By Eddie King
Managing Editor
Diverse art pieces created by students in Mira Costa’s AP Studio Art class were on display this past Saturday during Manhattan Beach’s annual TedX conference.
The gallery, located in Mira Costa’s auditorium, featured pieces composed by AP Studio Art students and were produced using a variety of mediums, including acrylic paints and cardboard. The gallery featured a multitude of impressive, eye-catching pieces, however, the gallery’s setting was bland, and its location was isolated from the rest of the TedX conference.
The AP Studio Art students were assigned to create an original piece to be displayed in the gallery based upon the open-ended theme, “What If?”. Although the topic for the project was very open-ended, many of the pieces tended to revolve around surrealist and fantasy themes.
The pieces featured in the gallery incorporated a number of diverse mediums, ranging from acrylic paintings to porcelain sculptures and photographs. The wide variety of mediums utilized showcased the varied talents of the AP Studio Art students, and their ability to successfully work with a wide variety of artistic materials.
Furthermore, no two pieces in the gallery were alike. Each piece was devoid of repetition, helping to keep the gallery fresh and interesting for viewers, while still displaying the vast and unique artistic interpretations each artist had about the gallery’s open-ended theme, “What If?”.
Despite the impressive pieces housed within the gallery, the location was difficult to find as it was isolated from the rest of the TedX conference. Much of the TedX conference was situated in the center of campus near the cafeteria, however, the AP Studio Art gallery was on display in the auditorium, and was not well advertised. This made it difficult for attendees of the event to find the gallery.
In addition, the layout of the gallery was a bit disorganized. Pieces were strewn across the east and west walls of the auditorium haphazardly, and it was difficult to tell that the space was even supposed to be an art gallery. The space was not decorated to look like an art gallery, and a number of the pieces were out of the attendees sight.
Overall, Mira Costa’s AP Studio Art gallery was impressive, showcasing the varied talents of Mira Costa’s AP Studio Art students. Despite its poorly chosen, isolated location, the pieces housed within the gallery more than made up for this shortcoming.
The AP Studio Art gallery was open to the public on Saturday, November 5th in Mira Costa’s auditorium.
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