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Crocker Museum Art Exhibit

Exciting news from the MCAA Art Department. Two students were selected to show  their work at the Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento as part of the Kingsley Art Club  2023 Juried show. Iliana Walter and Hope Cross will each have a piece in the juried art  show. Only roughly 60 students were selected from the 100 mile radius of the Crocker  Art Museum. The student’s art work had to be inspired by master works at the  Crocker Art Museum.  
Name: Iliana Walter 
Title: An Eye to the World 
Artist Statement: “My painting draws inspiration from the European painting, “Allegory of  Painting” by Gerrit van Honthorst. Seeing this all white painting made me realize that most of  the main subjects in historical European paintings are expected to be white. This painting, like  many others, is amazing, just not diverse. In my painting, I provide a commentary on the bias  found in historical European paintings by specifically changing the white subjects in the original  painting into women of color. I also attempted to critique this element of art history by painting  an irregular “eye” on one of the subjects. I chose to distort this eye so wildly to show how some  people only choose to see white artworks in history. Through my work, I wanted to make room  for people of color in art history without the negative stereotypes that they have been portrayed  as in past paintings. The painting by Van Honthorst was the perfect painting to draw inspiration  from because I immediately fell in love with the composition upon seeing it. I wanted to recreate  something like this painting, but make it with diversity to show the problems that I have seen  while growing in the art world. “ - Iliana Walter
Artist: Hope Cross 
Title: Haunting Whispers 
“Hooch n’ Haint” by Alison Saar 
Artist Statement: “Hooch n’ Haint” by Alison Saar depicts a struggling man and an illuminated  spirit. I interpreted this piece as a representation of dangerous coping mechanisms. This man  appears to have been influenced by this evil spirit; the spirit may be feeding him lies or forcing  him to recall hard times. As a result of his grief and inner-conflict, he has turned to drinking and  smoking. After viewing “Hooch n’ Haint”, I knew I would want to try to make a piece of pure  emotion. My piece, like Alison Saar’s, illustrates the way someone may express their pain  through the use of self-destructive behaviors. It is meant to bring awareness to the abundance of 
self-harming habits seen in young adolescents today. My piece shows a young girl cutting  herself. The blood from the wound swirls and takes the form of evil spirits whispering to her.  These spirits imitate the girl’s appearance to express to the viewers that it is her own internal  thoughts that are pulling her down into this dark place. “Hooch n’ Haint” is a linocut, a method  that has a very unique look; the use of lines creates a rough, sketchy look that guides the viewer  around the image. I aimed to draw in a similar way, I use lines to communicate movement and  illuminate details. For instance, the lines in the background travel from the mouths of the spirits  to the distressed figure; the lies are being spoken and absorbed.” - Hope Cross