Cock-a-doodle-doo! After years of roaming the streets and sidewalks like they own the place, the Oviedo chickens finally earn the respect they deserve.
Students in art teacher Omar Otero’s painting classes have been learning new types of art styles and applying them into a chicken-themed art showcase that will take place on April 6 at the Oviedo City Hall.
The theme of chickens emerged primarily from the chickens that historically roam the area. Otero also wanted to implement new styles of art like cubism, surrealism and pointillism that would connect to his classes.
“City Hall and I were trying to figure out something that would work, that would be a little more thematic for just the area,” Otero said. “And I wanted to make it something that was conducive to making art in my class.”
Sophomore Nicole Cui made a chicken using the style of pointillism, a chicken made entirely of dots. Taking a week and a half to finish, the project came out accomplished, earning a spot in the showcase.
“It was fun, but very tiring because the dots took so much time,” Cui said. “It was so tedious, and I gave up at the end and just started using my finger [to paint].”
Freshman Angela Eskander also used the art style of pointillism. After almost two and a half weeks of dotting, she created a colorful chicken, using a mix of cool and warm colors.
“It was really fun,” Eskander said. “I always enjoy all of [the] projects we do and I like the creativity we can bring.”
Freshman Marina Said used a combination of art styles—surrealism for the chicken and pointillism for the background. She also made her chicken pregnant, making the stomach area larger for a fun effect.
The painting classes worked enthusiastically on the chicken paintings as their mid-term projects. After a few weeks of working, select students were hand-picked by Otero to have their art sent off to the showcase. A link will be sent out for any parents, students or teachers to watch the showcase, and taking a visit to City Hall will let
one see the students’ individuality and hard work in person.
“This project was definitely one of my favorite ones because it let us bring out creativity and our own thoughts into the project and we all expressed ourselves in different ways,” Said said.
