Newfield Student-Artist Earns Regional Recognition

CENTEREACH, NEW YORK (MAY 2021)—A Middle Country Central School District student-artist, Dom Mauri, has earned regional recognition for his unique visual communication skills. The Newfield High School senior was selected as one of 83 Long Island high school students for the Heckscher Museum of Art’s Long Island’s Best Young Artists Exhibition. Patrons can explore the exhibition online: www.heckscher.org/.

“I was drawn to Dawn Lee’s abstract interpretation of energy through dramatic strokes in Bird Woman Falls. The sense of energy and movement in this artwork reminded me of the distressing insurrection of the United States Capitol building which occurred on January 6th, 2021. I sat at my television watching thousands of people torment the integrity of our country, as they allowed their turmoils to wash over them in a fit of blind rage,” said Dom, referring to his inspiration behind his work of art. “I watched their emotion and movement contort and boil to substantial extremes, capturing the raw energy that encapsulated both themselves and the heart of America. In my artwork, I strove to capture this energy. I didn’t want to simply interpret reality, I wanted to push reality to unorthodox extremes. Lee’s study of movement and energy of the world inspired me to create a stylized interpretation of my own, through harsh color balance and hyper stylization.”

The annual exhibition challenged 331 young artists from 56 high schools across Nassau and Suffolk counties to submit their artwork for jurying by Heckscher Museum curator Karli Wurzelbacher as well as artist and guest juror Melissa Mis.

For more information regarding the Middle Country Central School District and its students’ many achievements, please visit the District’s website: https://www.mccsd.net/.