Atlas of the Classroom

High School Illustration

2026

Bokeun Seo, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Program: Fine and Performing Arts
School: Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School

This striking pen drawing reimagines the myth of Atlas. A uniformed student struggles beneath a colossal, crushing sphere made entirely of test papers and study materials. Standing amidst a ruined classroom, his strained expression and exhausted posture powerfully visualize the suffocating pressure of academic competition and the heavy burden of grades placed upon today's youth.