Artist: Kayden Bhatnagar
Writer: Lucas Kishore
Editor: Michelle Lo
Kayden Bhatnagar, a sophomore with no experience in art, decided to spend his summer in a unique way: Drawing on Apple Notes using his phone, a hobby that he intends to continue throughout high school. Spurred on by a funny idea that he got whilst talking to a friend on FaceTime, Kayden was suddenly inspired to draw his take on the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. While the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci utilized thin layers of oil glazes at different times, Bhatnagar’s artwork requires a slightly different approach. Bhatnagar used the large range of opacities on the brush tool within the app which allowed him to layer and blend colors on top of each other. Despite the original artist’s four-year-long work on the Mona Lisa, Bhatnagar’s work only took approximately three to four hours—a large amount of time was required for both nonetheless. His creative twist, on the Mona Lisa, aptly called the Mona Lisa Side Eye offers the viewer a different outlook on the famous piece. His piece is sure to leave a lasting impression on the viewer and leaves them wondering about the vast expanse of different mediums that can be utilized for creative expression.
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