IB Art Show
42 Students Showcase
‘Serious Play’
By Katie Rosenberger (May 1, 2003)
"Serious play," is how art teacher
John Ballou described the efforts of the 42 IB Art students whose work
was featured in this year’s IB Art show.
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All 42 students, including
the eight Higher Level students and 34 Standard Level students, took the
IB oral exam last week and although no one will find out until July how
they scored, the art show was a beautifully put together collection of
the students’ artistic achievements.
This year’s show featured a wide
variety of work ranging from an oil painting "Homage to Monet" by Hoan
Tchen, to the colorful photography of Marlies Tumolo, who featured a postcard-worthy
photo titled, "Wandering the Sea." There were also interesting pieces by
Nora McCulla including one titled "Waffles of Pain" in which Nora painted
actual waffles and stuck them to a canvas.
Other pieces of interest included
jewelry made by Emily Buckler, and cartoon-like drawings by Vineet Gorhandas,
including one self-portrait of himself in a bear suit titled "Me." Andrew
Montgomery sculpted Spiderman out of clay and carved figures out of stone,
and Kate O’Hara had a compilation of interesting modern art, including
a "Commie Box." |
One Masonite, Helen Rose Patterson,
found
a practical use for one of the many artistic
creations on display in the annual IB Art
Show as she put on her lipstick in a mirror
framed in candy Valentine hearts.
(Photo by Andrea Genovese Soares) |
| Mr. Ballou
was very pleased with his students’ art. He said that "all the students
in the show have reason to be proud of their work" and many of the pieces
showed "real quality and challenge." Although he mentioned that examiners
have to grade objectively--so sometimes students don’t get the score that
they deserve--he said that he has seen "so much growth among many kids
throughout the year."
The IB Art Show is the culmination
of the art intensive class that displays to the IB examiners the work that
students have done during the past year. This, along with the research
workbook, containing pictures and rough work dealing with artists that
each
student found influential, and the IB Art oral, will make up the students’
final IB grade. |
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Ms. Debbie Flanigan, principal’s secretary,
studies some of the intricate art work in the IB
Art Show. (Photo by Andrea Genovese Soares) |
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