Alexandria Sitorus

“What is your favorite artwork?”

Curatorial Rationale

Change is a recurring fear in everybody's life. As a senior in highschool, I have experienced this fear every single day. And as everyday passes, My perspective of the future, and how we change, has been altering everyday. Many are stuck thinking about all the potential negative outcomes of growing up and the future. Through my art, I intended to portray all the different aspects of change through an individual's life: from the beginning, middle, end, and all over again. Change is not something we should avoid or be scared of. Humans change everyday, both mentally and physically, and such change is natural and unavoidable. That change has more good than bad. This is what I am hoping to convey through my various artworks. 

My artworks vary from each other with the usage of different mediums (clay, acrylic paint, oil paint, colored pencils, paper-cutting, and more), although each work presents the same message “how humans change overtime”. My theme and how it is incorporated within my works is heavily inspired by another artist. My biggest inspiration that has guided my artwork- and the generation of my theme- is Guglielmo Castelli. Castelli is an Italian artist whose main medium is oil paint. Through each painting and artwork Castelli’s beautiful brushstrokes, bright and fluid colors, unfamiliar perspectives, and landscapes- build a much deeper story. Castelli’s pieces are much more than the unique perspectives and stylistic choices on the canvas, but each work is a story. All of which alludes to Italian literature or theatrical works. Castelli’s work heavily inspired the way I wanted my works to be visualized and interpreted by the audience: a story/message in my own art style. Such artwork which will leave the audience thinking and analyzing the work. 

Unlike Castelli, I will be trying to portray my message throughout various different mediums. With each medium, there will be a different stage of change depicted, contrasting art styles, color pallets, stylistic choices, and overall various different approaches on the message “how do humans change overtime”.

The way my artwork is displayed is to reflect each stage of change from beginning to end: the bottom being the end of life (death and or passing of an individual), the middle will be the different perspectives of change throughout one's adulthood and or life in general, and the top will be the “finale” of an individual's opportunity of facing more change. 

Alexandria’s Art Work

  • Intertwining Fate

    Dec 13, 2023

    12cm x 17cm

    4 pieces: Gouache, watercolor paper, and water

    Made with Gouache, these four panel art pieces are made to reflect how each individual plays in our society/world. Although everyone keeps to themselves, either conscious of the distance between each other or listening to music, we all live harmoniously with one another. As simple as a subway, looking at it from afar we would be nothing without another man's presence. That is how the world works. These concepts are reflected through the color relationships and the perspective within the piece.

  • ‘Growth’

    60cm x 34cm

    Acrylic paint, Paper Mache, Crocheted Green/White yarn, green wire, pink construction paper, and tape

    October 2, 2023

    ‘Growth’ follows the theme of “How humans change over time, presented through the 4 seasons.” Using mixed media (paper mache, acrylic paint, construction paper, tape, wire, crocheting of yarn, and more), this piece is supposed to represent how humans after death or some pain, beautiful things can sprout after. The 3D aspect of this piece plays with the audience's emotions/feelings regarding the message and entrances the audience through the piece as a whole.

  • “Long Walk”’

    Oil and Acrylic Paint

    38cm x 22cm

    Aug 13, 2023

    “Long Walk” follows the theme of change in man over time, represented through the 4 seasons: Winter, Fall, Summer, and Spring. The piece uses oil and Acrylic paint to depict a man walking through the city during Winter. In the piece, we see the nightlife of the city: people doing their own thing, nature being untouched, semi-crowded streets, etc. The first-person point-of-view is to portray that although we live life to the fullest, there are moments of peace/quiet. These are those moments.

  • A Memory

    46 cm x 61 cm

    Acrylic paint and gouache

    December 2023

    Following the theme, "How humans change over time", using a mic of gouache and acrylic paint, this piece represents key events within an individual's life. This piece takes place during what many think is a key moment in a teen's life, prom . I wanted to showcase the memories of such key events and how people change/grow from such events: the different figures within the picture (both visible and invisible) . Daffodils symbolize new beginnings and revival, hence the bouquet on top of the table.

  • “Misfortune”

    Styrofoam, Acrylic Paint, Air Dry Clay, Acrylic Beads, Hot Glue

    15 cm x 12.5cm x 17.2 cm

    August 15, 2023

    The Skulls based is made solely by styrofoam, coated in a thin layer of Air Dry clay to create the cracks, and painted with Acrylic paint. The teeth made by air dry clay and acrylic beads. ‘Misfortune’ follows the theme of how humans change over time represented through the 4 seasons. The skulls reflects the beginning and end of man through: the color scheme, teeth details, line art, and more. Disorderly teeth, cracks in the skull, and much more is to present all the rough patches one goes through. Though in the end, we all meet the same ending.