ASA 2022 STEAM EXPO

PROJECT SUMMARY

Skulls are portrayed by the media as a message of death, and thus, have a negative connotation. By adding color and detail, "weird skulls" is supposed to take away the fatality of the start of death, and rather, turn it into a celebration of life.

WHY?

I did this project as a side work in my AP art class, and spiced up the trend of black and white, which I tend to use often, by using soft pastels. It essentially served as a revolution.

HOW?

I started by sketching skulls from the sixth grade class' lesson in my free time, and working on details during free times in my specials class. My first designs consisted of ominous, dark representations of the references, until my teachers handed me soft pastels, a form of chalky colors.

WHAT?

The result was a zoom-in into a skull in cool and warm colors, in charcoal and soft pastels, which give a powdery and detailed texture of the bones.

SO WHAT?

The results from the "weird skulls" are an impact on poeple, portraying the beautification of death, and a celebration of life.

WHAT'S NEXT?

I could've added a more drastic mix between cool and warm colors, maybe zooming in even more for an extra challenge.

REFERENCES & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Initially, I had no references, nor guidance on how to incorporate beauty in death, until my teacher introduced me Georgia O'keeffe's artwork.

JUDGES FEEDBACK

I really admire the meaning that you have behind your work! I am in full agreement that sometimes concepts such as death should be thought of in a positive manner to celebrate the life of the organism whether it be human or otherwise. Instead of the ground in which the skull rests maybe representing what appears to be a desert, could you use some green for plants that represent life surrounding the skull?

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