Edmond Zhuo (Age 13) - based in MA

“The Fable (Which is Composed of Wonders, Moves, and More)” by Raúl de Nieves is an excellent example of a spin on the classic formula of an animal sculpture using unexpected materials. Here, this is a statue of a horse rearing up, but the part that gives it surprising beauty is that it’s made of mixed media-recycled plastic pieces, small beads, and more, making it look like a horse sculpture rolled in jewelry shards. But the materials also impart many different textures to it. This artwork...

Upon a glance at this surrealist painting, viewers will often feel extremely disoriented and uneasy at the dehumanization of a typical city scene. The frozen atmosphere almost has a hypnotic sensation to it, causing you to get so disoriented that your face gets closer and closer to it until you are on the verge of getting sucked in. Here, in this painting titled Subway No.24 (1978) , Masaaki Sato merges urban life with traditional Japanese art techniques to create themes of everyday life made...