Sand Art/Animation

Sand art is a live art performance made with sand and a lightbox/projector. The artist uses his/her hands to create an image which projects onto a screen. This style of art is especially interesting because the art performance happens right before your eyes and you have no idea how they got sand to look so good in a matter of seconds. The art performance usually has music in the back and tells a story. I’ve seen it on America’s Got Talent before, but here’s a clip of a sand art performance based on Frozen’s “Let it go.”

Scholastics Art

Drawing is something that gives me joy and appreciation. It is also something that gives me stress and anxiety, but mostly relaxation. I only get stressed if there’s a deadline (that’s not surprising..). Anyways, my point is that behind each art work/piece lies the creator’s long hours of hard work and dedication which are mostly overlooked. Because artists stress over each detail of their work, they recognize each and every stroke that they did perfectly or that they felt unsure about. I’m not sure if this applies to all artists, but it definitely applies for me. I finished an art drawing that I named Late Start last year during my time in a beginner’s painting class (we were learning how to blend colors). I carefully drew each detail in the beginning, from the creases in the pants to the shadow from the blanket, but there were parts which I had to pay less attention to because of time. Those little parts, as you can assume, I did not feel as confident in. I felt that my art drawing was not good enough…until it was submitted into this year’s Scholastics Art Competition and won an honorable mention [happy dance]. I won a gold award last year for my drawing Wonder, and getting recognition for my art work again this year is totally mind blowing for me. What I learned from these experiences is that you don’t have to have other people’s approval to be confident; you just have to be confident in yourself!

World of Artists

@agnes_cecile

@mac_kie

@vianaarts

@davidemikart

@mikedargas2014

@pangaeanstudios

@rapture989

@gustavoinutero

I follow a lot of accounts on instagram (most of which post about food..). One of my favorite accounts to follow is World of Artists. They post art of all different types of mediums, such as paint/pencil/prisma, which gives variety to the account and makes it more captivating. One of the perks of following them is that they usually post 1 or 2 times a day, so I always look forward to what they’ll share each day. The art work that they post is so intriguing, yet relatable. They don’t just post art work of typical flowers or portraits, but art work that has a deeper meaning or conveys a certain feeling. Also, most of the artwork they post are so well done that they look like pictures. Seeing the art works from people all over the world gives a sense of community within artists/viewers and inspires others, including me, to use our imagination and create our own works of art.