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Art Teacher: Raquel Rojas
Art Teacher: Raquel Rojas
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Note: To view larger images, click on artwork thumbnails
Gender As Expressed by Line, 2020
Gender As Expressed by Line, 2020
Artist: Blu Matik
Artist: Blu Matik
Pen and Colored Pencil on Paper
Pen and Colored Pencil on Paper
Art is a tool for self-expression and is visible when students are allowed to speak on issues that affect them personally.
Art is a tool for self-expression and is visible when students are allowed to speak on issues that affect them personally.
Artist Statement
"Gender is something a lot of people struggle with. I wanted to express that, along with its complexity, by all of the intricate lines and how they intersect. The colored places in-between represent different shades of gender. I mainly used blues, purples, and some pinks for my own expression but everyone has a different ratio. For me the blue represents masculinity, the pink is femininity, and the purple is everything in-between. Gender is different for everyone and should be treated as such, not as a clean-cut Boy/Girl. Then again Gender and Sex are completely different as we are biologically Female, Male, or Intersex, while gender has a plethora of identities. Anyway; if you take anything away from this let it be: gender is a social construct, be who you want to be, unapologetically!"
"Gender is something a lot of people struggle with. I wanted to express that, along with its complexity, by all of the intricate lines and how they intersect. The colored places in-between represent different shades of gender. I mainly used blues, purples, and some pinks for my own expression but everyone has a different ratio. For me the blue represents masculinity, the pink is femininity, and the purple is everything in-between. Gender is different for everyone and should be treated as such, not as a clean-cut Boy/Girl. Then again Gender and Sex are completely different as we are biologically Female, Male, or Intersex, while gender has a plethora of identities. Anyway; if you take anything away from this let it be: gender is a social construct, be who you want to be, unapologetically!"
Blu Matik, Artist
Blu Matik, Artist
Untitled_Social Justice Project, 2020
Untitled_Social Justice Project, 2020
Artist: Guadalupe
Artist: Guadalupe
Colored Pencil on Paper
Colored Pencil on Paper
Art gives a voice to the voiceless.
"Here Guadalupe was able to express her belief in equality and justice for all. Although she is only 14 years old and is a first-year art student here at Porterville High, she is able to understand the value of creating art with a social purpose."Raquel Rojas, Art Teacher
"Here Guadalupe was able to express her belief in equality and justice for all. Although she is only 14 years old and is a first-year art student here at Porterville High, she is able to understand the value of creating art with a social purpose."Raquel Rojas, Art Teacher
Gennesa Poetry_2021.pdfMy Protector, 2021
My Protector, 2021
Poet: Gennesa Colunga
Poet: Gennesa Colunga
Written language is a place where some students find solace and understanding.
Gennesa, Artist/Poet
Artist Statement
"I write to cope with my feelings and to help future me understand that I am enough and I am me and no one can ever take that away."Gennesa, Artist/Poet
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