Anya Markovitz, Year 9
Several students in year 13 have been studying art for the IB for the past two years with teachers Momar Seck and Gilles Grasouillet. While some may think taking art for the IB is easy, it’s quite the contrary. A complicated and thought out process goes into each piece of art by the students who got a chance to exhibit two years of hard work this Thursday at the Centre des Arts.
I interviewed Jasmine Oberai, one of the IB students at the exhibition. “What does being an IB art student really entail?” Here’s her response:
“To be an art student you have to be super passionate about the subject and your artwork, otherwise, you shouldn’t take art for your IB. Doing art takes a lot of work, it’s incredibly time-consuming, and you really have to love art. It also requires lots of patience and creativity. For the IB project, there are three steps: the research on different artists and techniques, and then the experimentations, where you create art to edit and improve. The last step is the portfolio, where you describe, explain, and talk about your artwork in general. For me, creating my art was a continuous process, I was always changing and editing. Lots of my art was inspired by songs, conversations I’ve had, experiences, and observations.”
Students who exhibited their art include Marielle Markovitz, Dylan Tamari, Jasmine Oberai, Sofia Ensink, Alejandra Mejia, Freya Walsh, Kristina Kolesnikova, Sasha Shlykova, Hadeel Al Muraiqeb, Margaret Koudraiev, Jimmy Zammar, Francisco de Inza, Gleb Slay, and Gabriel Crosby.
The art produced at the exhibition was not only paintings and drawings, but different and unique art displayed in many forms. Computer animations, skateboards, and hundreds of paper cranes are just some examples of the impressive creativity shown at the exhibition.
