Painting With A Wide Brush

Artists Share AP Art Themes

Topic: How To Show Art Is Everywhere And All Art forms Are Intertwined

“What surprised me about this project is the sheer amount of ideas and inspiration I have found in all the art,” Pfannes said.

Her art pieces were mixed media, with a focus on paints.

“One of my first projects is an inked monochromatic piece that is only drawn with words,” Pfannes said. “Whereas my largest piece is an acrylic painting with coyote fur and bones sewn onto and glued to the canvas.”

Topic: How One’s Environment Affects Development And Identity

Gale’s AP art portfolio theme and AP Research topic were connected. “It was about how media portrayal affects the development of masculine gender identity and expression,” Gale said.

The pieces center on young people in environments that could affect them or depictions of scenes that show the way one’s environment impacts them.

“One of my pieces I used watercolor collage to create a scene where a baby is being raised in a room filled with media and online influences,” Gale said.

Topic: How To Express Different Cultural, Religious and Human Beliefs Through Art

Maxwell’s AP Art portfolio concept was prompted by existential curiosity.

“I have been really interested in what happens in the afterlife,” Maxwell said.

Maxwell’s project broadened from the original concept.

Madi Maxwell, 12

“Instead of just it being about the afterlife and spiritual things, it's come to a term of cultural beliefs about different colors and experiences we have,” Maxwell said.

Written by Elyse Bredfeldt Graphics by Grace Winkler