AP Studio Art Gallery 2021

Lucero Molina | 2D Design

My series displays various animals that are endemic to Mexico. I chose to combine each animal with an aspect/element from Mexican culture, such as traditional food and common celebrations, such as  Day of the Dead. This way, I could display the beauty of my culture in a unique and interesting way. Most of the animals I selected are currently endangered, which is why I hope to show their importance to Mexican culture. 

Maria Uralde | 2D Design

My portfolio presents a series of people in the creative industry narrating their journey and ideas within their role as artists. The work in my series is focused on the ideas of an art director, a conceptual artist, a photographer, a writer, and a framer, that I gathered through casual interviews. I photographed each of the subjects, focusing on creating an ambient with open spaces and playful shadows, to intervene on the printed images with direct quotes from our conversation.

Nina Ayala | 2D Design

My series represents the seven deadly sins and virtues found within everyone. I wanted to focus on very small actions and show How the smallest things can represent something as pure as a virtue or as dark as a sin. I was guided by the following questions: What small gestures portray evil or goodness? What are some ways to represent a specific sin or virtue visually through color and symbolism?

Dajin Park | 2D Design

My series explores interior design with a focus on the environment. Each of the rooms is based on a different idea related to nature. I asked myself, what symbols, colors, shapes and design elements can I use to convey the idea of nature in interior design?

Isabella Adams | 2D Design

My series focused on expressing nature and diversity through fashion. The questions that guided my investigation were How can I portray elements of nature through fashion? and How can I show diversity through fashion? I decided to create backgrounds, garments and accessories representing an element of nature. I drew fashion figures with different skin colors and body types in order to show diversity. 

Itziar Urrea | Drawing 

My series explores addiction. I was curious to see if I could portray  addictions with hands engaging in the actions of addiction to make people aware of their issues. The hands represent how humans aren’t controlling their addictions. The artworks explore common and uncommon addictions such as gaming, social media, and exercise. 

Sofia de la Cruz | Drawing

I created a series of self portraits that explore borderline personality disorder. This is an issue that I live with everyday. I wanted to capture it visually to show the heightened rawness of emotions experienced by a person with this disorder. I used a loose, cartoonish style combined with symbolism and color to express a variety of emotional states.

Carlota Gutierrez | Drawing

My series joins the love I have for painting and photography.Throughout this process, I asked myself how I could show the history and unique characteristics behind each building. The pictures I chose to recreate are ordinary buildings around Croatia that have been standing for dozens of years, showing the character that time and place can give a building. It truly inspired me to want to do something more with the pictures and capture the life of this amazing city. 

Luisa Oetling | Drawing

My series explores different insecurities people might have, and works to celebrate said insecurities. My pieces were guided by the following inquiry questions: Does art have the capability to glorify what is often seen as insecurity? How can my artworks persuade people's perceptions of beauty? How can I express different emotions in my artworks? 

Sofia Carvalho | Drawing

I created a series of illustrations for a children's book that explores gender norms. The two main characters, Oliver and Olivia, dress and act differently than expected for their gender. Yet they are just two normal, fun loving friends. My hope is that children can connect with the characters and understand that there are many different ways to be "normal". 

Ana Marull | Drawing

My series explores societal issues depicted through fashion drawings. I believe that most people do unhealthy or disrespectful things just because they are “trendy”, “normal” or “cool”. What I want to change through these pieces is the way people see such things. I believe that by making a trend of the fact that those behaviors are not good, people will start to realize how wrong they were.

Yuliana Rosales | Drawing

My series depicts women in their most authentic state and form, before undergoing any sort of modification. I wanted to illustrate the rawness and uniqueness of each woman. I was guided by these questions: “How can art help women embrace their bodies?”, and “How can I combine the human body with natural elements to evoke a sense of rawness?”. I wanted to portray women’s bodies because I have always felt concerned with the way women struggle to accept their bodies. I think that each woman is born with her own unique identity and that identity gets lost trying to fit in with the social standards.

Valeria Montañez | Drawing

My sustained investigation explores social criticism towards women’s fashion. I wanted to see how I could make an impact on people who saw my artwork and encourage them to reflect on and question the presence of misogyny in their daily life. This idea intrigues me because on a daily basis I see people around me criticizing people, mostly women, simply for what they are wearing.

Alicia Markman | 3D Design

My series explores political and or social issues through anatomical structures. Guided by the following questions; How can art relate to and express political opinions? How does anatomy relate to politics? Our bodies express so much, and our bodies, especially those of women, are affected by the political and social environments we inhabit. Art is a way to become politically aware and to express our political views.

Pamela  | 3D Design

My sustained investigation explores the human mind and how it creates imaginary friends to cope. An imaginary friend by definition is a psychological phenomenon that resembles a friendship or a relationship. This relates to an interest of mine, mental diseases, and I wanted to explore how I could represent mental illnesses with imaginary characters, with the purpose of normalizing the illness.

Florencia Arciniega | 3D Design

My sustained investigation explores opposites. I was guided by the question: “What forces oppose yet depend on each other?” I believe that there are always two stories when it comes to life events, personalities and experiences. Something beautiful can be born out of them like personal growth or the creation of something new. Faces are what is distinctive of all of my pieces. They easily reveal our true feelings. In some pieces I also used animals to represent human characteristics.