Noah Ligertwood Belvedere House

In my work, I have mainly explored the theme of ‘Lock’ through multiple forms of media with some of my most used ones being watercolour, pencil and printing.

I especially appreciate working with watercolour as it allows for unique blending of colours and a wide range of precision. The same applies to the use of pencil, however I also like the expression of texture that it allows.

The main influences for my work is the beauty of the landscape in the Swiss alps around where I live. I feel it provides infinite possibilities for potential pieces due to the sheer variation of the environment.

Oceane Burt Exeter House

In art so far I have explored the theme ‘lock’ where I have been looking at the artist Mark Adlington, we have also looked at landscape composition and self portraits.

I have worked with oil paints - this interests me because it’s a way where you can add lots of detail and shadows and focus on the light by building up layers oil paint.

James Turrell has influenced some of my work as he focuses entirely on light and the viewer's involvement with that light. In my work light has played a big part - especially shadows and highlights. My work had been quite varied, but an underlying theme which ties is together has been the exploration of light - and shadows.

In my most recent artwork I explored Mark Adlington whose paintings are of animals. So my intention for this artwork was to create a realistic looking animal using different colours such as blues and reds.

I’m looking to involve and grab people's attention by my abstract approach with different colours and different kinds of detail that the viewer needs to interpret.

Rain Jiang Belvedere House

The theme of my artworks tends to be about unusual perspectives in drawings and portraits. I like to draw with only black and white, these two bold shades collocate with each other to vividly represent a piece of art.

What I like about drawing sketches is that it makes me feel excited, I am not really sure about the word ‘intention’ in my drawing, I just feel happy and relieved as I complete the drawing, and I would feel a sense of accomplishment as the drawing is finished.

The techniques I have used when sketching include hatching, cross hatching, shading and rubbing. My work when looked at in closer detail contains several other techniques used when refining my drawings.

I want my audience to see a good use of equipment and techniques in a piece, which can attract people's attention to the artist's skill.

Rania Rullan Mansur Clairmont House

In my time at Aiglon, I have explored multiple ideas and themes in my work. Some of them are self-portraits, using oil and acrylic paint. I have used inks, coloured pencils, experimented with colour theory and many more.

One of my favourite types of media to work with are inks and oil paints, I really enjoy working with oil paints because I find that they are easy to work with and make a painting look much more put together, the reason I like working with inks is that I like the vibrant colours that you get and I feel like they add dimension to any artwork.

I feel like there is a strong relationship between what media you use and the subject. For example, I like using oil paints for more realistic artwork and inks for vibrant work that's more colourful.

One of my biggest inspirations as an artist has been Takashi Murakami, Toilet Paper and Claude Monet. These 3 are my favourites.

In my opinion, they have influenced my work greatly, I would say that my work follows the same style in a way so in a sense this ties all of them in.

I want my work to achieve good grades, for example when I got to IB I would like to receive a 7 in art. I would like my audience to experience happiness when looking at my art.

Ririko Kuwabara

Le Cerf House

In the beginning, I struggled to express the theme of “Past, Present, and/or Future” in my work so I searched for some artists for inspiration. Then I found an artist called Edward Hopper who is famous for his talent for capturing solitude, loneliness, and isolation.

I don't think any other artist who can manage to capture the melancholic romance of city life is quite like Edward Hopper. He efficiently encapsulates city living and perfectly expresses the endless possibilities of city life, alongside a sense of a detached, disconnected, and lonely existence.

I found his artwork and style very interesting and fascinating, so I thought of a composition showing an isolated feeling and loneliness of time passing and things changing, using Edward Hopper’s artworks as a reference.

The reason why I chose to draw this tree is that there is nothing around it and it looks old and lonely, so it fits with my theme, and also I wanted to show that even though time goes by and everything changes there is something that doesn’t change, like this old tree.

Choosing this tree gives the viewers a sense of relatable pathos, as I draw the viewer into the potential alienation of modern life.

In my drawing, I have been particularly inventive with the tones and shadows of the tree.

There’s a sense of expectation in the air, as the subject’s gaze is fixed on the sky and he’s bathed in a hopeful, bright light, which sits in contrast against the dark tones of the right part of the tree, exaggerating and amplifying his solitude.

Santiago Herrera Belvedere House

Throughout the two-year IGCSE course, I have experimented with various media types. I continuously went back to and used lino reduction printing quite frequently. I feel that it allows oneself to express a person, object, or moment.

The concept of lino reduction print helps me to break down an image in different ways and experiment and alter its appearance both physically and in its colours.

The relationship of usage between lino reduction print allows me to print media and later alter it to my liking, creating a different point of view of the media for myself and others.

YEAR 11 ART EXHIBITION BOOK | 2022 - 2023

Nature and family have had a strong impact on my media creation, allowing me to capture the moment, express my values and interests and capture the person/ animal in one place for me to keep and enjoy for the years to come usually in the form of photography.

The main intention behind my pieces of art is to express the things I value, express things I am interested in, and capture and alter the moment to the best of my ability.