{"id":9564,"date":"2015-01-21T17:48:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T22:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=9564"},"modified":"2015-02-04T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T21:30:44","slug":"eyes-are-the-window-into-the-soul-at-ahs-williams-art-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/eyes-are-the-window-into-the-soul-at-ahs-williams-art-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyes are the window into the soul at AHS, Williams art exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aurora\u2019s students aren\u2019t shy about expressing their views of the world and depicting all facets of the human experience through their art. So what if the subject matter can turn a little dark at times? In the end, it is all about the experience. <\/p>\n

This is the view of student-curators who spent the early part of this week putting the finishing touches on a joint art exhibition at the Aurora Cultural Centre hosted by Grade 12 art students of Aurora High School and Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur school is really big on society and a lot of us look into the social norms and criticize them,\u201d says Avery Worrall, who helped curate AHS\u2019 portion of the show with fellow students Madeline Feder and Maddy Sanzo. \u201cThere are a bunch of pieces in here that were based off social events and social comments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adds Maddy: \u201cWe\u2019re very interest in society, mind and psychology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avery, Madeline and Maddy took on the curatorship of their school\u2019s show with an eye to including as much of their fellow students\u2019 work as possible. All their styles are so different, says Madeline, which made the task a bit more difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really excited about this show because I honestly believe that everyone is actually very talented,\u201d says Maddy. \u201cOnce you get to the art course in Grade 12, the only people left are the ones who actually care about art because you don\u2019t need arts credits anymore. You\u2019re not taking art because it is easy, you\u2019re taking art because you like it. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone has a specific style and everyone is very talented. It was important we chose everyone\u2019s pieces that properly represented them and will show the community they\u2019re really good at art.\u201d<\/p>\n

The art selected will also show the community what is on the minds of students as they prepare for their lives post-high school. This interest in \u201csociety, mind, and psychology\u201d is evident looking through the paintings, sketches and sculptures that fill the exhibition space.<\/p>\n

One of Avrey\u2019s pieces, for instance, is called \u201cEyes\u201d, depicting a kaleidoscope of vivid green eyes emanating from a figure inspired by the facial features of the singer F.K.A. twigs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe eyes represent the soul and identity of a person, so I focused on this [to show] the pressure of society on other people and how it creates many different identities in a person. It is a creepy feeling because it almost is a creepy way of thinking. You\u2019re supposed to be a little bit creeped out.\u201d<\/p>\n

A similar theme is followed by Maddy, who takes on the fashion industry in her piece called \u201cSixes and Sevens.\u201d That, she says, is a way to express confusion, being distraught, and not really sure what is going on in the world around them. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe is supposed to be a fashion model modelling a shirt, but she is confused, distraught and not paying attention \u2013 and that is what you\u2019re supposed to feel,\u201d she says, noting she drew inspiration from fashion artist Danny Roberts. \u201cThe girls he draws are almost caricatures of fashion models, almost making fun of the fashion industry because they are always disgustingly skinny and distraught looking. She doesn\u2019t really have any soul in her eyes, just staring into nothingness. This is the image we have developed of beauty and it has just become more and more ridiculous to the point where nobody even looks like this anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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