Rejecting the use of neutral gray tones, junior Audrey Sesody reimagines the human anatomy with a bright and vibrant color scheme. Audrey, a current student in AP 2D Art and Design, strives to transform a seemingly dull subject into an imaginative and radiant work of art. Her current piece, as depicted above, is a revisited installation of Audrey’s take on the human torso.
From a young age, Audrey had always been interested in human body anatomy since she has had a lifelong passion to be a doctor. Through her art, she continues to explore the significance of becoming a doctor while exploring the human body, illuminating the human body’s contours with imaginative and expressive colors and abstract shapes.
While originally working previously on artistic renderings of the human torso, Audrey decided to use a more realistic approach, using the typical beiges and tans of a human complexion. However, the more she worked on the piece, the less connected she felt to it. Audrey described the original process as “just not fun to work with: It was simply not eye-catching to work with brown and muddy colors.” Consequently, Audrey decided to revise the piece, creating something completely new; something she felt she connected with.
Exchanging the muted beiges for bold pinks, Audrey unlocked a new potential for her art: incorporating colors to enhance an engaging and lively spirit. She found that the use of a brighter palette not only brought her more joy, but also invoked more emotional response from her audience. She explains that although it may not be typical or conventional to draw in such a way, “neutral colors are something people are already familiar with and I wanted to transform that familiar set of colors into something new.”
Reflecting on her own colorful spirit, Audrey’s recreation of the human torso not only animates seemingly lackluster parts of human life in new and evocative ways, but it additionally instills the idea within her audience that life is full of color. We just have to look for it. And imagine it.