Victor Aguilar
Evolution, 2020
Ceramics
Dimensions variable
This year is my final year of high school. Growth and development have been an overarching topic this year, especially because next year I’ll be in college. With that comes a mixed bag of emotions. I wanted to capture that growth and evolution for this final project.
When I came to Crossroads in 6th grade my parents enrolled me in their summer art program where I took my first class on the potter’s wheel. I fell in love with it and every summer after that until high school, I would sign up for wheel throwing. In high school, I decided to take Ceramics. I’ve gotten to learn about different methods and techniques to create 3-D forms made of clay.
I now want to go back to the roots of my passion. The reason I pursued Ceramics was wheel throwing and since I stopped taking the summer class, I haven’t had a chance to make art using the potter’s wheel. I’m using the skills I’ve acquired from my other work and applying them to wheel thrown forms. I find the wheel gives me a lot of freedom. I can morph a piece into the shape I want. I can create patterns with ease. I can determine the size I want it to be. I never get on the wheel with an idea in mind. I let the clay and my mind take me on a journey. After the clay is centered, the pictures in my head start to take over: aesthetics play a huge role. The sheer nakedness of this process is what I think makes my art unique. Decisions are made on the spot and nothing is ever a mistake.
