COBIS ART COMPETITION ‘Who am I?’

There are many benefits that come with COBIS membership, including a rich array of extracurricular events and activities on offer to our students. One event that is always popular with our students each year is the annual COBIS Art Competition, normally announced in September each year, allowing students two months to work on their entries, until the submission deadline usually toward the end of November, just before the Christmas break,

The theme for this year was ‘Who am I?’, with Erika Peet (Y5H) painting being selected by the Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) from 670 entries and 140 schools around the world.

When asked about her painting, Erika said she got the idea from her all-time favourite super hero, Super Girl, creating a water colour of herself as a SpaceX astronaut, on a future mission to Mars, intended to convey the message that with the right education, girls can do anything.

Here’s what the judges’ had to say: This is a beautifully executed watercolour painting. The graduating depth of colours in the background intensify the appearance and depth of endless space. Our focus is drawn to the central figure and the delicate watercolour brush strokes on the spacesuit which appear so minimal and yet is so effective add to the otherworldly quality of this painting. The excellent use of a foreshortening technique creates a superb sense of illusion with the subject receding into distant space whilst floating towards us adding to the sense of anti-gravity floating in space. This painting evokes a remarkable sense of timeless suspension.

Well done Erika for pursuing your passions and interests, ns embodying the IBSB Student Mission: Aspire, Strive, and Achieve.