Seniors Claire Fuller and Amanda Thai won recognition in the Art Scholastics Contest with their spectacular submissions of amazing artwork! Although they have both been chosen and have received the same award, their styles are very different from each other and each has their own plans for their future art-wise.
“I like to do my artwork in black in white,” said senior Claire Fuller. “I do a lot of high contrast drawings and most of my pieces are zoomed in and close up.”
She has been committed to doing art since she was very young, especially because it is something she has constantly been exposed to—for example, her grandmother used to make propaganda and did artwork that influenced other people.
“Artistic preference has been running in my family for a really long time,” said Fuller.
She plans on focusing on art through college and is strongly considering using her experiences to pursue art-related jobs, specifically commercial arts such as advertisements. Fuller believes that art should be appreciated more, as it is often overlooked even though it is something that is exposed to people everywhere in their daily lives.
“Most people don’t think about art all the time, but almost everything that is put out into the world has something to do with art, and it’s a really important part of society.”
Amanda Thai also agrees; she believes that art is under appreciated, and encourages people to look more into it.
“I think it’s really great when people make art because you can learn a lot about a person from the works they produce,” said Thai.
In contrast to Fuller, she does her artwork with a different approach.
“I really like working with watercolor, even though I do find it difficult,” said Thai. “A lot of my pieces are of face profiles.”
Her art style is featured prominently in the piece that she submitted to Art Scholastics, which won her recognition.
Thai explains that she spends about five or so hours a week on average doing an art project. She genuinely enjoys doing art, especially when she finds inspiration to start a piece and the motivation to finish it.
Thai also plans to pursue art in college, but hasn’t made a firm decision yet whether she will expand it into her career plan.
“I’m not sure how well art jobs would financially help me because I realize that it’s particularly hard to live off of an art career, but I definitely want to do more with all the experience that I’ve gathered,” said Thai.
With their drive in pursuing art and determination in sharing it with others, Fuller and Thai see art as a universal and significant part of everyday life.
“Academic subjects like math and science are important, but art is where you have more freedom and you can use it to express yourself,” said Fuller.