FIVE COOL PROJECTS
FIVE COOL PROJECTS
The Press-Enterprise art show, which features 360 entries from 32 schools, remains on display until Friday, May 19.
The Press-Enterprise art show, which features 360 entries from 32 schools, remains on display until Friday, May 19.
"Trying to Fill an Empty Heart"
Student: John Kenneth Tamayor
School: Martin Luther King High School, Riverside
Grade: Senior
Description: Tamayor said he took a picture of a friend wearing a jacket. Inside it he drew a heart filled with drugs, cigarettes, a syringe and a beer bottle. The head is left off because "you're not thinking straight when you make bad decisions," he said.
Category: Watercolor/Tempera
"Carl the 5th"
Category: Drawing in Color
Student: Audrey Alexander
School: Woodcrest Christian High School, Riverside
Grade: Junior
Description: Alexander drew a portrait of Carl Pongs, a close friend. Pongs, a stickler for detail, made sure every element was perfect. Alexander said she drew layer upon layer to get that smooth-skin look.
"Striving for Perfection"
Category: Best of Show
Student: Joyce Sauro
School: Roosevelt High School, Eastvale
Grade: Senior
Description: As Sauro describes it, a wooden doll stands in front of a mirror and is trying to carve herself to fit society's beauty standards. The doll has face masks, wigs, clothes and a carving tool. Sauro said her message is that people are perfect no matter how they look.
"I Am Trash"
Category: Mixed Media
Student: Darren Tamayo
School: Vista Murrieta High School
Grade: Senior
Description: The piece shows a seashore scene with trash and washed-up marine animals. The artist's head is coming out of the water, which is turning brown. Tamayo said was inspired by a marine biology class and became concerned about ocean pollution.
"The Dead Weather"
Category: Graphic/Two-Dimensional Design
Student: Jesse Falk
School: Vista Murrieta High School
Grade: Sophomore
Description: Falk sketched a gig poster of the rock band The Dead Weather using hand-lettered fonts. He said he added lines to give texture to the figure of a woman with a skull and crossbones and lightning through her head to show energy.