artwork. Currently it showcases arts featuring mythology and the sketchbook of Richard Diebenkorn. MusĂŠe MĂŠcanique: San Francisco Play from an eclectic collection of antique arcade machines-over 200 of them. To choose among the classic arm wrestler opponent, receiving your future from the Mouth of Truth, or singing along with a box that has you maneuvering a pinball inside is a tough decision. Games range from the classic Atari, knocking down clowns, to simple air hockey. Spend some time relishing in the charming antiquity of it all.
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SPOTLIGHT
ANDERSON COLLECTION Aidan Maese-Czeropski The Bay Area boasts countless art exhibits, galleries and museums, each specializing in a particular subject. Several well-known institutions, such as the Cantor Arts Museum, are popular destinations for all art enthusiasts and embrace genres from dadaism to cubism and eras as far back as the pre-columbian time period. The Anderson Collection at Stanford University, which opened in 2014, is a welcome addition to the mid-peninsula’s prodigious art scene as it boasts significant contemporary art pieces from tens of distinguished American artists. The Anderson Collection dates its roots to the Bay Area’s wealthy Anderson family, whom began collecting art pieces in the 1960s after a visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Andersons soon amassed over one hundred works from artists including Susan Rothenberg and Jackson Pollock. After awarding several Bay Area museums with art, the Andersons donated 121 pieces to Stanford in 2011, which led to the Collection’s creation. Today, a large majority of the art featured in the Anderson is from the Post-World War II era, carrying themese such as political and social changes in society.
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The Collection is located parallel to the Cantor Arts Museum on Stanford University’s campus. While the institution is small, it contains a diverse selection of works, ranging from grim metallic sculptures such as David Smith’s “Timeless Clock” to colorful oil paintings like Nathan Oliveira’s “Nude in Environment.” The Institute’s rich selection beckons all art enthusiasts and ranks among the most diverse art collection in the Bay Area.
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THE ARTS
ARTS AND CRAFTS STORE Tara Madhav [proof] went to two titans of the craft retail industry — Jo-Anns and Michael’s.. Both stores offer craft supplies at cheap prices and are hotspots of activity from teens looking to satisfy their love for the arts and crafts. Here is a review of both stores.
Michael’s Craft Store 2415 Charleston Rd Mountain View, CA
The first thing anyone would notice at Michael’s is not the heavy amount of flowers nor the neon colors — no, it’s the pungent and cloying plastic smell.Once I got past that obstacle, Michael’s seems a little more attractive. The store has everything one would ever need for scrapbooking, craft-making, art making, you name it — there are aisles full of albums, stickers, pens, and motifs. Michael’s fulfills every middle age mother’s dream to immortalize her children. Michael’s is largely focused on the domestic — the store has, beyond scrapbooking supplies, plently of fake florals, large signs saying things like “home” and “kitchen”, frames and baking supplies. Michael’s is made for the scrappy soul. If you like using your hands to make practical things or complement your home, it is the place for you. While Michael’s boasts a diverse collection of supplies, the supplies seemed to be slightly overpriced — a tube of acrylic paint costs from $6 to $18. Rating: 3/5 scrapbooks
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photography by Tara Madhav
ART SUPPLY
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store 435 San Antonio Rd Mountain View, CA
Jo-Ann’s was slightly easier to swallow — and I mean literally, as the smell I left with was more of a strong rose versus a stifling Macy’s. The store was expansive and cleanly organized. One of the pros of Jo-Ann’s was the fabric station in the middle of the store, where a customer can have a selected piece of fabric cut and bought. The perimeter of the establishment was surrounded by rolls of fabric, along with items also found at Michael’s like trinkets, pens and pencils, fake plants and albums. The store also had a table where customers could look through knitting books, of which there were many. Jo-Ann’s had a definite emphasis on arts and crafts, more so than Michael’s. Prices were reasonable — a nice pen cost $4.
Rating: 4/5 scrapbooks
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SPOTLIGHT
CHALK ART ON CAMPUS Flora Yu
In the stone walkway by the art building, dappled sunlight illuminates a bright blue pond filled with an assortment of vibrantly colored fish and floating lilypads. Near around the math and history building, a large, dragon flies menacingly among the clouds. The remains of its egg lies safely away from prying eyes in a secluded corner. By the quad, bold swirls of blues and yellows recreate the famous painting Starry Night, with large white block letters proclaiming the celebration of Arts in Unusual Places, an annual week-long event at Palo Alto High School. Spanning a total of four days, Arts in Unusual Places provided a chance for an appreciation of arts from all departments, such as band and choir, in unusual places on campus. Art pieces of different medias, from nature sculptures to weather photography, dotted a variety of locations in the campus, while other students from Orchestra, Band, and more, held captivating performances during brunch and lunch for all students and faculty to appreciate.
In particular, students from the visual arts department’s representing class, Advanced Painting and Drawing, filled the campus’s pavements with various different chalk drawings exploring diverse styles and topics. Some students chose to work together to produce large pieces like the fish pond and the dragon, while others worked individually to create small but stylized artwork such a comical depiction of Darth Vader from famous sci-fi series Star Wars by Sophia Xu. The students have also expressed delight in being able to participate in the event through chalk drawings. Sara Aguilar, a junior, and Skyler Forden, a senior, both believe that, “it’s a great opportunity for people to express themselves. It’s also a nice surprise for [the students].”
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CHALK ART
“The main focus is to express the idea of ‘art every day for everyone’. The art department has been looking at ways this year to get more art out into the campus; for instance, we are planning for a mural and banners on pillars by the end of the school year. In essence, Arts in Unusual Places is our way to celebrate the arts and give people a little bit of art in their daily lives, in unexpected places and in unexpected ways.” - Kate Mckenzie, art teacher
Photography by Flora Yu. Art by Alice On, Grace Zhao, Vivian Nyugen, Sophia Xu, Joyce Choi, Lindsay Chen, Ibby Day, Sara Sundermeyer, Sara Aguilar, Yoonjung Cho, Jacques Manjarrez, Isabel Tag, Chloe Patterson, and Maya Hebbel Katz
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SPOTLIGHT
FILM MAKER: SOPHIA ANDERSON Ahana Ganguly
Sophia Anderson has always had creative ideas floating around in her head — now she has an outlet to express them. ARE YOU PART OF ANY ART PROGRAMS AT PALY? I’m currently taking advanced video production. We create our own films and watch others’ films. I’m also a part of Paly’s film club, where we watch films by other artists during lunch and make original films, which we submit to competitions. We also participate in screenplay competitions. DESCRIBE THE FILMMAKING PROCESS FOR YOU. WHERE DO YOU GET INSPIRATION? Ideas come to me in the most random places. I’ve always had ideas, but before I started doing film, I didn’t know what to do with them — I didn’t visualize them as films. I have a Google Doc with a list of around 500 ideas. If I ever have an idea, I write it down there, and if I ever want to make a film, that’s where I go. Sometimes, I listen to music that I usually don’t listen to, like something from a different culture or something crazy that some people wouldn’t even consider music, and then I visualize something to go along with the music. After I’ve chosen an idea, I develop the concept into a script, then make a shot list. I organize actors and bring someone else in to help with lighting and sound, and I set up dates. When it’s time to shoot, I help with the camera and direct the film. After I have all the footage, I edit it together. I like to be in control of almost everything so I can make the film come as close to the idea in my head as possible. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF YOUR FILMS? Right now, I’m working on a surrealist film about what it’s like to feel fear. I also made a film about what it’s like to be a student today — I wanted other people to understand where stress comes from. Some of my films have been shown to bigger audiences — my most recent film, called “Swimmy,” features a little boy who starts reflecting on the quality of life he provided for his pet fish after it dies. It was shown in the Cinequest film festival, which means that people from the Academy and maybe nominate it for an Academy Award. WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN FILM AS YOUR MEDIUM? Film is the most tangible way to way to express myself and my ideas. Plus, this is a pivotal time in film history. It’s a relatively new medium, and the industry is evolving and changing right now.
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HOW DID YOU GET INTO FILM? My freshman year, I didn’t know what elective to take, so I chose the beginning film class and really liked it. I’ve taken two film classes at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. I’ve also participated in the California State Summer School for the Arts, and I’m a part of James Franco’s workshop, which is the program that has helped me develop as an artist the most. It’s a large-scale project — it’s a lot larger than my other projects. It’s a big-budget production with a big crew — not just 5 people and me in charge of everything — and ’ve been able to learn about the entire filmmaking process.
WHICH ARTISTS DO YOU LOOK UP TO? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST? I really admire women in the industry, especially women of color, like Julie Dash and Mira Nair. They’re incredibly talented, and they make amazing films — I respect them not only because of that but because they give the audience a good look into what it’s like to experience life as people like them. There aren’t a lot of people like them in the industry, and I admire them a lot because of what they have to go through to succeed. HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU’LL CONTINUE DOING ART? I’m going to do art for the rest of my life — I’d be unhappy if I did anything else. I’m going to NYU film school after a gap year — I want to travel around Southeast Asia and hopefully get a job. I want to do something that will allow me to allow me to really get to know the people and culture. I just think that Southeast Asia is so different from what I’m used to that it would be a really changing experience. Plus, I studied art from there for a while and really liked everything about the areas and history of the places.
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SPOTLIGHT
PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES POE Emma Cockerell
James Poe squints through the eyepiece of his Nikon camera, his knees bent and his forehead creased in concentration. The camera clicks once, twice, three times - and Poe looks down to examine the shots. The Paly sophomore sighs in frustration, and remedies the situation by suggesting a different angle. Poe, an avid photographer, goes through this process several times a month with various subjects; he takes photographs for a Facebook page called “Humans of Paly High,” a community inspired by the famous “Humans of New York” blog. The student-created page is dedicated to revealing unique aspects of the Paly student population through photographs of individual students, accompanied by lengthy quotations about various aspects of student life. Posts can range from light-hearted musings to emotional accounts of life-altering events. Poe began to take photos two years ago, and since then has blossomed into a highly-regarded artist among friends and family. Photography has become a large part of his life, one that is both self-motivated and self-fulfilling. “I don’t like having pressure from others or getting paid for my photos, I like taking pictures of my friends and capturing interesting moments in my daily life,” Poe said. “I like to do what I want with my pictures rather than someone telling me what to do. I just like to set my own expectations.” Poe is acutely self-aware of his artistic preferences, and specializes in lifestyle photography, which to him represents the most dynamic method of capturing moments through pictures. “To me, lifestyle photography is really unique and connects to the viewers at a more personal level,” Poe says. “In general we often make our models pose or try to find beautiful landscapes, but I think lifestyle photos really tell a story by capturing everyday moments - it’s more realistic but still leaves so much room for creativity.” His passion for photography is not just a pastime or a hobby - it has translated into the study of an art. Poe looks up to professional photographers Emilie Ristevski, Jeff Isy, and Lucy Laucht, and hopes to someday be able to emulate the emotion captured in their photos. “I like that they all capture a variety of feelings and inspire others through their art,” Poe says of his three idols. “I think that photography isn’t all about technical perfection or setting up the most aesthetic shots. To me it’s more about capturing the unique moments in life that we never get to experience twice.”
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JAMES POE
photography by James Poe
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SPOTLIGHT
AN INTERVIEW WITH
Horsehead Nebula
Q: Tell me about yourself: A: My name is Jacob Bers and I’m a senior at Gunn High School. I am a self taught astrophotographer. I take pictures of the night sky through a telescope. I’ve been doing this specialized form of photography for 4 years now. Q: How long have you been taking pictures? A: I started doing astrophotography over the summer before my sophomore year
Jupiter
Q: What made you interested in photography? A: My interest in astrophotography specifically stemmed from my family’s dislike for cold weather. I would be outside looking at Jupiter or something in my telescope, and they would be inside watching Netflix. I wanted to share what I was seeing with them, so I hooked up an ipod touch camera to my telescope. It kind of snowballed from there. Q: Have you had any special training? A: Nope! I am mostly self taught. It took me about months to learn the sky, and another 3 years to get the hang of astrophotography, and I’m still learning.
M17 Nebula
Q: How exactly did you go about getting these amazing pictures? A: The objects that I image are very faint, and thus require very very long exposures. An unfortunate reality of imaging galaxies and nebulae is that the Earth rotates, and so any kind of long exposure shot on a normal tripod will result in a elongated blurring of the object. In order to counteract this, I have a large specialized “equatorial mount” for my telescope and camera that tracks the Earth’s rotation, locking objects in place. Once I have my mount aligned to Earth’s rotational axis (near
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
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JACOB BERS Jake Doughman the North Star, due north), I can begin finding my object. Planning for my images usually takes around 1-2 weeks, with the actual shooting taking place over a couple nights. As my mount tracks my target, I set my camera to take a certain number of long exposures. Exposure times are often upwards to 10 minutes. I take multiple exposures so that I can digitally layer them later in order to smooth out any sensor noise (grain). I use a variety of specialized software to do this. After imaging the nebula or galaxy, I go to post process the data. When the image comes out of my camera it looks very dim and grey. This is because my camera (Nikon D5500) does not know how to properly display the extremely faint data that I captured. It takes about 20-50 hours of work to fully stack my images and process them. All the color you see in my images is real, it just takes a long time to pull out of the muck.
M33 Galaxy
Upper Saggitarius Region
Q: What have you done with these images? Have you submitted them to contests? A: Often if an image comes out particularly well, I’ll submit it to a contest, or in rare cases, to NASA. Two of my pictures are currently on tour in England as part of the Royal Photographic Society’s 2015 International Images for Science contest. A photo I took of the Andromeda Galaxy was selected by NASA as their Image of the Day. Q: How many tries did it take to get the pictures?
Saturn
A: Each object I shoot is it’s own beast. An object like the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is easier to shoot because it’s very large and bright. That being said, it took me four tries over the course of two years to get a result good enough to get NASA interested. Q: Do you think you will continue to do work like this in the future? A: Absolutely.
Eastern Veil Nebula
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SPOTLIGHT
JOSEP VERICAT Jeanette Andrews
photography by Caroline Vericat Q: How did you get into painting? A: When I was 14 or 15 my grandma gave me a set of colors and the brushes and the easel and a few canvasasses, and I started my career as painter. Q: How often do you paint? A: This is a painful question because right now I don’t feel the energy. Probably because I don’t have the time, I always say I don’t have the time, which is true, I don’t have the time. But I don’t have the energy I had before, so during the year I barely paint, but I’ll work during the summer. Q: Besides painting do you do any other types of art? A: Well, depending on what you define as art I like to do cooking. I love cooking. And cooking can be considered an art also.
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Q: What’s been your greatest artistic success? A: When I was in high school, I went to Barcelona to take an examination in oder to enter in a fine art university. And I din’t have a lot of preparation, and I only took a few classes, and we were all these students taking this class and examination. The teacher told a girl ‘I hope that you get in,’ another girl, she said ‘If you are
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lucky you’ll get in,’ and he told me that I was not ready to get in and I was the only one who passed the examination. Q: So you went to a fine arts university? A: Well at that moment, I was thinking between philosophy and fine arts so I think I got to a solomonic solution and I went take philosophy in the University of Barcelona. When I was starting philiosphy I went to several art schools as an independent student. When I got my masters in philosphy I didn’t do anything for one year. Then I also went to University of Barcelona and I got another masters degree in fine arts. Q: What’s the biggest challenge or drawback of being an artist? A: Well I think that it is not only for being an artist, it for any activity, it is finding the motivation to do something, to do art. To do any other activity. Labyrinth II Q: Do your paintings portray some symbolic meaning or deeper story? A: Well, I always like to express what gives us strength. That’s why my symbols and themes are rooted in Earth, so it’s everything that makes us more powerful.When I say powerful I mean powerful to enjoy life. So that’s why, in many of my paintings, I used a lot of symbols like the triangle. Because it is a form that is rooted in the ways of the Earth. It has the base on the Earth. It is something that gives us energy and strength to live life and to enjoy life. Labyrinth I
Q: Are there other prominent themes in your work? A: Well there are also a lot of I like a lot of Argentinian writer that is called Borges and one of the symbols that he uses is the Labyrinth. The Labyrinth is like a metaphor for life. So in the Labyrinth, if you are inside you go outside and if you are outside you want to go outside. So that’s exactly it, each person has to define. What are you looking for in life? Because the idea is that there is nothing to find, but it is the adventure, it’s the action of looking for something. More than thinking that you’re going to find something, that’s why I use a lot of Labyrinths. I use the rose because the rose has a configuration like a Labyrinth so that’s why I use it also. Minotaur Q: Is there an artistic figure you look up to? A: Well I think that probably Picasso is the most genial artist that there has been ever. I like that he was completely free to paint whatever he wanted, so that’s why he changed styles many times during his career. So I like the freedom of doing that. I don’t like for example, artist that alawsy do the same thing. For me it’s kinda boring. It’s like the denying of art.
Hopeless
Q: Has your style changed over the years? A: Yeah of course. Well, at the beginning it was more academic art and then when I found my style it was more exproessionistic. I would say now that it’s more symbolic.
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[the arts]
A Road Trip Through Ithaca Artist Jessica Lok
THE ARTS
LONG EXPOSURE Jessica Lok The average photograph captures a still image — a moment in time. However, long exposure photography allows you to capture the passage of time by leaving the shutter open for an extended period. In order to take a long exposure photograph, you will need a DSLR, a sturdy tripod, and in some cases, a neutral density filter.
30 sec, f/22, nd 5
Capturing Movement The best way to capture movement in a photograph is through long exposure. By leaving the shutter open for an lengthy period of time, your lens is able to capture everything that occurs during said time. The objects that remain still will be shot in perfect clarity while anything that moves will appear blurry.
3 sec, f/8 When taking long exposure photos, keep in mind that it is very possible to leave the aperture open too long. This will overexpose your picture. If you need the shutter to be open for a long time for the purpose of movement, but you are letting too much light into the photo, you can put a neutral density filter over the lens. This allows you to properly expose the photo while ensuring you get the movement you are looking for. If you have never taken a long exposure shot, a good place to start is to find a place with lots of movement — a park or public space — where the lighting isn’t too bright and you can easily set up a tripod.
2 sec, f/22 Start with a shutter speed of about 1-3 seconds and an f-stop of about 25. Remember that a higher f-stop will mean your lens takes in less light, allowing you to keep the aperture open longer. The proper settings will depend greatly on your surroundings.
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LONG EXPOSURE Night Photography Long exposure can also be used to take photos at night. A regular length shot may not give you enough time to capture the amount of light necessary for a good photo. Therefore, you should lengthen your shutter speed so as to allow more light to enter the lens. These pictures often turn out very peaceful and sometimes even surreal. You can add to this effect by keeping your ISO low and making sure your camera is very steady, both of which ensure a clear photo with soft lighting.
For these photos, make sure you are somewhere with a light source that will illuminate your subject. The lack of light means you should have your lens open longer than you would in the daytime. Start with a shutter speed of about 6 seconds and an fstop of about 8 and change the settings as necessary from there.
1 sec, f/2.8
Tips for taking your photos: 1. Make sure your camera is attached to a tripod or resting on a flat surface without movement. 2. Put your camera in “manual” mode so that you can set the aperture and shutter speed yourself. 3. Don’t press the button to release the shutter; this slight movement will cause the photo to be blurry. Instead, you can either use an external remote or you can set the camera to timer mode so that you have time to press the button down and take your hand away before the shutter opens. 4. Keep in mind that you can also change the ISO to affect how much light will enter the photo. A lower ISO will make your pictures less grainy, but will be less sensitive to light. 5. Experiment! There is no way to predict exactly how the photo will turn out so get to know your camera and be able to change the functions based on your settings.
2 sec, f/22
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THE ARTS
HOW TO EDIT WITH LIGHTROOM Emma Cockerell Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (commonly referred to as just “Lightroom”) is an incredibly powerful photo-editing software much like the regular Photoshop, but more suitable for editing and organizing many photos all in one place. In Lightroom, there is a library system, which essentially means you can store all photos in one place and come back to them whenever you need too. Lightroom’s only function is to edit photographs, while Photoshop is used for a wider variety of things, such as editing, adding text to images, and creating complex graphic designs. The specificity of Lightroom’s function means that there are many tools that aren’t found in Photoshop; it is also an easier, more straightforward software to use for this purpose, and has a wider variety of capabilities.
We start off with this image, which is too dark overall. By increasing the exposure, the picture is a lot lighter, but there are still spots that are too dark. To improve this, we use the “Shadows” slider. This will lighten the places that are too shadowy, fixing the overall brightness. Increasing the saturation and vibrance of a photo can make it more visually appealing. This makes the yellow of the wheels pop more, and also makes the sky bluer, among other things. There is too much empty space in this photo, so we are going to crop it. To change the aspect ratio, click the lock. Increasing the difference between the lengths of two sides of a photo can make a photo more visually appealing.
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Using the “Clarity” slider can greatly improve just about any picture. In defines detail and makes the photo look sharper. Tip: Increasing the “whites” and decreasing the “darks” can also make an image more contrasty and make it look more professional. The “contrast” slider will also do the trick. And we are done!
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THE ARTS
PROJECTION PHOTOGRAPHY Lucia Amieva-Wang & Abby Cummings Camera Obscura, the Latin words for “darkened room” was the very beginning to all photography; the making of a projection. Camera Obscura was an ancient device used to project images onto a wall. It consisted of a dark room with a hole in the opposing wall. When light was shown through the hole an inverted image of whatever was outside, would appear on the opposing wall. Today projection photography creates unlimited boundaries to a photographer’s imagination. The image projected can be contained within a single body, or make up the entirety of the screen. As John French Sloan said;
“When you draw a crowd of people in a street or room or landscape, decide whether you want to say that the people dominate the place or that the place is more important” than the people”
PROJECTION PHOTOGRAPHERS EVA MULLER (Fashion and abstract photographer) Created fashion forward projection photography where the models are the only ones containing the projected image which consisted of flowers, fruit, chains, patterns. MADS PERCH Projected images of colorful lights, obscure patterns, distorting shapes, and city lights onto models in front of a black background to create illusion. DAVIS AYER Projected landscapes of forests, cities, buildings, and fields across the bodies of the models using their natural bodies shape at his advantage.
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PROJECTION PHOTOGRAPHY
MATERIALS • A camera • A camera tripod • A laptop • A projector and USB connecter cord • A white wall/screen
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The first step to projection photography is to shoot a wide variety of background photos. You may have a clear vision or none at all, but the more variety of photos, the more experimentation you can do. The next step is to set-up your space. Connect your laptop which contains your background photos to the projector. Arrange your projector so that the image is where you like against the wall. Then, set-up your camera on the tripod at the height you like (the tripod is important because you will be shooting in the dark). Once you have your set-up it is time to shoot! Turn off the lights and experiment with the ISO and shutter speeds to create your vision.
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FASHION HAUTE COUTURE THE ARTS
Alicia Kao and Sarah Dorosin
Starting at a bare minimum price of $10,000 that can then escalate to hundreds of thousands, haute couture pieces can take anywhere from one hundred to over eight hundred hours of hand sewing using some of the finest materials found around the globe. Many people within and outside the fashion world do not realize that when they are discussing haute couture, they are actually referring to a term that is not only backed up by legal standards, but a term that is also controlled by a Parisian regulating commission. The Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture is an organization that only approves fashion houses to be considered haute couture if they have met three main criteria. First, the designs must be made to order for private clients, who will then receive several personal fittings so the garment will have custom measurements to ensure perfect tailoring. Then, the fashion house must have an atelier, or workshop, inside Paris that employs a minimum of twenty people. The last standard is the need to publicly present two collections each year in January and July with at least thirty-five outfits each. It takes weeks to construct just one garment, so many
Paris, 1858: Charles Frederick Worth shocked fashion audiences by presenting his clothing on a parade of live women for the first time.
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THE HISTORY Fashion designs by Alexander McQueen Photos courtesy of Marcus Tondo Paris, 1868: France begins to regulate the use of the term haute couture
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designers tend to lose money in haute couture fashion shows. Various designers have had to drop out and no longer qualify to be a member of the Chambre Syndicale because of the rising costs of labour, time, and material. Out of the thousands of brands that exist in the world, only less than one hundred designers qualify to have the prestigious title of being haute couture. That list is constantly changing every year as the Chambre Syndicale sometimes invites new members and drop old ones who do not meet the requirements. The labels and designers who are not authorized to be considered haute couture create clothing that is called prête-à-porter. In French, that translates to ready-to-wear, as the clothing can be mass produced in factories and they have standardized sizes. Because these are industrially manufactured, the items of clothing can be made extremely quickly, thus making them considerably less expensive than haute couture.
France, 1940: Due to Germany’s invasion of France in World War II, other countries were shut out of French fashion.
Although it is clear that the vast majority of us cannot afford to purchase haute couture pieces, that does not mean that we are not able to wear any of the garments set by these prestigious designers. Fast-fashion brands are able to rapidly manipulate and then manufacture any popular looks from high fashion shows. The saying goes that three’s a trend, meaning that if at least three different designers show similar styles, a new trend has been created and will be available in stores like Zara, H&M, and even Forever 21 for a fraction of the cost to pre-order clothing that came down a runway. Additionally, high fashion itself is a reflection of the social and economic changes in our society. Since our world is constantly developing, the fashion industry is constantly evolving with it, as new trends arise due to changes in art, pop culture, resurgences of past eras, and the styles and collaborations of well known celebrities.
Paris, 1973: Paris hosts its first Fashion Week as a fundraiser held at the Palace of Versailles in order to help restore it.
New York, 1943: Eleanor Lambert, and American fashion publicists, founds “Press Week,” a showcase of American fashion designers. The event will later be recognized as the first New York Fashion Week.
London, 1984: London hosts its first Fashion Week. It becomes part of the “Big Four” Fashion Weeks, along with Paris, New York and Milan.
Milan, 1975: Milan hosts its first Fashion Week, put on by the National Chamber for Italian Fashion
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK Darrow Hornik
In the fashion world, fashion week is an important moment for all designers. Whether you are a big name brand or a small, unknown designer, fashion week is where you want to be. For a fashion fanatic, fashion week is where I wanted to be. As an admirer of fashion, all I wanted was to attend a New York Fashion Week fashion show. I had never truly believed that I would get the chance to attend one and watch extravagant, beautiful clothing gracefully flow by me on human mannequins. But, against all odds, I was able to attend a fashion show during New York Fashion Week; I attended the Fall 2016 Ready-To-Wear collection by Yigal Azrouel. My primary instinct after hearing that I was going to attend a fashion show was not the usually thought one might have. Rather than researching Yigal Azrouel’s clothing line and familiarizing myself with his collections, I worried about what I was going to wear.
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What does one wear to a New York Fashion Week fashion show? I had seen pictures of what fashion show attendees had worn to past fashion weeks, and all I knew was that no one would be wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt. Well, maybe if they were cashmere sweatpants, and a designer t-shirt. Anyway, it turns out Fashion Week allows people to wear anything they desire. As a sixteen year old girl from Palo Alto, California, I had no idea what to wear. I went through many outfits in my head, until I decided on one that I hoped would fit in at a fashion show -- skinny black jeans with rips in the knees, a black turtleneck shirt, Stan Smith Adidas, and a faux fur coat. My “perfect” New York Fashion Week fashion show outfit was complete. I was ready to make my way to the show. When I arrived at the location of the fashion show, we were brought into a waiting area with everyone else who was attending. While waiting to enter the venue, I began to people
watch. One person walking in after the other, covered in some sort of fur, colossal sunglasses, and a made up face. Low boots, a fur vest, and a half up half down hairdo. Purple Yigal Azrouel matching top and skirt, extravagant black hat with some feathers, high heeled boots covered in what appeared to be diamonds and other flashy objects. People watching is a passion of mine, especially when it comes to fashion. Inside the gallery in which a fashion show is taking place is one of the best places to people watch. To clothing watch. To fashion watch. While people watching inside the gallery, I realized that black is back. Black pants. Black shoes. Black shirts. Sweatshirts. Hats. Dresses. Scarves. Black everything. Black is the new black. After being let into the venue of the fashion show, we were led into the runway area. As I walked into the warehouse in which the runway sat, I was blown away by the beautiful
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and simplistic atmosphere. There were rows of benches of descending heights. Two rows facing center stage, and two rows facing each side runway. A clean white floor, simple white benches for the spectators, and an enormous white wall behind the middle runway. The lighting was impeccable as well. After paroozing the venue and taking in the simplistic beauty of the gallery, it was time for the show to start. All of the lights went down. Mysterious music began to play. Then, the models emerged from the towering white wall covered in bright lights. It turns out fashion shows are incredibly quick. I spent more time people watching before the performance began than the entire fashion show itself. The models came in, walked with blank faces, exhibited the new fall collection with just enough time for everyone to see the front and the back of each model, then the whole show was over. Was it even ten minutes long? Probably not. But it was totally worth it. Each model emerged, unique in her own way, yet somehow seemingly identical to the rest of the models walking beside them. Each model had no expression,
just the face of a robot. Still. Emotionless. As if they were being directed by a remote control. Yet they were beautiful, walking in gorgeous clothing, surrounded by a stunning atmosphere. Yigal Azrouel’s show gave me goosebumps. I was in awe of the entire production from the moment I walked into the gallery, to this day. As I left The Gallery At Skylight Clarkson Square, I reflected on this astonishing show. I was astonished by the designs, the models, the atmosphere, the music, and the experience. I was amazed. Yigal Azrouel’s designs were elegant. There were patterned skirts, off the shoulder geometric dresses, and a classy coats with fur trim over a beautifully striped jumpsuit. There was a captivating black and white feather-patterned overcoat draped over a black top and a pair of leather trousers. All of the outfits were paired with simple black ankle boots. Each model had her hair pulled back into a tight, low ponytail with a deep middle part. Everything was magnificently put together. All of the outfits differed dramatically from my own taste, yet they were so appealing and alluring. Everything about the show was
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beautiful, with one terrifying exception. Do those models eat? Each and every bone was accentuated, due to the lack of any body fat. I wondered if a strong gust of wind would cause them to topple over. Skinny. Malnourished. Every single model in the show was beautiful. Gorgeous. But so insanely thin. After seeing those models, I wondered whether I should eat a salad for lunch. But no. Following my astonishment at the stick-like models, I ate a real lunch -- french fries -- and went back to thinking about the breathtaking fashion show and the emaciated models. As I now reminisce about my first fashion show, I have one piece of advice. Wear what you love. Love what you wear. Be confident. Wear clothing that makes you feel good. Don’t be afraid to push the limits, because fashion has none. And enjoy those french fries, because some designers make pants with an elastic waist.
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SPRING STYLE SWAP Angelina Wang and Serina Nguyen
What we did Instead of spring cleaning, we traded wardrobes. Just because a new season is rolling around the corner does not mean you need to dump all your clothes and go out to splurge! Alternatively, trade clothes with a friend.
Angelina’s Spring Style Zara top Forever 21 skirt Kensie sandals Handmade bracelet
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Serina’s Go To Pieces Flowy shorts Crop tops Loose t-shirts Heels Dainty necklaces Highwaisted shorts Mock turtlenecks Boyfriend jeans Bomber jackets Ankle boots Brandy Melville
Serina’s Spring Style Brandy Melville top Topshop shorts Ralph Lauren sandals Brandy Melville necklace
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THE ARTS
BEHIND THE SCENES OF MACBETH Sophie Dewees, Ashley Hitchings, and Caity Berry
Strolling into the Haymarket theatre, one is struck at first glance by its rustic charm. A worn wooden stage gives the feeling of a building that has been wellused and well-loved. The theatre has been home to the Paly theatre program for many years and is closing with Macbeth, the theatre program’s final play in the Haymarket. “It is a tradition to close a theatre with a production of Macbeth,” says Ms. Woods, director of the Paly theatre program and drama teacher for the past nine years. Macbeth is not an ordinary Palo Alto High School production. The play is naturally more challenging due to its intricate Shakespearean language. The show opens on a dark and cryptic note. A news reporter details recent uprisings in Scotland and gives an ominous prediction for a long winter. The audience is then greeted with a rumble of thunder, a flash of lightning, and a coven of witches with something twisted up their sleeves. Throughout the performance, the actors entertain and shock the audience with well executed lines and the use of a wide range of props from shopping carts to severed heads. A new kind of set piece also differentiated Macbeth from past productions. “I’ve never done periaktos before,” set designer and scene painter Teresa Dewees says, “Periaktos are a Greek design from ancient Greek theatre.” These triangular pieces were rotated periodically for a quick change of scenery. The show also exhibited fly-in columns, Scottish flags and stone walls.
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In addition, there were two very large portraits painted by junior Alice On. When asked about painting on such a massive scale, she replied, “It was really interesting and seventy percent annoying. You don’t have the right brushes and it’s not exactly professional acrylic or oil paints.” The mysterious nature of the play affected how the portraits were painted. “Both the paintings’s backgrounds are black but I mixed in a blue color for Duncan’s because it’s a peaceful color and he’s the king. And then for Macbeth’s the background is blended with red and the lights they used specifically were redder lights and it shines through the bloodiness of the play,” On explains. For those working backstage, it is rewarding to see the outcome of the overall production. “It’s incredible to see your vision come to life. When you create a drawing and then all of a sudden it’s on stage, if it works, it’s very exciting,” Dewees says. “It’s a performance art,” explains On, “it’s really amazing to see it come together and to see the reactions and then how people talk about it afterwards, those are the best things.”
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THE ANGLOPHILE’S ULTIMATE GUIDE Emma Cockerell
In recent years, Great Britain has churned out a great number of brilliant TV shows and movies, many of which have risen to prominence at a global scale. The works of film in this article offer fresh perspectives and glimpses of humanity in different settings and eras, but also lend a distinguishing sense of British culture and humor. Downton Abbey Currently in its sixth and final season, Downton Abbey rose to prominence at a global scale shortly after its premiere. The hit historical drama is an account of the a wealthy English family that reigns over its local village through the late 1800’s to the mid-1900’s. The show primarily focuses on dynamics between the upstairs and downstairs of the fictional English manor, which is aptly named Downton Abbey. Although there is no main character, every countess, lady’s maid, and cook plays a central role in the plot. Many aspects of the family’s life are explored; over the course of six seasons, the Lord’s three daughters fall in and out of love, war casts a shadow upon the house, and a butler is accused of murdering a fellow servant. The thrilling plot never fails to bore the viewer, and the show will give you an in-depth view of European history.
photo from Creative Commons
photo from Creative Commons
Sherlock Sherlock is a modern adaptation of Sir Ian Fleming’s timeless detective novels. Set in current-day London, each 88 minute episode revolves around the a single mystery, with Sherlock Holmes’s sidekick John Watson aiding his every move. Sherlock Holmes’s brilliant mind and witty repartee combined with Watson’s seriousness make for a hilarious duo, one that comes together under unlikely circumstances and forms an almost immediately brotherly connection that only strengthens as the show goes on. The mysteries themselves are sure to keep you on your feet (or in my case, hiding behind a pillow). Sherlock is a case of brilliant cinematography that you shouldn’t miss.
The IT Crowd This hilarious television show documents the work lives of two basement-bound computer nerds and their boss. The group consists of Moss and Roy, a pair of geeks who often lack common sense, and Jen, the department head who is hired despite her lack of IT knowledge. At first, the polar-opposite IT geeks and their newly-appointed boss clash constantly, but despite initial hostility toward each other, the three bond over the perceived stupidity of various coworkers. All three characters have quirky and unconventional personalities, and despite their intellect are quite socially inept. The commentary between characters is hilarious, and combined with loads of visual humor, will leave you rolling on the floor laughing. photo from Creative Commons
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PALY ART CLASSES Zage Strassberg-Phillips and Natalie Ho Art is an exhibition of your thoughts and emotions. It is a way you can express your deepest desires, share the way you experience the world. It is an extension of your personality. Art captures the intimate concepts that words alone cannot communicate fully. It is a type of language. The PALY Art curriculum offers a range of media for students, each educating them in the complex language of art. In the Art Spectrum class at PALY, students learn a variety of unique methods of art. Mrs. La Fetra says, “We learn drawing, painting, and then in second semester we go into three dimensional art - specifically clay”. The Art Spectrum class challenges students to be diverse and open minded. “Students in here who don’t think they can draw we teach them to draw, people who draw beautifully - deepen their knowledge even further”, Mrs. La Fetra states. Students from all levels are welcome and accepted. “Most of the students who come in here have had middle school experience, but I have had kids who haven’t and they do fine”, Mrs. La Fetra continues. Currently, the Art Spectrum class has been working on finishing their texture projects, “Which is where we [take] a picture from a magazine and then sort of [change] it into just being areas of texture”. After completing this project, students will move forward, approaching ceramics. Art Spectrum is a highly recommended class for students who want to experiment with contrasting and new forms of art, as well as explore different media to discover their true passion. It is simply amazing “just being able to experiment with all sorts of different types of media”, Mrs. La Fetra concludes.
photography by Natalie Ho and Zage Strassberg-Phillips
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Ceramics is a popular media of art among the students, as it targets those who are interested in a handson type of curriculum. Mr. Ferrera, PALY’s ceramics teacher, states, “My objectives are for students to acquire the skill set of an artist and to learn about different materials and processes”. Ceramics is a fun, enjoyable class that teaches many clever techniques yet still enables artistic freedom. Although Art Spectrum is a prerequisite to Ceramics, as this preliminary class teaches students the foundation of sculpting, students do not have to be experts in this art form. Currently, students are working on creating a chessboard - with a personalized theme for a little twist. At the end of the day, “I’d just like them to have an apprecivation for the arts When you hear the word art - most people envision paint, paper, and a brush, not a camera. The photo class at PALY “really engages students to see the world in a different way and to realize that a camera is a really powerful tool” says Ms. Wixsom, PALY’s photo teacher. Photo is a unique type of art that incorporates technology and fuses it together with the traditional aesthetic sense. Every photographer portrays the world based on their own unique perspective. This photo class aims to teach students to look at the world with a fresh artistic lens. Photography appeals to students who wish to venture into new concepts and experiment many techniques with technology. “You can do so much with a really good camera - but you can really only do that by the way you think and see things” Ms. Wix states. “That’s the real superpower that you have in a photography class … the way you see things”. - and for creating and building something” Mr. Ferrera finishes. There are so many fantastic art classes to explore at PALY - Art Spectrum, Photography, and Ceramics are just a few. However, in some ways they are are all alike - they all communicate, express, and are a part of one universal language.
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Untitled Artist Albert Leng
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YOUTH SPEAKS OUT Every student deserves to have their voice heard and acknowledged. Youth Speaks Out, created by parent and artist Carolyn Digovich, is an organization that gives Gunn and Paly students that opportunity. Youth Speaks Out hosts an annual exhibition to showcase student work with live performances by PAUSD students. Youth Speaks Out features photography, drawings, paintings, sculpture and writing. At this year’s opening ceremony on March 26th speakers including superintendent Dr. Max McGee, Gunn and Paly teachers, and students all came out to support student voice and creativity. The exhibition ran from March 26th through April 16th
Nicole Berry Photos by: Siggi Bengston
Fragility
Sky Straight-Line Bloom
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SCHOLASTIC ARTS As the largest art contest for middle to high school students, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is an outlet for teen artists and writers to showcase their talent. Every year submissions are judged for originality, technical skill and expression of personal voice. This year there were 300,000 submitted works of art ranging from traditional paintings to sculpture and digital arts. Scholastic gives out scholarships and exhibits the best submissions at galleries across the country. Student submissions go through a two-step process. First, contestants submit their work to their regional office. Awards are then given out on the regional or state level: Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. Gold key-winning works are then considered for national-level recognition, where exceptional works receive national Gold and Silver Medals. Those that receive several benefits; they are invited to Carnegie Hall for a ceremony hosted by powerful figures in the arts and entertainment industry.
Lavanya Mahadevan 82 Paly Arts students won state Key Awards in painting, sculpture, and photography and a record five Paly students were National Medalist Art and Writing award winners. Gold Medalist Lavanya Mahadevan at left displays her sculpture series [Re]volution. James Poe at his desktop.
James Poe
Photo by William Dougal
Photo by Margo Wixsom
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Enter at your own risk Julie Chandler
Lirio Sara Aguilar
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Flow Rachel Farn
STUDENT ARTWORK
Untitled Kobi Bryant
Aquarium Serina Nguyen
Childhood Friend Leyla Gokcek
Time Square Sam McCoy
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Abandoned Self Esteem Maya Kandell
Untitled Hala Elhamdi
Untitled Angelina Wang
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Cascading Anna Shimoda
Untitled Amelia Hancock Looking Closer Sydney Bader
Paint Alemayu Kassa
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Swan-Tree Elizabeth Rauner
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Untitled Alyssa Leong
Calm After the Storm Bianca Al-Shamari
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Twin [Peaks] Sabrina Martin
untitled 14 Gabi Rossner
Galaxy Melissa Sarah Vase Kathi Pramstaller
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Blossoming Rachel K. Code
Perspective Isabelle Vincent
Life Line Rachel Farn Stonehenge Deconstructed Sophia Wu
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Yosemite Snowstorm Leyton Ho Untitled Amy Luo
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The Dream Whales Yoonjung Cho
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Untitled Yoonjung Cho TheZombie Sophia Muys
Bike Gearchain Nicholas Padmana
Untitled Ivy Li
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Untitled Abigail Cummings
Terragender Skyler Forden
A Dance with Daisy Buchanan Alix Westgaard Untitled Albert Leng
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Bay Claire Kokontois
Scripted Simone Shaw
ChongQing Celine Wang
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Lady by the Water Priya Misner
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Espoir Written by: Nicholas Zhang La brise soufflant sur mon visage, Les furtives ombres suivant mon sillage, J'avance vers cette auréole de luminosité. Quand le vent fait bruisser les feuillages, Quand même mon esprit est retenu en otage, J'approche lentement de la vérité. J'entends mon coeur se répandre en mille pétales, Je sens les larmes creuser leurs fossés, Je vois la nature s'étendre en aval, Je touche au but, à ma destinée, Je goûte enfin à la véritable liberté. Flowers out of Darkness Yasmin Correa
Quelle merveilleuse sensation que celle-ci, Dans une existence teintée de gris, Quelle exaltante impression que celle d'être en vie, Un ouragan d'émotions naissant d’un monde fané, Enfin, une lueur d’espoir ravivée.
Alone Dami Bolarinwa
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On Remembrance Written by: Trstan Wang There is a beach Where everything you have lost Washes up onto the sandy shore Mounds of pencils Left behind as you departed hurriedly From past classrooms A jumble of door keys That had dropped heedlessly from your pocket On a rowdy subway train Rustic sunglasses, your favorite pair Left on the side table with your emptied glass After a casual swim At some vibrant hotel The distant horizon Spans to infinity Shimmering with things once possessed Now lost. Unspoken words Lost in mid-sentence Or bottled deep within some obscure corner of your mind Never shared. Never delivered In times needing of consolation Absent memories, too Once treasured, cherished even But no more Countless missed opportunities Lost to the crime of indifference In a hectic world And, alas, shattered friendships, lost To petty misunderstandings and sour pranks Even shards of your own self, departed subtly That innocence. That sense of humor and That hearty smile. All lost One day, you’ll have the privilege Of walking along this very beach And you will take a seat Upon the chalky, sunbaked sand Pondering. Even marveling At how you had trudged on and on and on And never bothered Looking back
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Jocelyn Leyla Gokcek
Mer and Pete Sabrina Martin
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Distance Emma Cockrell
Untitled Claire Kokontis Untitled Amy Luo
Steal Wool Jonathan Stoschek
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