Hannah Van de Water
Western High senior
Teenlink’s cover artist this week has been doing 2-D Acrylic Art for 10 years. She said her inspirations are music, novels and stories, and artists Gustav Klint, James Christensen and Frida Kahlo. “When I make art, I like to use what I see in society,” she said.
Like Hannah, Western High seniors
Danielle Saunders, Sophia Fernandez, Hana Hyman, Natalie Perez
and
Luke Valentine,
and sophomore
Paige Hall,
have been drawing since childhood. They work in watercolor, Sharpie, clay, pencil, acrylics and oil painting.
Jennifer Green and Noelle Mejia
West Broward High juniors
Although these students are taking only their third year of Ceramics/Pottery at West broward, they have been comissioned to do a piece which will be placed on a pedastal built especially for it at the Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale.
Victorious McLeod
Boyd Anderson High senior
McLeod is a Fauvist Expressionist artist who has been creating art for about five years. His inspirations are Takashi Murakami, Michelangelo and Peter Max.
METALHÖRSE
Monarch High
John Seminario (vocals), Sergio Mastrocicco (guitar), Brandon Brioso (keys, bass guitar), JB Collesano (rhythm, bass guitar) and Urbano Santos (drums) are all seniors are Monarch.
The rock band has been together about a year and a half. “We like music and like to be in front of people,” they said.
Their influences are Steel Panther, The Ramones, Tenacious D and Cheap Trick.
Visit METALHÖRSE on Facebook.
–Sasha Krawcyzk, Monarch
Gillian Newman
University School sophomore
Newman just started painting this year but has been designing and drawing for some time. “I just started painting this year, and it’s definitely a step forward from drawing. It takes a lot more thought and energy for me to paint, but I like it because it is a really powerful way of self-expression to me. Color can really induce emotions, and I look at it as a way of speaking.”
–Danielle Boyd, St. Thomas Aquinas
Blind Ambition
Various schools
Spencer Lathrop (American Heritage junior), Tomas Sevilla (American Heritage senior), Paul Behar (Broward College freshman) and Jacob Elberg (Cypress Bay junior) play alternative rock music.
“The band has been around for quite a while now, but recently underwent a change in the line-up of members,” Lathrop said. “A Day To Remember, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Anberlin and, of course, Beyonce Knowles inspire us because we admire their talents and wish to pursue their genres.”
–Ben Foreman, American Heritage
Emma Foreman
American Heritage senior
Foreman has been doing painting, illustration and photography “since about seventh grade, I think.” She said her inspiration is “Margaret Kilgallen, because I like her use of American folk subject matter and vivid colors.”
–Ben Foreman
Sally Mills is Dead
Various schools
Jacob Elberg, Matthew Samach, Jason Finkelstein and Ivan Castro (Cypress Bay High juniors), Santiago Vivas (Cypress Bay sophomore), Eric Gonzalez (Western High junior),
Rodrigo Kessler (American Heritage senior) and Anthony Magallhaes (FAU freshman) has been playing Ska music for about two years.
“We love playing shows and playing live,” Elberg said. “We will play anywhere, anytime. All of us love Ska music, and we take it and make it our own. We all have a great time playing music together. We love every minute of it. Music means everything to all of us. Our influences are Streetlight Manifesto, We Are The Union, Less Than Jake [and] Operation Ivy.”
-Ben Foreman
Extortion
Monarch High
Jay De La Rosa (freshman), Mikey Sassano (junior), Landon Scates (junior) and Michael Marsh (sophomore) have been playing Thrash Metal/Heavy Metal for two years. Their inspirations are ” Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Anthrax, Exodus, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Municipal Waste and the Misfits, just to name some,” who said?
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Sean “Dr.Chubbs” Blair
Northeast High junior
Blair is a bass player who plays Jazz, Funk, Rock, Rap, Soul and R&B.
He has been playing for two years, and his inspirations are Paul Chambers, Brecker Brothers and Larry Gram, among others, as well as local artists and everyday people.
-celia teves, Northeast High
Matt Brown
Fort Lauderdale High senior
Brown is into graphic design, game development and creative lighting design. “I’ve been creating art for as long as I can remember, from designing interactive sculptures, giant murals on any blank walls I could find, and transforming rooms into surrealistic, walk-through art as a kid, to all areas of art and design I explore today,” Brown said.
“The way my mind works makes it natural for me to look at everything from a creative perspective. I take things that interest and entertain me, and when I find a creative way to imagine then develop something new, it just feels right.”
Brown’s parents own an advertising agency, “so the tools and encouragement were always there, but mostly I just did something I enjoyed, and nobody said, ‘That’s not how art works,’ ” he said.
-Holly Denton
Andrew James McCormack
Saint Thomas Aquinas senior
McCormack is a versatile artist. “My art, at the moment, doesn’t focus on any particular idea or medium. I’m experimenting with a variety of medium in order, but I love oil paints,” he said.
He started with doodles, but McCormack said, “I’ve been doing serious art for the past two years now.
“My favorite inspiration is the human figure. Everything about it can express emotion, and I find that an amazing subject and tool.’
-Kelly Jeffries
Max Van Zile
Fort Lauderdale High sophomore
Van Zile is a writer. “I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. As a kid I would write out little things about characters in the books I liked. I think I was born doing it,” he said. “As for writing fiction, I’d made a few attempts … but I started doing more and more around eighth grade.”
He said he isn’t sure why he writes. “It’s not something that serves a clear-cut purpose for me. I write almost unconsciously. It’s not necessarily to express myself, or to find success. … For me, it’s like walking, just something that you do because you do it.
Van Zile said he loves Kurt Vonnegut’s books. ” ‘Breakfast of Champions,’ in particular, is my favorite. ‘Crime and Punishment’ by Dostoevsky is probably also in my top three. I’ve always been partial to ‘Lord of the Rings,’ too.”
-Holly Denton
Free Market Communists
Fort Lauderdale High
Jake Denton (junior), Max Van Zile (sophomore) and Austin Pagel (junior) have been playing Classic Hard Rock, Punk and Thrash for about a year, simply for the “enjoyment, the thrill of playing music.”
Their influences are Rush, Iron Maiden, Foo Fighters, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Megadeth and The Clash.
-Holly Denton
The Eskamoes
Pembroke Pines Charter High
Lucas Racine (senior), Kris Alan Carter (sophomore), Mario Escoto (sophomore) and Brandon Berger (a college freshman) play Ska and Reggae.
The band started in June 2010 and recently started playing shows. They formed when Racine’s former band broke up. Carter and Escoto asked him to join the band they were making, and the Eskamoes were born.
-Kristen Suarez
Daryl Blake
Somerset Academy senior
Blake has been painting for seven years. “My inspiration is how much fun I have doing art and how creative I can be with it;” Blake said. “It’s a positive influence on the world. Art can achieve many amazing things that one never dreamt of.”
Jackie Albano
Somerset Academy sophomore
Albano has been drawing with mechanical pencils for six years. “I get my inspiration basically from everyday life and all that happens around me,” Albano said.
-Katie Chesonis, Somerset Academy
Thea Chesney
Cooper City High senior
Chesney does a lot of pen or watercolor-and-pen art. “I’ve been creating art for a long time,” Chesney said. “It was a fun pasttime when I was younger and found I had a knack for it at 13. I haven’t stopped since.”
Chesney’s inspiration is a mix of different things. “Nature inspired me to draw trees for a long time, and that induced my fascination with veins and the human body.”
-tony ramos, cooper city
Allie Schutt
Coral Springs High senior
Schutt has been doing graphic design for eight years. She is inspired by the work of more experienced artists.
-Sam
Ithad2bejazz
Various schools
Christian Marrero – trumpet (Dreyfoos School of The Arts junior), Adam Friedman – Guitar (FAU freshman), Jake Ricke – Bass ( Dillard High junior) and Ray Nelson – Drums (Dreyfoos School of The Arts senior) play jazz.
Website: ithad2bejazz.com
-Ashley wood
Dexter Foster
Foster is a painter and sketch artist. “I’ve been doing art since elementary. I started painting in 9th grade. That was also when I got really serious with my work and saw I had a strong passion for fine art.
” My favorite artist is Caravaggio. He’s the inspiration for most of my early peices. I would always mimic-and still do his use of dramatic lighting and strong facial expressions. I plan to study as an architect, and with my art skills I’ll be able to incorporate them into my designs. which will make me all the more unique.”
– Danielle Boyd, St. Thomas
Lianna Zaragoza
North Broward Prep junior
Zaragoza is a visual artist who has been creating art since elementary school.
Her inspiration is “anything that resonates with my past memories or that seems otherworldly and ethereal. I love simple yet beautiful objects that often go unnoticed.”
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Waterloo
Everglades High
Justin Boga, Andres Loaiza, Rolando Blanco, Bryan Carnet, Christopher Macomber and Kenneth Delgado, all seniors, have been together one year.
They are inspired by bands such as Dance Gavin Dance, The Fall of Troy, Chiodos and Pierce The Veil.
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-Anika Reed, Everglades High
Ginette Norvelus
Fort Lauderdale High senior
Norvelus has been sketching fashion for five years and sewing for two.
She said fashion, for her, is like eating and breathing. “Art was something that was instilled in me from a very young age and I incorporated it into my learning skills, my wardrobe, etc. It’s something I enjoy, and it comes very easily for me.”
Her inspiration comes from fellow artists, designers, shapes, colors and textiles – all aspects that contribute to her creative process of designing.
“I’m the type of artist that is influenced by other artists,” Norvelus said. “I like to be around that atmosphere of creativity and new ideas. It motivates me to create something that tops what the last person just created.”
-Tia Ellison, Fort Lauderdale High
Christian Kline
High senior
Kline has been a photographer for about five years. His inspiration is Peter Lik.
“I like taking pictures of landscapes,” he said. “Natural settings and natural light are more beautiful than anything you can create in a studio. I like to get out there and work for my photos.”
Justine Giancola
High senior
Giancola developed a passion for photography after getting involved with it in 2008.
“Most of my photographs are of nature and scenic views, however, I enjoy taking pictures of people and interesting, miscellaneous objects. I hope to develop this hobby into an occupation,” Giancola said.
Abby Jaros
High senior
Jaros has been dancing for 13 years. “A lot of my inspiration comes from the people in my life, such as my family and my friends. My dance mirrors my feeling toward each relationship I have,” she said. “I think hard work is the most important thing in anything you do; my hard work allows me to dance for myself, which is a great feeling.”
-alex rivera
