Teacher Name: Matthew Milkowski, Lisa Wax, Alyssa Beech, Ma Ying Li
Grade: 12
Materials: Acrylic paint on wood
Artist Statement: I am obsessed with introspection, and my works serve as personal meditations. Through my art, I explore human existence—its pressures, connections, and transformations—to understand and express my own place within it. I am drawn to the absurd, the touching, the chilling, and the comical. I gravitate toward painting for surreal ideas that defy the constraints of the physical world. When I want to communicate a concept that is raw and tangible, I turn to sculpture, which grounds my work in the gritty, imperfect texture of reality.
My portfolio begins with “Birth”, which represents the early formation of my identity. The two faces splitting outward, crying out, represent my sense of limitless potential—who I am and who I might become. From there, my series unfolds into three parts of life itself:
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