By: Ava Lenze and Garret Davis
When turning the corner by the library have you ever noticed the flashy artwork on the walls? Those art pieces are created by our very own Southeast students, expressing themselves in unique ways that often go unnoticed. Art teacher Amber Schuch’s creative mind and style has created many interesting art projects that have led to the creations of breathtaking pieces. The art section in the halls draws you in with the new crochet and relevant world event projects that catches your attention. When just looking at a piece, more than just viewing comes to mind, every piece has a story and has emotions. When choosing an image to highlight, two of the pieces stood out from the rest; those pieces are by Odyssey Cadle and Matthew Ross.
Matthew Ross is a sophomore at Southeast High school and has a hidden talent for art. When given the topic of current events, Ross chose to do his piece on the Epstein files. Ross’s work stood out as in his art he blacked out some of the parts symbolizing the hidden/missing pieces of the files. Ross stated he got his idea after hearing about the Epstein files around school and how popular it is. Ross’s ability to translate a current event into an original, creative piece is remarkable.
Odyssey Cadle is a senior at Southout Highschool, who created a creative piece that is a mix of photography and digital art. Cadle’s piece is a photo of her cat, with the addition of the golden stars, resembling an angelic theme relating to old superstitions behind cats. When finding inspiration for this piece Cadle stated that she found her main ideas in research behind how cats were perceived, “Cats guarded people from spiritual creatures, spirits and demons as well as biblical accurate angles, sort of leaning into it but not entirely, as stars are related to angles”. Her piece is eye-catching and unique as it incorporates styles of art that are often forgotten incorporating a more complex meaning behind her art. Cadle won the “Artist of the Week” program contest sponsored by Blick Art Material. This is a weekly contest that highlights new artwork from all grade levels. When Cadle learned she had won the contest she was surprised and wasn’t expecting to win but Cadle’s dedication to her artwork has shown how much she deserved this win. Schuch wrote “My favorite part about creativity is seeing how each person interprets and creates work based on their own personal interests and experiences.” The art program has continuously shown creativity and imagination in their work as the school year goes on. Every color can draw the viewer in but what often goes unlooked is the meaning behind it. No art piece is the same and each one deserves recognition for the effort and hard work they put in.
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