Metal Sonata

Created by Tyler Brunner

By MADALYN RAE

 Tyler Brunner a Visual Sophomore at DSOA is making his mark in the music industry. From everyday conquests with various talents, Brunner has been making a large impact in the school. The piece shown above is named "Metal Sonata." This is an album cover for the band "Brutal". As astounding as it is, the band is also under lead of this enthusiastic Dreyfoos sophomore.

The piece depicts a gruesome scene meant to show the true colors of hysteria. The art was made using an online Wacom Tablet as well as Photoshop. This is a digital showcase of what Brunner can create and is well done and, with lack of a better word, strategic. The colors go hand in hand and dance like fire, making a map of the skin. The eye color contrasts the muscular refinement of the faces features.

Asymmetry plays a big role in this composition. It evens out the odd color choices making this an accurate vision of what a album cover should contain. When I asked family members what they thought of the composition one member stated that
" I didn’t know so much work could go into a simple band cover. That's impressive." This statement shows that this piece is truly an achievement.

Personally I have never met such a hard working student. I cannot wait to see what else comes out of this young man.

The Demise of Dull Art, Contrast of Emotions.

By Madalyn Rae

From Left: Michael Zansky, Head to Head, 2011, oil on canvas, 32 x 32 inches, Michael Zansky, Valley of the Kings ,Oil on Canvas -- 26"x32" (The source of these photos are from michealzanskypaintings.com)  These are two photos of Michael Zansky’s artworks that are being displayed in the Boca Museum from October 24, 2012 - January 13, 2013

The exhibition Dance of the Cuckoos by Michael Zansky, which started on October 24^th, is causing quite an ecstatic uproar at the Boca Museum of Arts. Its main focus, or at least for me it was, the grand eccentric paintings scattered neatly on the walls. The paintings consist of two main subjects, science and storytelling. While looking at the oil painting Valley of the Kings, the wolf in the background portrays movement, this definitely caught my eye.

Not only were the paintings bizarre with almost a funhouse accent to them, as if that’s not enough to keep someone staring for hours, there is even more in the exhibition. On the back left and right corners of the room there are two installation pieces that beckoned for everyone in the room to draw closer to them. The installations are what Mr. Zansky is known best for. These are called, Zansky’s Optical Works. Once he creates sculptures, they are magnified and distorted funhouse style as they slowly rotate on turntables (as you can see in the top left).

“Eh, I’m not very fond of funhouse art, but I guess everyone has their own taste in art,” an elderly woman said to her accomplice, adding: “This is not happy art, it frightens me.” She then stumbled out of the room, almost falling various times.

Everyone does have different views, we can all agree on that. The art showcased may be a little too much for some people. If you decide to go, by the time you are done with the astounding exhibition, you can share your own thoughts which will hopefully inspire you to simply create.