From large metal sculptures to dainty teapots and skateboard art, this year’s Student Show in City College’s Atkinson Gallery proves to be varied while still polished and engaging.

 The annual juried exhibition has a total of 93 pieces on display this year, with an enjoyable array of mediums and subject matter. Each piece is unique and ranges from prints, ceramics, paintings, and sculptures of several mediums.

 When entering the gallery, it is easy to be confused on where to start, as each work draws the viewer in. The first piece that invites the eye into the room is Slava Borznav’s “A Series of 30 Wax Gummy Bears.” The contrast of 30 giant, colorful soap bears surrounded by harsh barbed wire stirs your curiosity. This is a seemingly simple yet powerful piece. It brings a sense of uneasiness when noticing how the ordered colors feel contained and constricted within the form of the wire.

Continuing around the room, there are both traditional and non-traditional pieces. Notably, Inga R. Guzyte’s “Monkey-Robot” sculpture is completely made out of skateboards. Her piece brings the essence of urban grunge into the room with her layered cutouts and intricately crafted piece. 

 On the other hand, Camille Permar’s blue teapot with cup and saucers is just one of the classic and beautiful example of ceramics in the show. Her work is skillfully executed and delicate. Each saucer has triangle cutouts along the edges and each cup is perfectly crafted. The teapot itself offers a quirky yet overall traditional feel with its small spout and naturalistic base.

 Some pieces in particular ask to be walked around several times. Ali Miarkiani’s “Medusa” is a bronze and aluminum sculpture and looks like something that would be found at the bottom of a shipwreck. It has the look of a relic that is deeply haunting.

 Marc Nicolas’s woodcut and ink print is titled “Mystic Travels.” The piece is intricate and based in black, white, and yellow. The image makes the viewer feel as if they are being enveloped into a dream. The two dragon faces seem to morph with other images in the piece to make it a dynamic work overall.

 Outside, on the gallery’s patio, are large-scale pieces. This includes Trent Petteren’s “Never Enough,” which was lifted up and over the roof to make it to the gallery. It begs to be studied. This abstract sculpture is simple, but again engaging as the lines draw the eye from side to side and up and down.

 These are only a few of the works to be noted in the show, but as a whole the works displayed enrich each other and no two are alike.

 The show will be on display from April 15 to May 13.