Cushing Academy Visual Arts Magazine 2022

2022

CUSHING ACADEMY VISUAL ARTS MAGAZINE

2022 CUSHING ACADEMY

VISUAL ARTS MAGAZINE

Each year, Cushing students produce an extraordinary number of creative pieces. This magazine highlights some of the artistic creations produced by our talented artists during the 2021-2022 academic year.

We commend our students for their hard work, talent, progress, and willingness to share their work with others. We hope you enjoy their work as much as we do.

FACULTY

Deborah Gardner, Department Chair Jeanine Eschenbach Rebecca Cinclair PHOTOGRAPHY + DESIGN

Philip Wexler + Alex Macpherson MISSION STATEMENT

Cushing Academy exists for students and develops curious, creative, and confident learners and leaders.

Cushing Academy 39 School Street Ashburnham, MA 01430 (978) 827-7000 www.cushing.org

COPYRIGHT © 2022 CUSHING ACADEMY All rights to illustration, photography, and text are reserved by Cushing Academy.

Artwork may not be copied, reproduced, or translated in whole or in part without written permission of Cushing Academy.

Cover by Yue “Molly” Wang

CUSHING ACADEMY VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM Cushing Academy is home to one of the most highly respected visual arts programs in secondary education. The Emily Fisher Landau Center for the Visual Arts has the highest caliber, maintaining professionallevel facilities for each medium. Classes in ceramics, painting, drawing, metalsmithing, architectural design, photography, fused and stained glass, and art history are standard offerings.

The heart of our philosophy is to honor and enrich each student’s creative spirit while they develop the critical skills needed to express themselves artistically. We prioritize an understanding and appreciation for the artistic process, developing skilled use of materials and methods, and encouraging experimentation.

Classes are offered at beginner and advanced levels. At the core of every class is the desire to meet each student at their current level of development and enrich their knowledge and skill base to their next highest level. Classes are offered for the beginning student to develop a firm foundational artistic skill base, gain confidence in accessing, processing, and expressing their creativity, and understand the artistic expression of others. Advanced classes are offered in a variety of media to cultivate the creativity of the inner artist, challenge their intellectual and technical abilities, and develop the artistic confidence necessary to express themselves in a thoughtful and meaningful way.

Field trips to museums and studios throughout New England and visits by guest artists cultivate an outwardly focused appreciation for artists, artistic expression, and art’s value for humankind from a historical to a contemporary perspective.

COURSE OFFERINGS Architectural Design Art History Advanced Art Portfolio Ceramics / Advanced Ceramics Drawing + Painting / Advanced Drawing + Painting Metalsmithing / Advanced Metalsmithing Photography / Advanced Photography (Digital + 35mm Film) Stained + Fused Glass

DRAWING + PAINTING Cushing’s 40’X80’ art studio is filled with natural light and is the ideal space for students pursuing painting, drawing, architectural design, art history, and other artistic endeavors. The studio also serves as a space for art shows, demonstrations, and workshops.

Eunah Kim

Yundi “Wendy” Hu

Mingrou “Remy” Dai

Yichen “Jack” Ji

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Chaemin Lee CUSHING ACADEMY

Mingrou “Remy” Dai

Eunsoo Kim

Talia Trigg

Yao “Ty” Tang

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Eunsoo Kim 3

Yue “Molly” Wang

Yunran “Angel” Hu

Yichen “Jack” Ji 4

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Yunhan “Eissis” Yu

Eunah Kim

Eunsoo Kim

Mingrou “Remy” Dai

Yoa “Ty” Tang

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Mingrou “Remy” Dai

Yundi “Wendy” Hu

Eunsoo Kim

Mingrou “Remy” Dai

Eunah Kim 6

Eunsoo Kim

Yao “Ty” Tang

Eunsoo Kim CUSHING ACADEMY

Mingrou “Remy” Dai

Eunah Kim

Eunah Kim

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Binghan Yan

Eunah Kim 7

METALSMITHING Students learn to make jewelry and small sculptures using traditional metal fabrication techniques in our metalsmithing studio. After learning the basic skills, students are encouraged to create their designs and processes. In addition, resources and opportunities for learning gemstone cutting, gemstone faceting, and stone inlay techniques are available.

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Casey Wood

Elle Sullivan

Yunhan “Eissis” Yu

Ryan Bertin

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Justin Masteralexis

Chunming “April” Liu

Brendan Agnew

Christian Bifano

Garrett Baker

Yunhan “Eissis” Yu

Justin Masteralexis

Chunming “April” Liu

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Chunming “April” Liu

Ryan Bertin

Matthew Bertin

Carolina “Caro” Ortiz Mena Treviño

Christian Buffano

Diego Cardenas Smith

Justin Masteralexis

Chunming “April” Liu

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Rittana “Ben” Silpa-archa

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Matthew Bertin

Matthew Bertin

Yuxin “Ella” Jiang

Yunhan “Eissis” Yu

Chunming “April” Liu

Justin Masteralexis

Xincheng “Derek” Xiang

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Matthew Bertin

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GLASS STUDIO Cushing’s glass program combines the art of stained glass with contemporary methods. Our students study glass cutting, soldering, and fusing and learn to create bowls, plates, platters, pendants, and lampshades. Students work with copper foil, aluminum/lead solder, fused glass, stringers, frit, dichroic glass and hand rolled stained glass.

Lauren Walsh 12

Sara Moeller CUSHING ACADEMY

Bella Dickinson

Hailey Clark

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Bella Dickinson

Pedro Vilela

Rachel Adegoke 13

Allie Asadorian

Colleen Murphy

Keaton Razik

Katie Dolan

Lily Brazis

Sara Moeller

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Carter Wallace

Lauren Walsh

Daphnee Rossolimos-Kalogeropoulos

Maddie Twombly

Brooke Harb

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Maximillian Wrestsell 15

CERAMICS Students interested in trying their hand at pottery and sculpture have the very best equipment and supplies at their fingertips in Cushing’s ceramics studio. The studio offers nine Brent wheels as well as a slab roller, an extruder, and several kilns, both electric and raku. The large space provides plenty of room for instruction as well as individual work.

Weiyi “Aaron” Peng

Lily Wilcox

Samantha Striebel

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Austin Herrera

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Adriano Baussan

Alisa Bobkova

Alexa Hale

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Shanshan “Yuki” Lyu

Xinya “Sheena” Li

Weiyi “Aaron” Peng

Xinya “Sheena” Li

Lily Wilcox

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Aaron Watson

Lily Wilcox

Alisa Bobkova

Haoyu “Harry” Cai

Ogheneawore “Jesse” Asasa

Matisse Schutten-Burgess

Dinglei “Doris” Yao

Amelia French

Alisa Bobkova

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Alisa Bobkova

Alisa Bobkova

Shanshan “Yuki” Lyu

Haoyu “Harry” Cai

Xinya “Sheena” Li

Ogheneawore “Jesse” Asasa

Lily Rivo

Austin Herrera

Xinya “Sheena” Li

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Lily Wilcox

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PHOTOGRAPHY Cushing offers a variety of ways to explore Photography. Using Canon digital cameras, students are taught the fundamentals of photography and the techniques to create interesting images. Editing is done on Macs with Lightroom and Photoshop, and final prints are made using professional Epson photo printers. Cushing also provides the rare opportunity to experience traditional black and white film photography. Students learn how to develop their films and create beautiful black and white prints in our group darkroom with ten enlargers.

Hongtao Chen

William Rawlins

Hirokazu Yano

Miranda Fraser

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Jingqi “John” Zhang

Ragan Hecht

Caroline Hall

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Patrick Bertin

Yujia “Arthur” Han

Aidan Foley

Hannah Fidler

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Lyujia “Peter” Pan

Owen Tatro

Jaxon Tereau

Yihan “Hank” Xu

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Mauro Gonzalez Marin

Zixuan “Henry” Wang

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Jaden Cronin

Ethan Hale

Ali Yaffar Zein

Juntong “Ulrica” Liu

Colin “Kirby” Leno

Jingqi “John” Zhang

Patrick Bertin

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ARCHITECTURE Grounded in a design-thinking approach, students experience problem-solving methods in preparation for tackling complex structure challenges, sculptural construction, and product design fabrication. Creative and imaginative three-dimensional form and space-making fosters an understanding of global historical context and design vocabulary and technique. Students also use strategies to conceptualize sustainable environments that reduce negative environmental impacts holistically.

Mauricio Benghira Levy + Abraham Abadi 24

Jack Todey

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Yichen “Jack” Ji

Eunsoo Kim

Nour Yaffar Zein + Carlos Bertran Herranz

Zhixuan “Daylily” Huang + Jingyu “Crystal” Zhao

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Jingyu “Crystal” Zhao

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Yichen “Jack” Ji

Yichen “Jack” Ji

Yichen “Jack” Ji

Eunsoo Kim 26

Eunah Kim CUSHING ACADEMY

Eunsoo Kim

Zixuan “Henry” Wang

Eunsoo Kim

Yichen “Jack” Ji

Rafael Metta, Jose Romano + Marc Helfon Penhos

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Yichen “Jack” Ji

Yichen “Jack” Ji

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SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS Cushing visual artists received 33 awards in 2022 from the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Congratulations to Eunsoo Kim ’22 who earned top honors as a National Medalist.

Cushing earned 4 Gold Key, 11 Silver Key, and 18 Honorable Mention awards in total. For the Massachusetts region, there were 7,449 total art submissions. Gold and Silver Key pieces are included in Scholastic Art and Writing’s regional online exhibition.

Additional students who earned recognition in the Art Awards include Yichen “Jack” Ji ’22, Eunah Kim ’22, Yue “Molly” Wang ’23, and Zixuan “Henry” Wang ’22.

Eunah Kim “A False Dinner” - Gold Key

Eunsoo Kim “Burning” - Gold Key + National Medal

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Eunah Kim “Favorite Dessert” - Gold Key

Eunah Kim “Fruit Tea” - Gold Key

Eunsoo Kim “Memories” - Silver Key

Yichen “Jack” Ji “Silence Roar” - Silver Key 2022 VISUAL ARTS MAGAZINE

Eunsoo Kim “Toucan” - Silver Key

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Eunah Kim “My Best Friend” - Silver Key

Eunsoo Kim “Park Guell” - Silver Key

Yichen “Jack” Ji “Intruder 1” - Silver Key

Yichen “Jack” Ji “Intruder 2” - Silver Key

Yichen “Jack” Ji “Intruder 3” - Silver Key

Yichen “Jack” Ji “Intruder 4” - Silver Key

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Yichen “Jack” Ji “Still Life” - Silver Key

Zixuan “Henry” Wang ‘22 “Clouds”

Eunsoo Kim “Dear My Cat”

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Eunah Kim “Evolution” - Silver Key

Yue “Molly” Wang ‘23 “Picnic”

Zixuan “Henry” Wang ‘22 “Mask of Pain”

Zixuan “Henry” Wang ‘22 “Golden Autumn II” 31

Eunsoo Kim “Aquarium”

Eunsoo Kim “To Solve Human Problems”

Eunsoo Kim “Direction”

Eunsoo Kim “Skins”

Eunsoo Kim “To Muddy My Dog”

Eunsoo Kim “Solar Pavilion”

Eunsoo Kim “Relaxing in the Color”

Yichen “Jack” Ji “Portrait”

Eunsoo Kim “Pioneering Figure of the Art Nouveau”

Zixuan “Henry” Wang ‘22 “Transition”

Zixuan “Henry” Wang ‘22 “Golden Autumn”

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Zixuan “Henry” Wang ‘22 “The House of Masquera”

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ADVANCED ART PORTFOLIO

Advanced art students who are in the process of preparing a portfolio of their work for college applications have the opportunity to participate in our Art Portfolio course. This rigorous year-long experience is for passionate and serious artists who have had success in one or more mediums and courses and allows them to develop a cohesive body of work that represents their overall achievement in art. Students must have a solid foundation of skills and be ready to work independently and with one-on-one tutorials with the teacher. The course demands upper-level work and sophisticated conceptualization. Invested underclass students are welcome. Departmental approval and summer work is required.

Many Cushing graduates have gone on to prestigious art schools and are enjoying professional careers in the arts.

Below is a list of colleges and universities attended by recent art department alumni: Boston Architectural College Boston University Carnegie Melon University The New School/Parsons School of Design Northeastern University Massachusetts College of Art Pratt Institute Ringling College of Art + Design Savannah College of Art + Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago

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School of Visual Arts Skidmore College Stanford University Syracuse University Tufts University Tulane University University of California, Berkley University of California, Davis University of California, San Diego Wentworth Institute of Technology

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