Amy Wang, China – Grade 8, “This Year’s Maple”
“My painting is created with mixed media inspired by Andrew Salgado.”
Sylvia Qiu, China – Grade 11, “The Taste of Beijing”
“This picture is a fusion of 11 photos that aim to depict Beijing, the city always welcoming newcomers, travelers, settlers, and wanderers.”
Sarah Yan, China – Grade 8, “My Identity”
“When creating the portrait, my ideas changed and I finally found ways to express my identity.”
Ida Olszak, Poland – Grade 8 “Shapes of Happiness”
“Inspired by Marilyn Monroe, I made shapes meaning something to me. Even with the mistakes, I consider the work successful.”
Rebecca Felicelli, US – Grade 11 “Beijing’s Self Portrait”
“Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s cubism era, it is a collection of photos from the city that were used to resemble a human.”
Chris Liu, China – Grade 9, “Metamorphosis”
“I wanted to show through the large iPhone the occurrence of many people walking on the street looking at their phones.”
Elizabeth, China – Grade 6, “My Shoe of the World that Never Have I Found” “I want others to take away my theme, that the most unique differences make an individual the only one.”
Maia Mascari, US – Grade 7 “A Droplet of Light”
“My artwork combines different types of texture and serves as a contrast to the smoothness.”
All photos courtesy of BCIS
This article originally appeared on p.38-39 of beijingkids March Issue. Download a copy here.
