AHS's growing talent

For the past two weeks Clausen Hall has been decorated with artwork from students in the AHS arts program. Currently Clausen Hall has 24 pictures on display and many others in the art gallery, the room commonly known as the copy room.

“We have Art 1 class’s work hanging in Clausen Hall,” said Photography teacher Meredith Stevens. “There is also a show at the Annandale Center.  It is going to be an ongoing show of student works.”

Many students have wondered what these pictures represent.  The art displayed in the art gallery and in Clausen Hall allowed students to describe their identities.

“They can do pictures on their inner self and outer self; some resemblance to their likes or dislikes, also things they want students to know about them,” said Art teacher Carol Trost.   Trost’s class has been hanging many of their identity pictures in the designated areas.  These pictures are among the many that the art department will be displaying this year.  These pictures have been placed on the wall with written text that describes the work and the artist’s ideas.

The art display in the AHS Center is about the community, and it contains photos that portray AHS.

“As long as we do two-dimensional works, I will hang them in Clausen Hall for students and the Annandale community to view the talents of these students,” said Trost. “Right now we are working on clay which is three-dimensional, so that can’t go in there.”  

The National Art Society also plans to display the artwork from other classes such as photography and different art levels.  Welcoming every one in the community to look through this artwork and discover how talented the student artists are.  

“I think that the community needs to see the talent of our students,” said Trost. The students have stretched their imagination to complete these works of art.  

“I like to think the community is interested in these art works, and that the arts are important to the community,” said Buzzell. “That is why we try to have art works outside the school as well.”

There are still going to be displays from different art levels and Trost plans to go back to two-dimensional works after finishing clay in Art 1.  The department plans to expand the displays throughout the community as the year progresses.

“We can actually look through the community, and libraries throughout the community but I have to get a space from them and work with the libraries to allow us to display our artwork,” Trost said. “I certainly would be willing to take it to anywhere so people can look at the students’ work.”

Sophomore Devante Mosley participated in this art show.  “It is about trying to express ourselves in an artwork,” Mosley said. “I drew a portrait of me with a couple of symbols on my face.” Mosley’s picture was a very complicated and detailed view of himself.

“It is full of imaginative stuff, it represents my imaginations and values,” he said.  “To put it in short the left side represents my desire and the right side represents peace, beauty, and death.”

“[When I see my work done] I look back on how I was thinking it would be when I was working on it,” said Mosley, “It gives me new ideas for my next project.”

The shows shared what talented Annandale students have to offer to the community as young artists.
 
“When people comment on my work it makes me do more of what I like to do,” said Mosley, very exited with the idea of displaying more of his art pieces around the school.

“ I am going to do a more complicated and different piece for my next work,” he said.
The Art National Honor Society will be having many shows throughout the school year.  “The group is diverse with many students, and each student has his or her own talent,” said Stevens.