fall 2012 - Fleisher Art Memorial
fall 2012 - Fleisher Art Memorial
fall 2012 - Fleisher Art Memorial
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<strong>Fleisher</strong> Spotlight:<br />
Carolina Hooper<br />
What does art mean to you?<br />
The definition of art is so broad: I hardly know how to<br />
explain what it is and how it affects me. <strong>Art</strong> has been<br />
a part of my whole life, because art is all around us,<br />
within us.<br />
When did you start taking classes at <strong>Fleisher</strong>?<br />
In middle school I could not take art because playing The <strong>2012</strong> Ella King Torrey Young <strong>Art</strong>ist Prize<br />
Winner, Carolina Hooper, 16 (center), with (left to<br />
in the orchestra had taken up my extra elective. I right) Russell Torrey, Lucy Hooper, Bruce Hooper,<br />
wanted to continue art during that time, and <strong>Fleisher</strong> and Ella Russell Torrey<br />
turned out to be a great opportunity. My love for art has<br />
only grown during the time I have attended <strong>Fleisher</strong>.<br />
I have learned a considerable amount from the various classes here.<br />
What have you studied at <strong>Fleisher</strong>?<br />
<strong>Fleisher</strong> has allowed me to try media I had never touched before. I have studied printmaking,<br />
art foundations, and sculpture. I also took botanical illustration, which was eye-opening for<br />
me. In this class I learned how to portray organic objects such as flowers and potatoes using<br />
colored pencils, a medium I never thought I could use in this way. Colored pencils were what<br />
I colored with in elementary school, and I thought that would be the end of them; however,<br />
through this class, I learned how beautiful and refined the layering of the colors could become.<br />
What inspires you to create art?<br />
I am compelled to continue making my artwork because I want to produce something of beauty.<br />
I want to draw an ordinary object and make it something to wonder at. I want to put an emotion<br />
down on paper that others can feel as well just from looking at it. I can truly appreciate what<br />
I draw, paint, sculpt, or photograph because doing so allows me to explore the subject and<br />
render it in my own way.<br />
How do you approach your artwork?<br />
I am never wholly satisfied with my artwork. I know that in a month or two, I will study it, shake<br />
my head, and wish I had worked on it more or done something differently. Nevertheless, I feel<br />
that the process is important, and I learn from every piece of art I attempt.<br />
How will you stay involved in art after you finish high school?<br />
I want to continue to grow as an artist throughout my life by producing and refining my own<br />
artwork as well as learning from critiques and other artists’ works. I plan to pursue art in<br />
college, and I am seriously considering art as a career. I cannot imagine ever leaving art<br />
behind.<br />
The Ella King Torrey Young <strong>Art</strong>ist Prize was established by Ella Russell Torrey in 2008 in memory<br />
of her daughter. An award of $1,000 is given to one young artist each year to support his or her<br />
continued development in the arts and increase exposure to opportunities in the arts.<br />
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