Duality Zine Spring 2022

SPRING 2022 ISSUE 4: ECO-FRIENDLY 1

CONTENTS Welcome Page 04 The Zine Team 05 Acknowledgments 06 Artworks and Artists 12 2

3

WELCOME TO SPRING 2022 ISSUE 4 MISSION STATEMENT Duality is a student-led digital zine that aims to connect the Ringling community across all majors under one platform. We collect and display all types of media for those who participate and cultivate a community where artists support one another! THEME: ECO-FRIENDLY We asked you to showcase how the earth and its beauty inspire you this semester, and it is our pleasure to showcase these nature-themed submissions for our fourth issue! 4

THE ZINE TEAM KENJI GIL ILLUSTRATION ‘21 Project Creator DELANEY KLUTES ILLUSTRATION ‘22 Organizer YAO WANG ILLUSTRATION ‘24 Team Member 5

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We want to give a big thanks to the contributions of Marilyn Garman, Kathleen Sobr, Olivia Dechant, Yao Wang, Adrien Morillo, Mai Delalamon, and to everyone who continues to support our zine! 6

7

PAGE INSERT OF CLIMATE CHRONCLES ZINE 8

CLUB TO CHECK OUT: GREEN AMBASSADORS Green Ambassadors is a Ringling College Student Club focused on campus-wide environmental awareness. We advocate for healthier and greener living for students and create spaces for community members to explore how art and design can play a role in creating a more sustainable world. We believe that creatives have the power to become agents of positive change, instead of catalysts for consumption and profit. QR CODE TO ONLINE ZINE QR CODE TO DISCORD 9

SPRING 2022 ZINE ARTISTS Ati Gor Avery Frost Chloe Romano Dominic Avant Eugenia Moore Luzmerie Ramirez Samantha Woods Shannon Hatton Yao Wang 10

11

12

AVERY FROST FLORIDA WILDLIFE DIGITAL WORK AVERY FROST GRAPHIC DESIGN ‘25 Hello! I’m Avery and I am a first year Graphic Design student. I love using digital softwares like Adobe Illustrator to create fun, colorful designs. Website: www.afrost2eb6.myportfolio.com Behance: www.behance.net/averyfrost1 13

14

SHANNON HATTON NATIVE LANDS SERIES DIGITAL WORK 15

16

SHANNON HATTON A LITTLE CRABBY WATERCOLOR 17

18

SHANNON HATTON BEE STICKERS DIGITAL WORK SHANNON HATTON ILLUSTRATION ‘22 I am a senior Illustration student with a passion for plants. I strive to create pieces that are engaging and encourage environmental mindedness. Website: www.shannonhattonart.com Instagram: @shannon.hatton.art 19

20

EUGENIA MOORE WINDOWS OF NATURE DIGITAL WORK EUGENIA MOORE ILLUSTRATION ‘22 .Hi, I’m Eugenia! I’m an illustrator and visdev artist from New York who enjoys bright colors, busy compositions, and eating sweet things! Instagram/Twitter: @smallnewts 21

SKY CHANDLER THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS GOUACHE 22

CHLOE ROMANO HIBISCUS DIGITAL WORK A STATEMENT FROM THE ARTIST... On Ringling’s campus, hibiscus flowers can be found everywhere. I was inspired to illustrate a hibiscus flower because I feel that hibiscuses are representative of the natural beauty CHLOE ROMANO ILLUSTRATION ‘25 Chloe is a 19-year-old illustrator who tends to create artwork that is personal and/or reflects the world around her. Although she is primarily a traditional artist, Chloe has recently branched out into producing more digital artwork. Website: www.umlautchloe.squarespace.com Instagram: @umlautchloe 23

24

DOMINIC AVANT BACKYARD HONEYBELL OIL A STATEMENT FROM THE ARTIST... This is a 16x20 plein air painting, one of many done in my backyard. In these studies, light becomes the subject, I find the dappled light on the fruit to be exquisite. Aside from the light, I’m also trying to capture a sense of energy, the feel of the wind and air flowing through the leaves as the light cascades down upon the fruit. I own ten fruit trees and they’re my main hobby outside of my art. 25

A STATEMENT FROM THE ARTIST... Was a complete dichotomy of what I was experiencing on my trek up to Rhode Island from Florida. The Summer of 2020 was filled with tension, from civil and racial unrest, protests sparked by the George Floyd incident to wildfires out west, and a pandemic that was spiraling out of control. Even when I arrived in Rhode Island I had to be quarantined for 5 days in a hotel. So when I eventually got out, I went to the shoreline (Beavertail). Where I would do a series of plein air paintings, hike, and picnic with my son Dean who is the figure in this painting. It was our moment of tranquility and a much-needed break from all the societal issues that plagued us that Summer. 26

DOMINIC AVANT SOLACE OIL 27

28

DOMINIC AVANT BLUE HERON PERCHED ON MANGROVE OIL A STATEMENT FROM THE ARTIST... This is a 16x20 plein air painting. The location is Emerson’s Point Preserve, one of my favorite go-to spots to decompress from stress and just be immersed in Florida’s natural beauty. Fifteen years ago when I moved to this area, I immediately knew I was going to put the gulf coast shorelines on canvas. It’s a subject that never gets old. 29

30

DOMINIC AVANT HER SECRET PLACE OIL A STATEMENT FROM THE ARTIST... The Bible uses the term secret place dozens of times in both the Old and New Testaments. Some translations use the word shelter, covering, or dwelling rather than the “secret place.” In simple terms, it can be any place one chooses to separate themselves from the noise of the world. An intimate place from the heart where one speaks to the Lord. ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS FROM THE ARTIST... Even as a child I was intrigued and fascinated with  Reflecting on the 16 years I’ve been painting it is nature, I would often spend endless walks in nature. so sad to say that some of the landscapes I’ve once I always knew it would play a big role in my life. Now painted in the infant stages of my career no longer as an accomplished painter it is the backbone of all exist, they’ve been replaced by condos and other my work. From the field studies in my travels to the commercial properties. As a society, we have to make citrus studies in my backyard, and to the larger studio a collective conscious effort to preserve nature so the pieces where figures are interacting with the natural next generation can appreciate it as we do. environment it all goes back to nature for me. Whenever I feel my work hits a roadblock or lacks “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of energy, I simply return to nature. I’ll do a series of infinite beauty.” field studies and they’ll usually take me someplace —John Ruskin special. The painting Solace is a perfect example. Created in the studio but developed from a series of field studies. DOMINIC AVANT ILLUSTRATION FACULTY Dominic Avant received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts at Rhode Island School of Design. Upon completion at RISD he worked as a free-lance illustrator. He was then recruited by Walt Disney Feature Animation and worked on numerous feature films. It was this creative community that introduced him to plein air painting. Website: www.dominicavant.com/ Instagram: @dominicavantstudio 31

A STATEMENT FROM THE ARTIST... In this piece, a little girl on a swing watches the sky above, where a variety of sea creatures swim between the clouds above the dull and uniform city in the distance. Of course, this event takes place in the girl’s imagination, but she dreams of a world where all creatures can live entirely free, no longer plagued by the constraints of humanity, where they could even soar in the sky. 32

SAMANTHA WOODS SOARING ABOVE DIGITAL WORK SAMANTHA WOODS ILLUSTRATION ‘25 I’m Samantha, and I’m a first-year Illustration major who likes creating characters and stories in fantastical worlds. I want to pursue visual development, and I’m inspired by my hoard of fantasy and YA novels. Website: www.swoodsart.myportfolio.com Instagram: @samanthawoods.art 33

34

YAO WANG UNTITLED DIGITAL WORK YAO WANG ILLUSTRATION ‘24 The life goal is to be a free & happy fox~ Instagram: yao_yuxiw 35

36

LUZMERIE RAMIREZ TULIP FAERIES DIGITAL WORK LUZMERIE RAMIREZ ILLUSTRATION ‘23 My name is Luzmerie, and I am a junior majoring in Illustration. My characters and illustrations are influenced by mythology, fantasy, and the natural world. In the future, I hope to become a freelance illustrator and travel. Website: www.lulu052001.wixsite.com/luzmerieramirez Instagram: @slothylu 37

38

ATI GOR A REPRESENTATION ACRYLIC A STATEMENT FROM THE ARTIST... The empress tarot card is commonly associated with fertility, love, and passion. I thought of it as a persona of Mother Earth and thus sort of redesigned the card with my own vision. I also took this as an opportunity to explore what I could do with line in a traditional way. ATI GOR ILLUSTRATION ‘24 Someone trying to adapt to whatever vibes comes their way :^) . Instagram: @onionstars 39

Thank You! Thank you for veiwing our Eco-Friendly zine! We try our best to make our zines improve each semester. Please help us do that by filling out a survey on our website! Any suggesstions on how improve this project? Please email us at [email protected]. 40

41