Several EPGHS art students recently had their work featured at the HOIC Art Festival. Entries for the festival will be on display at ISU’s Bone Student Center through February 27th. Here are three of the pieces honored at the event.
Ava Cordell, Grasp of the Wolf
Senior Ava Cordell won first place in the digital art category for her piece Grasp of the Wolf. She created the image on her Samsung tablet using Ibis Paint software. It features a young woman on the verge of being devoured by a gigantic wolf. “I saw an idea like this on Pinterest, so I changed it up and made it my own thing,” explained Cordell. As to the piece’s meaning, she expressed, “It represents that innocence can easily be taken away without anyone knowing that it’s going to happen. The girl is oblivious that the wolf is about to eat her. Being naive can lead to a person’s downfall.” What was the most challenging part of creating the image? “The wolf. I’m used to drawing people, but eventually I figured out the shading on the wolf.”
Isabella Enright, Sonder: The Profound Feeling of Realizing That Each Passerby Has a Life as Vivid and Complex as Your Own.
Senior Isabella Enright won an honorable mention for her acrylic painting Sonder: The Profound Feeling of Realizing That Each Passerby Has a Life as Vivid and Complex as Your Own. The work features the facade of an apartment building at night, with lighted windows and silhouetted residents doing various activities. Enright was also inspired by an idea from Pinterest. The word “sonder” is a relatively new Gen Z term. She stated, “It’s all about seeing outside yourself and recognizing that other people have interesting lives. It’s also about seeking to understand others and not judging them.” Enright’s favorite aspect of the piece is the warm, welcoming colors in the windows.
Auggie Hany, In Dreams
Senior Auggie Hany won first place in the 3D Mixed/Alternative Media category with her piece, In Dreams. The work is a self portrait in acrylic paint, but Hany attached red ribbons and pipe cleaners for the hair and a string of beads for the necklace. She explained, “I always do 2D, so I wanted to challenge myself.” The hair was the trickiest element, and after some trial and error, she curled the ribbon with a curling iron. “My favorite aspect of this is the colorful swirly patterns and dots [above the body] that I made with paint pens,” Hany said. She stated that she wouldn’t sell the piece for less than a billion dollars.
