Poem by Supreme Curry
Supreme Curry began as a Seeds Student through the External Learning Agreement with City-As-School High School. They have studied anatomy and life drawing at the League, and also explored other art mediums including clothing and designs. Curry writes: “Being able to share my viewpoints on life and my experience in full length, I feel, will not only be beneficial to my growth as a young adult trying to find solace in the chaos of New York City, but maybe even inspire others and bring some solace to them as well.”
When I think about the future, I don’t see
anything. I think of it as a canvas that awaits for
the artist to decide what to do with it. I’ve always
felt that every year, a single colored line was
added to it. Added to the future. This thought has
followed me through so many long colorful years,
some of which were sickly colors that some
people would throw inquiries at and turn
distastefully and label as a mistake. But others
like me know its significance. I’ve always had a
knack for seeing the world through a creative
lens, I grew into a family of fighters and poets…
Illustration by Samia Perez
Samia Perez is a Dominican-American high school senior at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School. During her summer, she volunteered to illustrate Supreme Curry’s poem to give back to the League for the skills she learned in Marilyn Friedman’s Teen Class. Perez explores how art can be used to tell a story through facial expressions, color, and various locations. In her artwork, she also explores the intersection between the arts and sciences through depicting scientific concepts in creative manners. For this illustration, she made sure to hone in on the details mentioned in the poem such as the various colors pictured on the lines of the canvas alongside the careers of family members as seen from the awards and books on the shelf. As part of the Seeds magazine, Perez hopes to expand her artistic skills and experience by using her narrative-like art style to tell an important story.
