Sophia Emmanuel ’20 IB Art Exhibit

Posted on May 19, 2020 by abader20

“Change Yourself; The World Will Follow” 

Digital Painting; 14 x 21.5in. January, 2020
“The news, stories, and first hand experiences of climate change are awful, and I knew I needed to create a commentary calling people to action. I painted and used pastels of vibrant colors to create an ideal version of what our world should look like, and I’m sure what it once did look like. The vivid landscape would be interrupted by the striking black and white image of a house and other man-made objects. From here we see small effects, but in reality, climate change is a much larger issue.”

Don’t Exclude Us

Digital Painting; 17 x 22in. February, 2019
“The intentions of this piece were to make a strong commentary on gay rights in the eyes of the Catholic church, and how we all just want to be accepted. Both religion and fighting for human rights issues are a huge part of who I am. People use religion to defend their hate, but I believe that the main message of God is to love everyone for exactly who they are. I decided to use art to work through this conflict. I was inspired by graffiti artist Viet Gossler for ideas and composition.”

Growing Love

Digital Drawing and Collage; 19 x 13in. November, 2019
“I created this piece from a song I wrote about love as people get older. The simple color palette and aged background emphasize the sophistication and how love becomes more complicated. Pieces project off the background to create multiple dimensions, or opinions. The words and notes on the heart do not perfectly align with the background and the pieces create different shadows, so each viewer sees the piece in a slightly different way to show that we all have different feelings and reactions to love.”

Moving in the Wright Direction

Digital Painting; 13 x 13in. September, 2019
“I have always been fascinated by how Architect Frank Lloyd Wright smoothly transitions from industrial materials to the natural world. I took inspiration from his house “Fallingwater.” This house perfectly intertwines nature and synthetic materials. To further the idea of combining organic and industrial images. I took a surrealist approach and created an image that could never exist in the real world; a metal staircase melting directly into the flowing water below.”

Our Problems are Smaller… 

Digital Painting; 13 x 18in. February, 2020
“Sitting in my window, looking out to the rest of the world, my problems fade away. The trees could be in perfect bloom on a summer day or bare during a frigid winter night, but picturing the grandeur of the world outside my window, my problems seem minimal. I recreated this scene to show that the problems of the world are much more important than any one individual. The general backyard and expansive sky show that we can take a break and focus on each other.”

Slipping Away

Ink and Paper; 20 x 20in. November/ December, 2018
“I wrote a song, “If Only I Spoke Up,” about standing up against drug abuse to inspire and help those suffering from addiction. The lyrics create the structure of the piano, the addict. They are slowly slipping away from reality and falling into an ambiguous dark mass. In their minds, the only thing left holding them up is the needle. The message is that substance is what is actually pushing them further away, and that simply reaching out could change their lives.”

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