ASAA All-State Art

Communication Arts

Cultural Mash-Up Characters

(1st Place – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: Cultural Mash-Up Characters
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Claire Scott and Josephine Engstrom
School: Juneau-Douglas High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

I developed these characters to represent different cultural interests: my favorite era in history, Victorian, my favorite exotic culture, Japanese, a traditional culture of my family, Billy the Kid and the Wild West, and current Pop-culture, represented by a Kardashian taking a selfie. They share a common element of fitted armor. It is done in alcohol markers.

Artwork Dimensions: 12" x 15"
Original Submitted Images Below

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Oberon

(2nd Place – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: Oberon
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Akila Amala
School: South Anchorage High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

This is my rendition of Oberon from Shakespeare’s famous play, Midsummer’s Night Dream. I am inspired by interaction of culture in our society and the golden age of Renaissance, which brings us many great accomplishments for our world.

Artwork Dimensions: 8"x 11.5"
Original Submitted Images Below

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On the Inside

(3rd Place – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: On the Inside
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Deanna Kendall
School: Valdez High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

From our mouths we speak either life or death

Artwork Dimensions: 3508 Pixels x 2480 Pixels
Original Submitted Images Below

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Dark Alleyway

(Honorable Mention – Communication Arts/Graphic Design)

Title of Art Piece: Dark Alleyway
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Travis Winteron
School: North Pole High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

For this Peice, I wanted to frame a story within a single frame, and let the viewer allow for their own interpretation of the story behind the peice be.

Artwork Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 20 inches
Original Submitted Images Below

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Happy Otter

Title of Art Piece: Happy Otter
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Cameron Okins
School: Thunder Mountain High School
Grade: 12th
Artist Statement:

This photo was created in illustrator using a polyart technique, using darker colors to represent depth. I originally made this photo with the intention of creating a piece that represented Alaska and it’s culture. The diversity of wildlife and the open ocean is what Alaska is known for, making the otter an excellent representation of this.

Artwork Dimensions: 8.5×11
Original Submitted Images Below

http://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/30-6e9a923a3f9f1cc0be023500e6aca5fc/2018/03/Cameron-Okins.jpg

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Revival

Title of Art Piece: Revival
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Blue Dunsworth
School: Valdez High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

I have always enjoyed Eminem’s music. His ability to tell a story through music has always inspired me, and with his recent album release, I wanted to convey his situation through a picture; to almost tell a story like he can. My illustrations shows Eminem himself resting on a stool with an american flag projected on him. He has a disappointed look on his face. I wanted to show his disappointment in America with all of the shootings and disputes that he has expressed this in his music. It is essentially a message reminding people that there are bad things happening in America.

Artwork Dimensions: 23 Inches Wide x 17 Inches Tall
Original Submitted Images Below

http://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/30-6e9a923a3f9f1cc0be023500e6aca5fc/2018/03/Revival.jpg

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Shoot for the Moon

Title of Art Piece: Shoot for the Moon
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Kat Barr
School: Colony High School
Grade: 10th
Artist Statement:

The theme for this project was “show what you see in your future” To be honest, I hate the future, the thought startles me; I don’t know who I will be, where I’ll be, I don’t know anything. It seems so uncontrollable and the possibility of failure is extreme. . . yet, so promising. I had no idea what to do with this project then a saying came to me which has been with me for so long “Shoot for the moon and if you miss you’ll land among the stars.” That’s how I see the future we want the best for ourselves; to get the best job, place to live, grades etc. But even if we don’t get the best in life you will still make it. Personally, the saying means a lot to me as I put so much pressure on myself to succeed and I don’t get all A’s and be the “best child” I’m a failure, that’s well. . . not true. Because in the end I may not be on the moon but I will still be among the stars. That is the meaning behind this piece.

Artwork Dimensions: 1500 high X 1000 wide pixels
Original Submitted Images Below

http://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/30-6e9a923a3f9f1cc0be023500e6aca5fc/2018/03/shoot-for-the-moon.png

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Mercorpse

Title of Art Piece: Mercorpse
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Joscelyn Hoppe
School: Valdez High School
Grade: 11th
Artist Statement:

Mercorpse, she is very cool looking. I created her with sharp teeth because in the versions I have read about mermaids, they had sharp teeth to eat their victims and were similar to sirens; but they were different of course, they didn’t lure their prey in.

Artwork Dimensions: 17 Inches High x 11 Inches Wide
Original Submitted Images Below

http://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/30-6e9a923a3f9f1cc0be023500e6aca5fc/2018/03/Mercorpse.jpg

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The Bridge

Title of Art Piece: The Bridge
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Quyen Loseby
School: Thunder Mountain High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

Around the first week of school, my Digital Arts class had gone on a short walk to take pictures for later projects. Many months later, I was working on an independent project and used the pictures, and other pngs, to create The Bridge. The glowing bubble above the bridge also contains my school.

Artwork Dimensions: 8.5×11
Original Submitted Images Below

http://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/30-6e9a923a3f9f1cc0be023500e6aca5fc/2018/03/Loseby.Independent.jpg

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Fishing dream

Title of Art Piece: Fishing dream
Category: Communication Arts / Graphic Design – 2018
Student/Artist’s Name: Eric Dobson
School: Thunder Mountain High School
Grade: 9th
Artist Statement:

I was assigned a double exposure project in my digital arts class. I took a picture of my face and then started thinking about my hobbies and things that would go well with the picture I took. I really like to fly fish and the hat I am wearing it a mostly fly fishing company so I decided to create this image like I was dreaming of a fly fishing trip.

Artwork Dimensions: 8.5×11
Original Submitted Images Below

http://artalaska.org/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/30-6e9a923a3f9f1cc0be023500e6aca5fc/2018/03/Dobson-Erik-copy.jpg

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