Anthony Zhang

gallery

To the right is a variety of thumbnails of small bits and pieces of my work. Feel free to click around. To return back to the main gallery after viewing an image, simply click the picture again.


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  • <em>Angel</em><br>Spring 2006<br>12"x18"<br><br> Memories of my past life flash by<br> All just fragments of my goodbye<br> Oh father, who art in heaven<br> Save me from this ruin<br> Ebbing and flowing and gone with a breeze<br> I have lived; now make me free<br><br><br>This is the first watercolor I've ever done, not terrific.. but at least I have an excuse.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/angel.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Butterfly</em><br>Jan 2003<br>8.5"x 11"<br><br>Nothing really to say, I was fooling around one day and came up with this.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/butterfly.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Butcher's Revenge</em><br>April 2007<br>17.5"x 10"<br><br>Slightly inspired by the famous <a href='img/escher.jpg' target='_blank'>Escher drawing</a>, plus hands are always fun to draw. Drew most of it in detention (thank you Mr. Duerring)<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/chef.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Convergence</em><br>Dec 2006<br>9"x 6"<br><br>Inspired by something I saw on <a href='http://www.deviantart.com' target='_blank'>deviantArt</a>. One of the smaller pieces I did last minute to try to get enough ready for the AP test. <br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/convergence.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Midnight Blue</em><br>Dec 2005<br>18"x 24"<br><br>Did this for class, I think the assignment was to do a monochromatic piece. Having just read “The Hobbit” a few weeks prior, I decided to draw a dragon like the one in the book. Although, there are some awkward parts in the actual figure of the dragon, I was fairly satisfied that I was able to achieve the foggy, dream-like atmosphere that I was going for.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/dragon.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Fire</em><br>Dec 2006<br>9"x 6"<br><br>I drew this from a slightly edited photo I found on flickr. Thought it would be cool to draw it with really high contrast and warm colors. Halfway through, I realized that the wrinkles on the guy's feet looked like fire so I went with it.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/fire.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Girl</em><br>Dec 2005<br>5"x 7"<br><br>No story, no description for this one. Drew it from a magazine.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/girl.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Go!</em><br>Jan 2006<br>12"x 15"<br><br>Third part of a series I did during junior year. Throughout the entire series, I used very bright colors to try to get across an optimistic theme. However, this one in particular, I concentrated more so on shapes and abstractions than any of the other two.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/go.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Master Chief</em><br>Dec 2004<br>8.5"x 11"<br><br> Drew this off of the <a href='img/halo2cover.jpg' target='_blank'>Halo 2 box</a>. I decided not to draw a background because I didn’t want it to take away from the figure. It took a surprisingly long time to do something this small... I think it took me a total of about 9 hours to draw over a course of 3 days. Unfortunately, a lot of it has smudged off and so the darks aren't quite as dark anymore.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/halo.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <div style='overflow:auto;height:350px;'><em>Tears of the Moon</em><br>May 2006<br>20"x 23"<br><br>Out of the cloudy drifts<br> From the shadow sheet of night<br> On tides of musk a moth uplifts<br> Its wings weary from the flight<br><br> Above the leaves and beyond the sky<br> There is a being; brilliant, bright<br> None may deny its flawless shape<br> A perfect ball of light<br><br> A little brown flit<br> Seeking consummation<br> It makes its way<br> Led by lunar navigation<br><br> As the air thins and the winds blow<br> The moth approaches the unapproachable<br> In minutes the moth begins to slow<br> The cold is unbearable<br><br> As it falls through the sky, the moth hopes to be saved<br> By the omnipresent star Gods that watch all who pray<br> The moth falls and crashes onto a road unpaved<br> Into a pile of leaves to fly another day<br><br>-----<br>The assignment was to draw something from a piece of literature. I also wrote the poem, can't decide which I like more.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/moth.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).</div>
  • <em>Sunrise, Sunset</em><br>April 2007<br>14"x 20"<br><br>This was the first time I had ever used oil pastel. My only regret is that I wish I worked with a bigger piece of paper. It was really hard getting details into such a small area with oil pastel.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/oilpastel.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Saint Francis in Ecstacy</em><br>Dec 2005<br>18"x 24"<br><br>This was done in sophomore year, the assignment was to recreate a piece by an old master. I chose to recreate <a href='img/saintfrancis.jpg' target='_blank'>Saint Francis in Ecstasy</a> by Francisco de Zurbaran.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/oldmasters.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Evolution</em><br>Dec 2006<br>9"x 6" <br><br>Drawn after trying to imitate <a href='http://www.giger.com' target='_blank'>Giger</a>'s biomechanical style. It's supposed to symbolize mankind's technological evolution as we slowly become more and more reliant on machines... so much so that this man is actually becoming one himself. However, despite the horrendous mutation, he appears to be completely content with it and perhaps even ignorant of it completely.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/roboman.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Rose</em><br>June 2004<br>8.5"x 11" <br><br>Not too much to say... I had just gotten my charcoal set and I wanted to try it out. To this day, I'm a little unsure about the aura I drew around it.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/rose.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Shoes</em><br>Aug 2004<br>8.5"x 11"<br><br>I was about to throw away my shoes because they were cracked and really worn down. But after looking at them again, I thought that they'd be really cool to draw. Like a lot of the graphite drawings I've done, this one has faded as well.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/shoes.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Cooperation</em><br>Jan 2004<br>8.5"x 11"<br><br> Although, this drawing was inspired by M. C. Escher’s '<a href='img/escher.jpg' target='_blank'>Drawing Hands</a>', I did not use his piece as a reference. My remake of this concept also has a bit of symbolism in the clothes. The arm on the left is wearing a suit, which represents the rich and the arm on the right is wearing an old sweatshirt, which represents the lower classes. The drawing is saying that everyone should work together and help each other out regardless of class, like how the hands are helping each other out in the drawing. Very 'awe' right?<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/hands.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Shoes v2.0</em><br>Dec 2007<br>8.5"x 11"<br><br>Following my previous pair of shoes, I thought it'd be cool to draw each pair of shoes I owned before tossing them out. I wanted to do the drawing different than I had done it last time, so I decided to do it in colored pencil instead of graphite and draw them in a different arrangement.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/shoes2.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Spiderman</em><br>June 2004<br>8.5"x 11"<br><br>In honor of the release of Spiderman 2 in theatres right before (by the way, Spiderman 3 was such a bust), I decided to draw this. The city and the building in the background were thought of by myself and not drawn from any previously made comic.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/spiderman.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>We are but puppets</em><br>Dec 2006<br>9"x 6"<br><br>A bit surreal, I had been toying with the idea of a silhouette city for a while so I drew a bit of an abstracted one. The sun being a ball of string was a bit spontaneous but it really makes the title work out nicely. I loved the touch of watercolor at the end of this, especially the purple/yellow gradient on the bottom.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/sunstring.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>The Artist</em><br>Nov 2006<br>15"x 16" <br><br>Modeled by the amazing Gary Hammell. This drawing took just about forever to finish (curse colored pencils!!!) and although there are some awkward moments (such as the hair), I'm pretty satisfied with the result. I titled it 'The Artist' because it's supposed to represent the imagination and thoughts that go on in an artist's head.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/theartist.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Untitled</em><br>May 2004<br>8.5"x 11"<br><br>Completely random. My friend, Gary actually helped draw a large portion of this drawing. Unfortunately, this drawing kept smudging in my sketch book so I had to clean it up a lot in Photoshop. Hopefully, I didn't damage any of it<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/thegbozexp.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Time is a Terrible Thing</em><br>June 2006<br>13"x 18"<br><br>I came across this idea while watching a commercial for a skin moisturizer product. The commercial showed a person’s skin cracking and deteriorating. I thought it was a really cool idea so I decided to use that same kind of imagery but for a different concept. I never finished this drawing completely. I was gonna do more with the clock and I had originally planned to draw broken pieces of skin floating across the sky. Unfortunately, I never got around to it. Also, the scanner totally owned this drawing with that line along the right center :-(<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/time.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Unlock</em><br>Dec 2005<br>12"x 15"<br><br>First of a series of three I did during junior year. Throughout the entire series, I used very bright colors to try to get across an optimistic theme. In this particular piece, I scattered a variety of different icons that represent hope and optimism.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/unlock.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
  • <em>Your Move</em><br>Sept 2006<br>18"x 24"<br><br>That fantastically handsome man you see in this drawing was modeled off of Alex Mulhearn. The assignment was to draw someone 'in' something. So I decided to draw a person in a chess game. This drawing took a lot of thought and planning before I could even start actually drawing it. I had to pick an angle to draw from as well as plot out the entire board. This planning step alone took a lot of time and lots of sketches.<br><br><br><br>Click <a href='http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/aczhang/traditional/yourmove.jpg' target='_blank'>here</a> to go directly to the image (best quality).
Copyright Anthony Zhang 2008