Highlighting West’s student artists
West High artists have many forms of art that capture their attention. These forms include: digital art, photography, stained glass, metalworking and more. To some, art can be a pastime, and for others, art is a passion and means something deeply to them. Below are examples of artwork from West High students and the reasons behind their creations.
“Art is calming and peaceful.”
“Art is a means of storytelling for me. It’s how I unjumble the thoughts in my head into a visual media.”
“Art is probably an outlet for creativity/imagination. In a way kinda like talking but without words.”
“I started doing art seven years ago, and as I kid I welded.”
“Art is an outlet for stress.”
“Art to me is a lot of things, but I know it’s important because I’m pretty sure it’s our perception of reality, which is like everything.”
“The ring is in a circle shape and the leaf represents life.”
“I’ve always done drawing with crayons as a kid. I started to take it seriously in middle school and I started an art account.”
“I have a dream of making art and owning a jewelry business.”
“Art is a way of making life look better, even the ‘bad’ pieces of art show an altered reality which makes it easier to see through that lense.”
“Art means a lot to me because in a way it is a part of me. I’ve always turned to some form of art when I need to escape from my problems or when life seems to be too much and too hard to handle. When I was going through tough times, I was able to turn to art to essentially create my own world and express myself in ways that I can’t really do out loud. Art has also helped me make many of the friends that I have today.”
“Art means having fun forever and doing whatever you want.”
“Art to me is escaping from reality but also being in your own world and not worrying about what’s happening around you.”
“I made this ring for my dad who passed away. I started art almost three years ago with my dad.”
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