Silver Swimmer

By AJ Crowell

My Silver swimmer piece is inspired by a small art studio that I used to visit, where they would construct large sculptures from trash washed ashore the beaches. In memory of the art studio I chose to build my own with materials of highly consumed items from my house. I started collecting the cans for this project and quickly had each individual scale of the fish cut from the multiples of bubbly and soda cans. Each fin is likely constructed. The base made to look like sand was made of scraps from other projects, food wrappers, and a random assortment of trash. The supports and seaweed use old fencing wire that might otherwise have been scrapped. I like to envision this sculpture showing how decrepit our oceans have become and how we can upcycle to help. 

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Leopard

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My painting is a representation of my passion, which is creating animals in an artistic format. Leopards are bold and powerful, which are two characteristics I really enjoy attempting to replicate on canvas. The challenge of capturing this majestic creature with simple acrylic paint was what made finishing the art piece infinitely more rewarding. I enjoy using my talents to capture God’s creation and am proud of what I have created. 

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