1.

Benji ‘25

Reflections of Hopkins, Night and Day

photographic prints

2.

Peter Ziou

Self-Reflections

pencil on paper

3.

Layla ‘25

Untitled

mirrored glass

4.

Sam ‘25

Fishing For Fragments

pencil on paper

5.

Kriti ‘25

Untitled

pencil on paper

6.

Alissa Davis

Crushed

crushed mirror, tempera, ink on canvas, crushed glass

7.

Rik ‘24

Untitled

mixed media

8.

Amanda ‘23

ars reflectendi (the art of reflecting)

mixed media

9.

Chase ‘22

Untitled

pencil on paper

10.

Chase ‘22

Untitled

pencil on paper

11.

Chase ‘22

Untitled

pencil on paper

12.

Kate Horsley

Distaut

felt

13.

Abigail ‘23

Elephantine Love

acrylic on canvas

14.

Ian Guthrie

“Motes” Album Art Cover

watercolor on paper

15.

Ian Guthrie

“Motes” Studies 1-4

watercolor on paper

Motes Studies

Each of the studies in the Motes series was an attempt to generate album art for the record using limited materials (watercolor, parchment paper, micron pens) and by introducing random variables (crumpling the dried pieces after completion to introduce texture) while listening to selected tracks from the record.

Each of these four studies represents different visual responses to the tracks from the record. Though I knew the color palette within which I wished to operate, I found that listening to tracks in various stages of completion produced different results each time (resulting in more than 40 different pieces total). The four images, and the final artwork, represent a variety of the individual pieces I produced during this process. The crumpling up of the pieces is meant to recall the unexpected experiences we sometimes encounter when digging deep into the pockets of a jacket or pair of pants after days, months, seasons, and sometimes even years pass (hence pocket jazz). 

Each of the musical pieces in this project features at least one Hopkins student or alumni/ae, and “antediluvian” was co-written with Emi Krishnamurthy ‘20. They can be referenced with the home screen of the iPad.

Tracks:

pocket jazz - the persistence of sunlight through leaves

Dylan McDonnell ‘11 - flute

Izzy Melchinger ‘20 - cello

Emi Krishnamurthy ‘20 - violin

pocket jazz - survival of the fittest (mobb deep instrumental cover)

pocket jazz - want this

Elise Aslanian ‘19 - violin

Emi Krishnamurthy ‘20 - violin

Kyle Shin ‘19 - cello

pocket jazz - overland (remix)

pocket jazz - antediluvian (ft. Emi Krishnamurthy)

Emi Krishnamurthy ‘20 - violin

Kyle Shin ‘19 - cello

Robert Smith - viola

pocket jazz - messwith (long interlude)

Emi Krishnamurthy ‘20 - violin

Kyle Shin ‘19 - cello

Robert Smith - viola

pocket jazz - dust

Kyle Shin ‘19 - cello

pocket jazz - animal crossing: new horizons (kazumi totaka cover)

Kyle Shin ‘19 - cello

pocket jazz - six eleven

Kyle Shin ‘19 - cello

Sarah Roberts ‘20 - viola

Noah Stein ‘21 - violin

Ava Cho ‘21 - violin

pocket jazz - lost woods (koji kondo cover)

16.

Alan ‘26

Untitled

graphic design

17.

Leela ‘22

Apples in Pop Art Space

oil on canvas

18.

Sierra ‘24

Untitled

pencil on paper

19.

Erin ‘24

The World We Live In

acrylic, colored pencil, paper, clay on canvas

20.

Leela ‘22

Butterfly in Pieces

oil on canvas

21.

Qimin Liu

Untitled #8

ink on paper

22.

Dan Gries

180 Cups of Coffee

photographic print

23.

Ethan ‘25

Summer Colors

watercolor on paper

24.

Ethan ‘25

Cranberry Brook

photographic paper

25.

Sydney ‘23

Untitled

watercolor on paper

26.

Ishani ‘24

Untitled

watercolor on paper

27.

Katherine ‘24

Untitled

watercolor on paper

28.

Leila ‘24

Insecurity

graphite on paper

29.

Yasmin ‘24

Ripples

pencil on paper  

30.

Vivian ‘23

Nostalgia

gouache on watercolor paper

31.

Alix ‘24

Untitled

mixed media

32.

Ava ‘24

Untitled

graphite on paper

33.

Asher ‘25

shadow shards

photographic paper

34.

Michael ‘24

Retro-Modernity

Nikon D610 photograph

35.

Catherine ‘22

Spoon

photographic paper

36.

Henry ‘25

Denali over Nugget Pond

photographic paper

37.

Davis ‘25

Tesla Coil

mixed media

38.

Ted Salmon

from Bio Blocks

steel, bronze, copper, silver leaf, gold leaf

39.

Ted Salmon

Seagrass

steel, concrete, acrylic urethane paint

40.

Thabisa Rich

Black Water

Acrylic on canvas with peach purple leaf sheet

Abstract/Expressive

2021

Black Water Description:

Black Water is a reflection, exploring deep and dark moments when I am lonesome or in solitude, with nothing but my thoughts, memories, and emotions. Oftentimes, as human beings, there are moments that can be difficult for us to understand. You could be having the time of your life with family and friends, in your career, or with your community, but your body, mind, and spirit are not properly aligned with what's happening. Instead, there is a powerful force to be still and reflect, and to gain deeper understanding of the resilience and unpleasant memories hidden under one's own emotional rocks. There, deep in this dark, lonely space, inspiration and encouragement can be found.

Black Water's translucent nature is a renouncement of those restrictive feelings and a call for creativity and light.

Artist Bio:

Thabisa is an artiste and self-taught visual artist, born and buttered in South Africa. Now residing in New Haven, she is a student of life who continues to broaden her understanding of life and herself through her artistic abilities and expressive nature.