My AP Drawing Portfolio
Predator vs. Prey
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THE SUSTAINED INVESTIGATION: A 15-IMAGE MONTAGE OF THE THEME
In the human-animal relationship, how does the situation that they are placed in determine who takes the role of the predator versus prey? As humans, we tend to consider ourselves superior compared to the animal kingdom. Through our technological advancements and collective power, we usually take the position of the predator. However, these advantages can actually harm us in the future, often placing us in dangerous situations with negative consequences on both animals and ourselves. I explore how this power dynamic changes, calling attention to its implicit effects on both entities.
I started my sustained investigation by practicing depicting human-animal relationships that currently exist, such as predatory hunters and the impact of ocean pollution on fish (1-6). Next, I experimented by exploring more extreme forms of this relationship, exaggerating the consequences of an advantage one species has over the other, as seen through the noose over the turtle, and the detached pig (7,8,9). Finally, I revised my ideas by envisioning the outcome of a reversal of the traditional roles of predator and prey, focusing on the consequences if animals took control of us and our resources (10,12-15).
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Colored pencils, white acrylic paint, ballpoint pen11" x 11"
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Black fine liner pen, acrylic paint, black ballpoint pen 9" x 9"
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Watercolor, colored pencils, white gel pen12" x 10"
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Sandpaper-like textured paper, colored pencils, white acrylic paint13" x 7"
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Acrylic paint14" x 11"
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Acrylic Paint14" x 11"
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Watercolor, black fine liner pen, white gel pen12" x 9"
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Acrylic paint11" x 14"
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Watercolor, colored pencils, white gel pen12" x 9"
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Watercolor, white gel pen11" x 15"
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Pencil11 x 8"
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Acrylic paint11" x 14"
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Acrylic paint, black ball point pen11" x 14"
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White and black charcoal9" x 11"
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Acrylic paint11" x 14"Page updated
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