Artist Profile: Alexander Farley
This
self-portrait is one of several that Alexander Farley developed for his Concentration. His
idea was to explore how movement could be created through a series of portraits, starting
with a rough, black and white look, and gradually using color and achieving a more
finished result. Alexander also explored the effects that different colors and media could
have on the emotional character of each piece.For Alexander, the major benefit of submitting the AP Studio Art Portfolio was to "evaluate where I stood among other students in the country." Having this piece chosen as an example of some of the finest work created by AP Studio Art students was a further affirmation of his talent.
Alexander is currently taking a double major in Biology and Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1997, he was also a winner of the Pennsylvania High School Architecture Competition, and was named a Bristol-Myers Squibb Fellow for Genetic Research. In the future, he hopes to become a reconstructive surgeon (his particular interest is in artificial tissues), or a neurosurgeon.