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Art of STEM 2015
Show more"My Contour Nouveau piece is an overall drawing about what we've been doing in class. In my piece you can see a kid sitting at a table working on his own artwork and another kid's hand holding up things so she can draw her own hand. I selected five different cellular designs to incorporate into my piece. They include red blood cells, stem cells, pansy petal cells, wood cells and streptococcus cells. I chose the red blood cells to pattern the flower pot because the flower pot was green. Green and red are complimentary colors and look good together. I chose the stem cells because they looked different and made the walls stand out. I chose the pansy petal cells because I wanted the flower petal to be made of flower cells. I chose the wood cells for the floor, as it made sense. Finally, I chose the streptococcus cells to design the boy's pants because I had gotten strep the week before we started our Art Nouveau project and I wanted to know what the virus looked like."
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Show moreThis image was taken as I was trying to find interesting pictures of plants and flowers around my school. We had to get close, fill the frame and find life to capture. I found bees and flies, and was able to find this bee sitting on the flower. Print size: 8x10
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Show moreThe idea for this project just popped into my head. I put a fire place and a recliner to give a look of old-time houses, like the inside of a brick house. I love those houses so I interpreted it into my piece. We studied Art Nouveau and had to incorporate patterns found under the microscope and depth of field throughout this piece. I used streptococcus cells because they were really simple cells to draw and perfect for the boy's shirt. For the chair I used onion skin cells because it looked like leather. I used stem cells to decorate the wall. They are circular and are a nice color. Lastly, I used Australian Pale Lager crystals as seen under the microscope for the floor. It's carpet, so I picked a weird, but cool pattern. Print size: 12x14
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Show moreThis photo was taken one early morning when the dew was still visible on the tips of the moss. This image won an honorable mention for the high school category.
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Show moreGetting close, filling the frame, moving objects from the middle was my intended focus as I took many images of plants and flowers during class and on my own. I found this image and many others at the Botanical Garden and around my home and school.
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Show moreThis image was created as we studied how to capture action in our photography. We experimented with a variety of activities and actions, and captured a lot of energy in motion. We had to break down that motion and capture it on film. The final image had to show the energy in one photograph and, with the help of Photoshop, this image presented itself. Print size: 8x10
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Show moreWe were studying how to manipulate the aperture on our camera and to make the depth of field short and create an image that has dramatic blur. I chose this as my best image because it took me a long time to finally get a decent picture and learn how to take the photo right. Print size: 8x10
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Show moreBeing able to manipulate your shutter speed makes picture taking easier because, if you need a clearer photo you can speed up the shutter speed. If you want a blur you can slow it down. I needed a fast shutter speed to be able to capture Keyshauna in action. She looks as if she is just hanging there, in flight.
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Show moreThe "Owl of Knowledge" symbolizes each subject of education coming together as one. From the palette on its head to the keyboard design on its body, they all connect in different subjects that students study throughout their educational experience.
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Show moreI created this image after studying about the Forensic Sciences. One of the areas of Forensics that we learned was about fingerprinting; what they look like and what they mean to us personally. This fingerprint is mine along with the story that goes with it. That's why it is personal to me and no one else. This entry won an honorable mention for the high school category.
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Show moreAs I looked closer at taking images of plants and flowers, I had to make sure I was choosing the right angle for taking photos of flowers, which is the biggest issue because there are so many. To be honest, I took the photo of whatever caught my eye. I wanted the picture to grasp emotion as much as possible. As I worked with other students, I found my ideas were different from others' ideas and they wanted to replicate an image they saw while I just made my own ideas. My epiphany was, if you get the right angle with the sun and with the water droplets you could get a sparkle on the flower petals. I learned when taking plant and flower photos, choosing the right angle is very difficult.
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Show moreThe intended artwork is not the submitted compiled photographs, but it is the subject of the photographs instead. The sculpture is a laptop computer made out of LEGO pieces, approximately 1,000 - 2,000 pieces. Its dimensions are a 27 centimeter width, 37.7 centimeter length, and 3.9 centimeter height. In the photograph of the top left corner, the artwork (right) is compared to its model, a Windows 7 home use laptop. I managed to create the artwork by using the model and observing some of its key features. Originally, the artwork was meant to be a replica of the model, but a lack of maroon LEGO pieces allowed for creative liberties. The artwork's labeled keyboard (bottom left and bottom right photographs) lies just beneath the artwork's main attraction: the screensaver. The "opened" artwork (top center photograph) shows off its screensaver: the logo of the laptop's Internet browser, Google Chrome, a variety of desktop applications, and the phrase "STEM Builds." The closed artwork has a generally white design with purple stripes and a couple of maroon stripes, reminiscent of its model's cover color. Just as I was able to build a laptop out of LEGO pieces, STEM allows people to create anything from buildings to home appliances. So, in tune with this fact, the artwork represents anyone's desire to create. I managed to build a laptop with STEM, so what will STEM help you build?
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Show moreI was walking along the path around the duck pond in front of the Cleveland Museum of Art, looking to capture life along with other plants and flowers. I came upon this interesting object hanging from the tree. The flash really helped to lighten up the entire composition.
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