Artist: Lily Stutzin
Writer: Justin Dubbs
Editor: Michelle Lo
Lily Stutzin, a junior at Carlmont High School, has been creating art since the COVID-19 pandemic. Purposed initially as a school project, Starman depicts an ideal man as a bust with a vibrant night sky in the background, digitally crafted with several techniques and primarily line-by-line coloring. The piece evokes emotions through the character’s solemn face and the eerie glow of the river, alluding to ancient Greek legends of the river Styx, meant to symbolize the character’s death. The piece is based on the artists and era known as the “Lost Generation,” though primarily on the works of Willy Jaeckel and Pablo Picasso, which used their negative feelings towards WWI and its conclusion to influence their art. They often created unrealistic and seemingly unfinished pieces, as seen in this piece with the individual strokes that form the individual, giving him a more unfinished appearance, with the contrast of the seemingly photographed night sky. The piece symbolizes the end of a life, with the character’s fate left unfinished and leaving only the emotions as remnants, perfectly encapsulating the experience of the “Lost Generation” and the life that could have been.
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