AP Studio Art 2D Design Portfolio

1. ANA’S 2D AP ART
PORTFOLIO 2018-2019
“COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARYAND
BURDENED AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST” MATTHEW 11:28

2. BREATH
12 PIECES
MIXED MEDIA

3. B1—PROPORTION/
GRAPHITE

4. B2 BALANCE
/WATERCOLOR

5. B3 EMPHASIS/
PHOTOGRAPHY

6. B4 CONTRAST/
PHOTOGRAPHY

7. B5 SPACE/
PHOTOGRAPHY

8. B6 UNITY/
ACRYLIC

9. B7 MOVEMENT/
PHOTOGRAPHY OF CLAY

10. B8 VALUE/
PHOTOGRAPHY

11. B9 RHYTHM/INK

12. B10 COLOR/
PHOTOGRAPHY

13. B11 FORM/CHALK

14. B12 REPETITION/
ACRYLIC AND GRAPHITE

15. CONCENTRATION STATEMENT
• My concentration emphasizes the idea that happiness is not determined by wealth. In my
concentration, the children struggle with exhaustion due to hardship. By photographing children
growing up in rural poverty, I am depicting that there is trouble which cannot always be
resolved by economic prosperity. However, as the children realize that maintaining strength is
impossible without perseverance, hope, and a community, their despair matures into joy.
• I explored different elements of design, such as emphasis, as the mental growth of my
subjects progresses. I was inspired by photos by Dorthea Lange and my family lived through
the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, so (C1-5), I posed my family members in rough
environments at my grandparent’s house to investigate texture. My subject is standing in front
of a potting shed in C1, sitting by a mouse-eaten garage door in C2, is on the steps of a chicken
coop in C3, and is surrounded by brush in C4. Lastly, my subject's face in C5 is framed by a
weathered window. This texture portrays the hardship these children experience growing up in
rural poverty. Although they begin determined that their situation will improve (C1-2), as they
become mentally and physically exhausted (C3-4), despair settles in (C5). However, their
mentality shifts to hope when they realize that happiness does not depend on circumstance—joy
is possible if they persevere, remain hopeful, and in a community (C5). To show this change, I
focused on value in C6-12 by switching to color. Despite this new hope (C6). the children still
experience moments of exhaustion (C7). But, because of their renewed perseverance and with
the help of a community (C8), the children are able to overcome despair, find joy (C9-11), and
walk away from unhealthy past experiences (C12).

16. CONCENTRATION
12 PIECES
ALL PHOTOGRAPHY

17. C1

18. C2

19. C3

20. C4

21. C5

22. C6

23. C7

24. C8

25. C9

26. C10

27. C11

28. C12

29. ADVICE TO NEW STUDENTS
• Pay attention when Prof. explains all of the technology tips
and rules when editing pictures! Write down everything she
says so that you don’t have to ask for clarification like
50,000,000 times!
• Try and settle on a vague idea of what your concentration is
going to be. It doesn’t have to be certain, but if you can go
ahead and write a ROUGH draft of your concentration
statement over SUMMER, then your school year will be so
much less stressful.