Mixed Media
Golden Section Homage: Bill Nye "The Science Guy"
Sophia White, Grade 10
Mixed Media 44cm x 30cm
School: Governor Simcoe Secondary School
Teacher: Mr. Michael Grant
Principal: Ms. Teri Thompson
Artist Statement: In this mixed-media piece, I created an homage to Bill Nye “The Science Guy”. As per the instructions for this Renaissance-related project, I created an homage of Mr. Nye within the framework of the Golden Section, which was a mathematical tool used by Renaissance artists to create divine composition. Within each rectangle, I rendered various symbols via various mediums that reflect the career of this famous and approachable scientist.
Beautiful Tears
Samantha Colbey, Grade 11
Mixed Media 45.7cm x 61cm
School: Governor Simcoe Secondary School
Teacher: Mr. Michael Grant
Principal: Ms. Teri Thompson
Artist Statement: Via mixed-media, I attempted to show how crying can be beautiful. When tears are shed, one does not always feel sorrow – happy tears can emanate from joy. Ultimately, tears allow people to emote, which is beautiful and necessary.
Artist's Journal Experimentation with Style
Kayleigh Robertson, Grade 11
Mixed Media
School: Stamford Collegiate
Teacher: Ms. Larissa Turcotte
Principal: Mr. Neil Sheard
Self-Portrait
Fernanda Lopez Gonzalez, Grade 11
Mixed Media
School: Laura Secord Secondary School
Teacher: Ms. Jen Bolan
Principal: Mrs. Helena Tritchew
Self-Portrait
Gracie Kocis, Grade 11
Mixed Media
School: Laura Secord Secondary School
Teacher: Ms. Jen Bolan
Principal: Mrs. Helena Tritchew
All About Me
Maya Kolbinson, Grade 9
Mixed Media
School: Port Colborne High School
Teacher: Ms. Sandra Palencar
Principal: Mr. Paul Taylor
Artist Statement: I chose the title, “All About Me”, because this art piece represents me. It shows what I enjoy doing, and what I think about.
I chose to create this piece for my final project because I thought it would be interesting to put together pieces of me into one project using what I have learned throughout the course. For example, pencil sketches and use of colour.
I consider my art to be contemporary art. I chose this piece to express who I am in 2021.
Texture Collage
Nico Valvo, Grade 10
Collage
School: A.N. Myer Secondary School
Teacher: Mr. Joe Fernandez
Principal: Mrs. Kim Carruthers
Artist Statement: I enjoyed making this piece because it reflected something that I love, baseball. As you can see, it is a frozen image of the man in his backswing (after he's hit the ball). I tried to make the cutout of this man as precise as I could given the small size of the piece. Originally, I was going to make the collage exactly as it was seen in the reference image. However, my art teacher, Mr. Fernandez advised me to flip the background to improve contrast. Because of this, I feel like it really expanded my thinking and allowed me to have some fun with this piece. I also added a little sound bubble thing that you would see in old Batman comics or shows. I think this is what made it really unique and made it more enjoyable to look at. Overall, I believe that this piece of art was pretty well done by my standards. I was very happy with how it turned out given the fact that I had never done something like this before.