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Salima Waly: IB Art Exhibition, 2022

Water
Digital print (118 x 53cm)

Water
Digital print ( 118 x 53cm

This series aims to reflect the significance and importance of coastal life. The Mediterranean Sea has been home to many generations of my family. We grew up to develop an emotional connection with the sea, as well as continuing our family’s tradition of settling by different coasts at every place we’ve called home. The concealed faces further represent my family’s transience through inhabiting between new waters.

Kaaba
Oil and acrylic on canvas (25 x 35cm)

Every year, more than 2 million muslims perform the Hajj, a mandatory pilgrimage that must be completed once during a muslim’s lifetime. My intention through this piece was to capture the emotional and spiritual moment of when I first visited the Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest and most sacred Islamic site. I intended to capture this unforgettable memory that represents peace and tranquility.

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Olivia Zanolari: IB Art Exhibition, 2022

overdose
Ceramics ( 22 Pills, Each Pill: 19 cm Diameter, 5 cm Height)

overdose
Ceramics ( 22 Pills, Each Pill: 19 cm Diameter, 5 cm Height)

The large-scale, pop-art-inspired ceramic pill installation, exemplifies my experiences with health and medication that have caused adverse effects on me. Some of the side effects of the medication include bruising, fatigue, hair loss, and nausea. Through the use of vivid colors and exaggerated scale, I hope to create an unnatural scene to reiterate the overwhelming burden of being under constant medication.

Nonno (Grandfather)
Mixed Media, Paper & Digital Collage (25.5 x 52.5 cm )

Nonno (Grandfather)
Mixed Media, Paper & Digital Collage (25.5 x 52.5 cm )

Nonno is a mixed media collage of my grandfather watering our family home in Cavaglia, Switzerland, the small town he was born in. Nonno has been losing his sight gradually over the last few years. Despite his visual impairment, his joyfulness has taught me to not let my own imparities keep me from enjoying special moments in life.

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Yelin Cho

Cho has sketched a skillful rendition of an automobile using only graphite and ebony pencils. The key highlight of this work is the foreshortening angle.

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Eve Niekrasz

Niekrasz has rendered a simple corkscrew with engrossing detail through her use of varying values and textures, lending a surreal effect to this graphite drawing.

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A Horse’s Bit(e)

Laura Bech

Through the use of Graphite and Ebony pencils, Bech creates a drawing based on a photo of a horse’s bit taken from a foreshortening angle. A bit is a part of a horse’s reins which is made of metal. Bech’s use of shading to represent the reflections of light makes the 2D metal piece seem almost lifelike.

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On the Road

Fatima Abdelali

The drawing employs a variety of artistic techniques, such as varying the shades of gray, line patterns and complex figures. This paired with the smooth shading and dark and light contrasts give the scooter a bold and impactful visual presence.

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Emeralds and Pearls

Ashley Franzen

Through exploiting the beautiful simplicity of monochromatic sketches, Ashley Franzen illustrates the intricacy of light as it shines onto the glistening pearls and diamonds. The reflection of the bouncing light on the pearls contrasting the dark yet growing shadow emphasizes the realism presented in the drawing.

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Landscapes and Cityscapes

Ahmad Al-Ansari

Al-Ansari’s photo presents aspects of landscape and cityscape that caught his eye this summer, inviting us to acknowledge the beauty and inspiration that surround us all, from the buildings towering overhead to the desert’s horizon. 

While on a vacation to the Gold Coast in Australia Al-Ansari stayed at the Soul Hotel. While taking this photo, he aimed to capture the whole perspective of the hotel from an interesting angel.
Al-Ansari and a friend saw a cool bridge that he liked In Lusail and they went to visit it together. Al-Ansari liked the way the purple light illuminated the water, and the unique shape of the bridge.
While in California, Al-Ansari was caught by the vibrant blue and reddish orange of a stunning sunset while walking on Venus Beach.
While at his family’s farm, Al-Ansari experienced a beautiful sunset. He sought to capture the sunset due to the abnormal shapes in the clouds and its strong orange color.