Faculty Auras
Kiley Cosgrove
Grade 12
When I was trying to decide what I wanted to do for my concentration this year I was torn. I had two ideas that I really liked, but only enough time for one. After some internal debate, I finally decided in favor of doing something more positive with my work this time around. I went around and took high contrast photos of staff and faculty. Through editing, I created a black and white image that I then used to create a portrait in one of three materials. Most of my current work is charcoal, with liquid watercolors, forming the backgrounds that represent the "auras" that each person gives off. The white charcoal is similar in that the watercolor creates the aura, but instead of drawing the shadows, I’m drawing the highlights. The final material is chalk pastel, which was done on matte board rather than the paper I was using for the others. In this case, the background came last, instead, I chose the colors for the face first, the main aura that I get, and the background was made up of the secondary colors of the individual's personality.
Kiley Cosgrove
Grade 12
When I was trying to decide what I wanted to do for my concentration this year I was torn. I had two ideas that I really liked, but only enough time for one. After some internal debate, I finally decided in favor of doing something more positive with my work this time around. I went around and took high contrast photos of staff and faculty. Through editing, I created a black and white image that I then used to create a portrait in one of three materials. Most of my current work is charcoal, with liquid watercolors, forming the backgrounds that represent the "auras" that each person gives off. The white charcoal is similar in that the watercolor creates the aura, but instead of drawing the shadows, I’m drawing the highlights. The final material is chalk pastel, which was done on matte board rather than the paper I was using for the others. In this case, the background came last, instead, I chose the colors for the face first, the main aura that I get, and the background was made up of the secondary colors of the individual's personality.