This group of students wanted to make an artwork that explored the convergence of belonging and diversity among students at their school. They choose to work with skin tone paint chips to represent racial identities among individuals and they reconstructed a box into a heart to represent the larger community of the school.
Same Heart, mixed media, 2024
Same Heart, mixed media, 2024
Lincoln Academy students:
Jessie Torres
Dezmond Aitson
Lexi Shelton
What is conceptual art?
In conceptual art, the concept or idea behind a work is prioritized over aesthetics, materials, and craftsmanship. Conceptual art asks questions about the nature of art, art making, and the role of the artist, as well as broader questions about life. Much of conceptual art relies on viewer participation/perception and can be experienced by turns as humorous, serious, anti-authoritarian, overly intellectual, or just plain nonsense. You decide!
In conceptual art, the concept or idea behind a work is prioritized over aesthetics, materials, and craftsmanship. Conceptual art asks questions about the nature of art, art making, and the role of the artist, as well as broader questions about life. Much of conceptual art relies on viewer participation/perception and can be experienced by turns as humorous, serious, anti-authoritarian, overly intellectual, or just plain nonsense. You decide!