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School News

THE PLAY

LIVES ON! Director Spotlight

AN INTERVIEW WITH MOVIE DIRECTOR

MARIUSZ WILCZYŃSKI Student Fiction

THE RED SWORD

SPECIAL

ART AND CULTURE ISSUE Culture Spotlight: Artists

THE MAN BEHIND THE PAINTINGS:

SALVADOR DALI DRAWING: NATALIA S.

Cooking

MAKE YOUR OWN

PĄCZEK!

SCHOOL NEWS

THE PLAY

LIVES ON! Every year, the IAS community has a Christmas tradition: the Christmas Play (of course). The wonderful Izabela Mieszczańska writes and directs a Christmas-themed play for the entire IAS school to watch or participate in. However, with the new Covid-19 restrictions, people were starting to wonder if this annual event would occur. Would a global pandemic stop Ms. Mieszczańska from creating another spectacular play?

by Zofia Gowin

THE ANSWER IS SHORT AND SIMPLE: NO. Rather than performing in a traditional theatre, Ms. Mieszczańska had the school perform and record the play via Zoom. Now, some of you may be asking yourselves; could an online play be just as entertaining and compelling as a traditional one? The play as usual had a broad number of students from different age categories; there being children from 5th grade, all the way to 9th. It felt very delightful and pleasant to watch so many people taking part in such a unique form of theatre. As usual, the play itself had a typical Christmas theme to it. This year, Ms. Izabela came up with the idea to create the performance in the form of a “Radio Show.” The show was about two Radio Show hosts (performed by Yegor Pavlenko and Zofia Gowin) talking about 4 skits, which were performed by 4 different classes. The first skit being a spectacular performance by the sixth graders called “Santa Slims Down,” where Santa Claus goes through a very drastic weight loss, to the surprise of his reindeers. The second skit was “A Stinky Christmas,” an adorable production from the fifth grade which was later followed by an “Anti-Stink” commercial created by the eighth grade class.

We were also presented a mini-skit by two ninth graders (Monika Nguyen and Martin Chocian) called a “Shakespearean Santa,” which was a classical Christmas story with an Old English twist. The eighth graders returned again after the mini skit with another commercial called “The Shakespearean Decoder,” a device used to decode the Old English language. Finally, the play ended with the last skit called “Santa Gets Mixed Up” presented by the seventh grade class. It was a hilarious story about Santa mixing up Christmas with other famous holidays. Overall, the play was very different to how the IAS community usually directed and performed it, however it didn’t change the fact that it was very entertaining. The unique performance through an online platform was a pleasant change to the one we would usually see on a stage. The effort coming from Ms. Izabela Mieszczańska and all the students who participated in the play was clearly visible, making it even more worth the watch. Christmas certainly does produce miracles, even in a global pandemic: a successful play such as this one!

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

DRIBBLING THROUGH THE IB:

INTERVIEW WITH PETER JURITKA Peter Juritka is a student by day and a football star as soon as the last bell rings. How does he do it? Here is an exclusive interview with Peter on this journey!

by Vinay Vasnani

VINAY VASNANI: When and how did your adventure with football begin? PETER JURITKA: Actually, I have been playing soccer since I was 6 years, it has been already about 10 years. I started my football journey in Legia Warsaw, then SK Slovan Bratislava and currently I play for FCB Escola Varsovia. VV: What would you consider your biggest achievements so far? PJ: After those years of playing and training I can say that I have accomplished various achievements. I would say that there are few that stand out the most, such as representing my country in the Slovakian National Team on different international tournaments (e.g. Croatia or Finland), or at a young age playing in much older categories, sometimes even with professional seniors. VV: Being a bright student, how do you balance between the IB and playing football? PJ: As mentioned earlier, it is definitely not easy to balance between the IB and soccer since both require a lot of my effort. However, I think that an important aspect that helps me balance my school and soccer responsibilities is discipline. Discipline

is very crucial; I try to be harsh on myself and try to organize and complete things that have to be done. Additionally, my determination for success is also an important aspect, because that keeps me motivated and keeps me working hard towards good scores in school and soccer. Despite all of that, I cannot forget my parents, who play a key role in my life and always have supported me.

It was my childhood dream, and it’s safe to say that it still is. I try to work hard on the team and at individual training every day in order to be always better than the day before. I still want to develop my soccer skills and in the near future be a part of a senior A-team. Nevertheless, for now I want to finish this well started season with good personal and team results and then see what will come next. Long way to go!

VV: What are your future plans regarding football? PJ: From a young age, I’ve always wanted to play for Real Madrid.

VV: Thank you for your time, Peter. PJ: My pleasure

SCHOOL NEWS

IAS MUN IS BACK! by Meylis Arshimov

How much control over social media platforms should the government processes? In the midst of a global pandemic how should the UN provide assistance to women? These are only some of the pressing issues addressed in Model United Issues - a student initiative which gives the interested students the opportunity to participate in engaging debates. Through this activity students develop their debate skills, learn more about how the UN operates, the recent events, as well as hear out and consider various (often significantly different) perspectives. The MUN offers the opportunity of joining MUN thanks to Maciek’s (11th grade) initiative, and Mr Ruby’s determination to challenge and encourage them in the field of politics. Together they have been able to organize meetings each Thursday since November 19th. Their goal is to prepare the students for an inter school MUN event. It is crucial for the group to be integrated, and communicative given that the students work in pairs, or groups of three or more. Before each debate, the students are assigned to a certain country. Once they know who’s representative they are, they research their country and their attitude towards the issue at hand, gather all the materials that they need, and finally come up with a potential UN proposal.

try’s history, and their former or potential allies, and governmental views. The aim of each country’s proposal is to gain as much from it as they can. In some cases, a certain country may seem to be in a rather inferior position, however with the right debate skills, the outcome for such a country may be surprisingly positive. The MUN group is very diverse, with students from high school. It gives the students a chance to learn from one another, as they all have very different strengths and areas to improve upon. The members prioritize keeping order during our meetings, given that they are limited by time, and they cannot afford to spend it on chaotic discussions. With the rapidly changing world, politics play a major role in all of our lives. In Model United Nations we put emphasis on the importance of staying up to date with recent events, recognising reliable, and not reliable sources, as well as staying open minded, and not being afraid to share our own reflections.

At the end of the debate, through voting, a proposal is chosen. Of course we must keep in mind the different challenges each country faces, the coun-

New members are always welcome to join, as everyone of us has something to contribute, and something they can teach others!

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SMALL SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT

STUDENTS CELEBRATE

100 DAYS IN SCHOOL When I am 100 years old I will.... "Set a world record for gardening!" -Neha "Buy 100 rabbits." -Ella

"Not have any wrinkles!!" -Natasza "Sky dive while playing a video game." -Emir "Be a crazy grandma!" -Viktoria "Not tell any bad jokes!" - Daria "Have the opportunity to sit on the sofa whenever I want." -Arnur "Drink bubble tea in the sky." -Ola "Have robots who help me (not to take over the world)." -Tanishq "Invite my classmates to my 100th birthday." -Wiki "Create a drone to film me playing soccer." -Chirayu

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INTERVIEW: DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT

AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIUSZ WILCZYŃSKI After 14 years of work, Mariusz Wilczyński’s newest movie, “Kill it and Leave This Town” has finally been released on January 22nd. With his grotesque, slightly surrealistic image of Łódź he has, quite unexpectedly, attracted the attention of critics all over the world. Who would have expected a plotless animation to carry such a deep message? The movie has become Wilczyński’s door to international fame, but what does the author have to say about his life’s work? WHAT DOES THIS MOVIE MEAN TO YOU PERSONALLY? The reason why I struggle to answer this question is because you’re a very young woman. I will try to answer truthfully though. It’s really hard for me to explain it to him because I think that this movie is PG(35). What I mean by that, is that just as you have movies for kids, movies which are PG(14), and those which are PG(18), which kids are not allowed to watch, the one that I’ve directed is PG(35). I believed that since it talks about the loss of close ones, about the yearning for them, about the attempt at fixing one’s relations with their parents, it’s the kind of a movie that can be understood only by those who know the taste of such pain. We all need to experience it at some point, the way it hurts, the way it feels like this huge black hole. I made this movie because while being an adult, I would take

care of myself, my art, my life, and not think about my parents very often. I wasn’t a bad son, I didn’t do anything explicitly nasty, I just neglected them. I didn’t think about them and I didn’t notice when they got so old and passed on. Then I realized it. They are dead. I didn’t even hug my mom before she passed. I didn’t tell her I love her, I didn’t kiss her… That’s why I was worried you won’t understand what I mean… Look, right now, whatever you do, you still have time to fix it. Today, you can screw up your life completely, and you’re going to make it work in the end. But there are those things in life,which a person just can’t fix anymore, you won’t go back in time. DID THE PANDEMIC AFFECT THE PREMIERE IN ANY WAY? DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT DEPRIVED YOU OF ANY PRIVILEGES CONNECTED TO SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS? We’ve been invited to over 50 festivals, all of them abroad. Berlin, Australia, Peru… If not for the pandemic, I wouldn’t get off the plane, but due to the circumstances, I’ve traveled the world via ZOOM. On the other hand, many more people saw the movie. When the festivals weren’t online, about 3000 people saw each of the movies - online it went up to 20000 people per show. I’ve also lost a lot financially. Normally, the grants accompanying the awards that we’ve received, go up to $10-20k. This year, however,

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“WHEN YOU CUT A CHICKEN’S HEAD OFF, YOU CAN’T SEW IT BACK ON” by Natasza Obuchowicz

there was no money at all since the majority of the sponsors backtracked. WHAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MEMORIES YOU HAVE IN RELATION TO THE MOVIE? During the only festival that took place in real life, Berlinale, a lot of people approached me after the show. A man from Australia came up to me, this little Japanese lady, a guy from Argentina, one from California…and it was astonishing, because they all said, “After your movie, the first thing I will do when I go back home is visit my old parents.” It’s not very fashionable to get moved in front of people, but I did. And I couldn’t believe that an animated movie, not a documentary, not a feature film, but a hand-drawn animation, could have such an impact. I think that with this movie I paid for my mistakes, in a way. WERE THERE ANY MAJOR CRISES THROUGHOUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS? When a person is in this cycle, that drives them towards a certain goal then it all makes sense. Of course, some amount of doubt is inevitable. There was one major crisis that I had, a year before the final. We were finishing the movie, and we invited various critics to see it. There was this one lady, I won’t tell you her name, just know that she’s the

most respected cinema critic in the country, and I overheard her say something along the lines of, “Good god, this is complete trash. An animation can last 10 minutes, but not an hour and a half.” Since this was the most famous Polish critic, I kind of lost it. But then I thought to myself, “Hey, I am the one making the movie, I am the one who had his art exhibited in the biggest museums in the world, not her.” I managed to push her words aside, and I won. THIS ARTICLE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A SCHOOL MAGAZINE MAINLY READ BY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SOME OF WHOM ARE ASPIRING ARTISTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM? Not even once had it crossed my mind that I will make a career out of this. I always did what I liked, however I also worked. It’s not like I leaned back and waited for destiny to do its job. I knew I liked to draw, and I drew with passion. I didn’t sit in a bar and brag about being an artist, I always worked as hard as I could. The thing is, you have to pick something that you’re really into, and really work for it, so that you become the best you can possibly be. But the choice is the most important part, because if you pick wrong then it will be pointless. When you believe in something, you have to pour your heart into it.

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CULTURE SPOTLIGHT: WRITERS

A WONDERLAND OR A

FOUL FANTASY? “But it’s no use now,” thought poor Alice, “to pretend to be two people! Why, there’s hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!” (Alice’s Adventures Wonderland Chapter 1, Down the Rabbit-Hole)

by Mary Sarna

hat makes Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland such an exceptional story, and why are its origins said to be so disturbing? Although it is a children’s tale, it’s rather mysterious author - Lewis Carroll included a fair amount of metaphors, symbolism and inside jokes, only to be understood by a few. In fact, originally Lewis had no intentions of publishing the book, given that he wrote it specifically for his (11 year old at time) friend Alice. In order to truly understand the origins of this story, we must learn more about the nature of its author, and explore his unusual relationship with Alice Liddell. Charles Ludwidge Dogson, or as we may know him - Lewis Carroll (which is how I will refer to him from here), was one of the Dogson’s eleven children. He was born in Daresbury on February

27, 1832, a village in northwest England, and was mainly raised by his three older sisters. Similar to some of his siblings, he often stuttered, which to an extent hin-

tinued his education in Oxford, where he excelled especially in mathematics and became a fellow of the College of Christ Church, taking a vow of celibacy. The disagreement between biographies on the nature of Lewis Caroll and the kind of man that he was, remains to this day. Only a few years after his enrollment into Oxford, Lewis met Harry Liddell. The two were quick to become friends.

dered his ability to socialize. Additionally, he was homeschooled until the age of twelve. He con-

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However it was one of Harry’s children, that Lewis grew particularly close to, the ten year old Alice, who became the main character of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Many argue that the author was suppressing his sexual attraction to little girls, including Alice, who at age of 6 posed for one of his photographs as a beggar child. After publishing a sequel to

Lewis Carroll and his young muse, Alice Liddel.

Lewis Carroll

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, Lewis became especially popular among children and their parents. Carroll’s biography, published by his nephew, includes multiple mentions of Carroll hugging, or kissing girls from various “befriended” families. Others defend the famous author by arguing that in the Victorian period nude photographs of children were not unusual, and that their goal was to depict innocence. Carroll did indeed manage to establish an image of a doting “uncle” and it was not until his death (1898) when the questioning of his nature began. Carroll’s diaries also contributed to the controversy. They were published in 1954, yet missing pages didn’t allow for them to be a perfect source. Interestingly enough, the missing parts were

from a period of time during which the author’s relationship with the Lidell’s took a surprising turn. To be precise, in the course of several months, Carroll was not seeing the Liddell’s children. Apparently it was one of his relatives who removed said content from the diaries after the author’s death. Lewis Carroll’s morals still remain a difficult characteristic to evaluate, given the different conventions of the Victorian era, and the lack of undebatable evidence of his foul intentions. With our rapidly progressing society, our perception of evil and goodness, and the ways we separate right from wrong also undergo drastic change. How come capturing child nudity on cameras

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hasn’t always been condemned? Perhaps our perception of children has been changed. Perhaps nowadays it is not purity and innocence that researchers see depicted on such photographs. Nonetheless the questioning of Lewis Carroll’s mysterious persona is well reasoned and definitely presents the popular children’s tale in a completely different light. “But it’s no use now,” thought poor Alice, “to pretend to be two people! Why, there’s hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!”

ARTS AND CULTURE

CHRISTMAS ALL OVER

Christmas is celebrated almost all over the world. As part of a multicultural school we ask ourselves, how is Christmas celebrated in different countries? How does Christmas look in countries all over the world?

by Ania Zwolińska

OVERVIEW The first mention of Christmas dates back to 354 and is included in the Roman calendar. The dates of Christmas celebrations were different in the past. They were celebrated in January, March, April and even May. Finally, the date was chosen on December 25 - the day of the winter solstice. Although Christmas is a global holiday, each country has its own traditions and celebrates the birth of Christ in its own way. You’ll see some Christmas customs are followed in almost all countries, and others have changed or modernized to some extent over the years, but of course, this does not mean that every family celebrates Christmas this way. POLAND The Christmas Eve supper begins after dusk, when the first star appears in the sky. Then the whole family gathers in one room, at a table covered with a white cloth. Hay is laid out under it. When all the household members stand around the table, the oldest person in the family begins the prayer, reads a passage from the Holy Bible, about the birth of Jesus, then takes a white wafer from the plate, ap-

proaches everyone, breaks it and makes wishes. Only when we share the wafer, we can taste red borscht with dumplings, black poppy seeds, brown nuts and fish. Remembering Before that, it is not even proper to sing Christmas carols. SPAIN

For Spain the equivalent of the wafer is halva. Before Christmas, every Spanish family gets a new nativity scene. The Christmas Eve supper begins after Midnight Mass. Then everyone goes out to the streets lit by thousands of colored bulbs, singing carols, dancing and having fun until morning. The main course is baked fish and the “Epiphany cake” in which small gifts are baked.

FRANCE Christmas plays a very important role in France. These are family holidays. The French give each other handmade Christmas cards and buy gifts. In France, unlike in Poland, there is no Christmas Eve. The French attend mass, and on December 25 they sit down to a dinner together. On this day, they eat turkey stuffed with chestnuts and drink lots of champagne. In France, children believe that little

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Jesus brings them gifts, which he places in the shoes placed by the fireplace on Christmas Eve CHINA Although the Chinese do not get Christmas off, the festive atmosphere allows them to temporarily break away from the daily stress of work or study. For example, universities organize events that allow you to meet new people or your significant other. Generally, Christmas in China is treated as an opportunity to meet friends and have fun. An interesting Christmas tradition in China is handing apples to each other. The custom comes from the fact that the pronunciation of the Chinese name for Christmas Eve (平安夜, meaning “Silent Night”) has a particle that sounds like the word “apple” (苹果, píngguǒ). This made these fruits a symbol of Christmas in China. BRAZIL Before Christmas in Brazil, houses are decorated with artificial Christmas trees and a large number of lights. The world’s largest floating Christmas tree has been erected for years on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro. During the mass, performances related to the birth of Jesus are often performed. Nine days before the holidays, Brazilians prepare through the Bible, and then everyone who attended the novena brings gifts to the church, which are then distributed. The most important aspect at Christmas is

the Rooster Mass, referring to the story that the night when Jesus was born, the rooster crowed at midnight. The mass takes place on December 24, between 8 pm and 10 pm. The most important Christmas Eve dishes are turkey, baked chestnuts, nuts, dried fruit and cakes. After dinner, the family exchanges gifts. NAMIBIA Namibia, as a country of many cultures, does not have a homogeneous Christmas tradition. For the Himba and Owombo peoples living in the north of the country, the holidays can only mean more tourists visiting their villages. For the Namibian descendants of German settlers, the most important day is Christmas Eve, during which traditional songs are sung and the whole family gathers over potjiekos (meaning a little pot of food), a traditional cast iron porch into which various meat and vegetables are thrown. and strangles over fire for several hours. In turn, families brought up in the Anglo-Saxon tradition meet at a gala barbecue (also known as braai) on the first day of Christmas.

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MOVIE REVIEW

THE RESOLUTION IS IN THE MIDDLE.

WHAT’S NEXT? Making history earlier this year by being the first foreign language film to win 4 Academy Awards at the Oscars, as well as being the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture, many have pondered as to how this film rendered so much praise, and took home so many awards from the prestigious Hollywood awards show.

by Kayleigh Isa

he director of the film, Bong Joon-Ho, known for directing the films Snowpiercer and Okja, took home the award for Best Director that same night. For years, the Oscars has been an awards show widely criticized for its lack of diversity in film nominations, Parasite being one of only 11 foreign-language films in the entire history of the awards to be nominated for the distinguished award of Best Picture. With a plot intertwines two stories to evoke thought and emotion in movie-watchers that few films before It have been able to do, depicting the frightful juxtaposition between the wealthy, and the poor, there is no contest as to why Joon-Ho took home so many awards. The story surrounds two families; The Kims, a very poor, lower class family, and the Parks, an astoundingly wealthy one, and follows the Kims on their journey to infiltrate the Park house by becoming their employees and firing former ones. Although the plot may seem fairly straightforward, the genius of Bong Joon Ho transcends simple one-sentence summaries, and creates an aura that many can agree with, is that of unsettlement. Due to Bong’s expert directing and screenwriting,

few can pinpoint exactly what about this film sends chills down their spine. As young children, we were all taught the way in which a story should be presented: introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and, more often than not, towards the end of the story, resolution. However, a striking feature of Parasite, is that its resolution takes place half way through the film. A story is set up, characters are introduced, and, seemingly, their entire mission is accomplished with approximately two hours left in the film! The way in which this story was so expertly written, led to many feeling distressed, and wondering what could possibly take place next. And here, one hour into ‘Parasite’, is where the amazing happens. There are two stories, beautifully intertwined with a single, chilling scene. This particular scene shows the Kims, who, at that point, have all successfully been hired by the Parks, resting in the living room of the latter family while they are out of the house. This scene is off-putting in its very nature, as viewers see the poor Kim family sprawled around a pristine and expensive looking living room, wearing their own work-out clothes and displaying mannerisms that the Parks would surely frown upon and

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deem to belong to the lower classes. This particular scene is the one in which the first plot line comes to an end, and the second one begins. Using a classic horror movie trope--showing a closed door with suspenseful music, and then having the thing that lies behind the door to jump out, thus releasing the tension--sends visceral feelings. The director takes advantage of the tension, and continues building it up. A total of three things occur that are placed in this scene as fake tension-relievers: 1) Lightning striking in front of the place where the Kims are resting, 2) the father snaps and yells at his wife and 3) the unexpected and terrifying sound of the doorbell ringing. From this final fake moment of tension release onwards, the new plot line is introduced, and an entirely new layer of this magnificent story is unveiled. The expert use of juxtaposition is shown not only in the disparity between the Parks and the Kims portrayed by their socioeconomic statuses, but also in the height. The affluent Park family live in a luxurious mansion perched on top of a hill, whilst the poor Kim family live in a semi-basement home. There are multiple other examples in which height is used as a symbol of wealth and foreshadowing.

For all those who find movies that make you think, reflect, wonder, and sit on the edge of your seat, watch and rewatch this movie. What do you notice when the end is just the beginning?

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

THERE IS NO “RIGHT” ANSWER:

ART WITH WIKA CHRZANOWSKA

by Maja Sankowska

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MAJA SANKOWSKA: When did your journey with art start? How did it start? WIKA CHRZANOWSKA: I have no idea when my journey with art started but I remember when I was a kid, I did not like art at all. I think it was the result of my former art teacher. He told me too many times that I was a bad artist, therefore I thought that this is not the way in which I should express myself. That interaction made me dislike art and because of it I did not even try to create. I returned to art during the first lockdown in March. I remember that I had a strong feeling that I needed to express myself, to let my emotions out. At that point in time, I already had been writing some poems, but I wanted to find a different way. Another factor was my boredom, I was watching many videos and looking for inspiration. MAJA SANKOWSKA: What does art mean to you? What can it mean for others? WIKA CHRZANOWSKA: For me, art is like a gateway, I use it when I have strong feelings that I need to let out. Art for me does not only mean drawing, but it is also poetry, theatre, photography, or dance. Art is especially useful as it helps with depicting feelings that we feel are hard to describe by just talking. I believe that others also can use art to express themselves as it has many different forms and can help us with letting our feelings out. MAJA SANKOWSKA: What inspires you to create? WIKA CHRZANOWSKA: I do not have any specific inspiration, especially when there is a lot of schoolwork and I become busy, that leaves me with not much

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time to create. Most of the time I just experience this feeling that I need to create something, my feelings inspire me to make stuff and sometimes reflect other artist’s work. MAJA SANKOWSKA: Are there any specific criteria that a work must meet to be considered art? WIKA CHRZANOWSKA: No, I do not think so. Some people think that you need to have incredible skill to become an artist, but I believe that everyone is an artist, everyone can create. We just need to find the right form of creating art. Some will prefer music, some will prefer dance, and that is okay. Saying that someone is bad at art is just not true. Sometimes we think that our work is not good enough to be considered art, but that is just not true either. Some people think that an artist needs to be a person with an impressive skill set, but great artists do not always have these skills, rather if you have the power of observation and expressing yourself, or if you just had fun doing it--then the work is good. MAJA SANKOWSKA: Is there anything you would like to say to people who want to start their journey with art but do not really know how to? WIKA CHRZANOWSKA: First of all, do not listen to people who say that you do not have enough skill. Find your own most enjoyable form of art and keep trying, make mistakes, get inspired, and inspire others. Do not worry and do not think too much, I think that the most important thing is to not overthink your art. Just create whatever you want and when someone tries to bring you down just keep on doing what you love.

COMICS

Wika Chrzanowska is one of the students from 9B, on top of being an amazing student and friend she is also an impressive artist. Here yovu can get an exclusive look of what it takes to be a student-artist and how to start your own journey with art.

SCHOOL NEWS

Miss Magda’s art class has been working on mosaic and printmaking and clearly has been producing amazing work!

AIYM TURSYNOVA grade 6

KACPER RETERSKI grade 8

MAJA SANKOWSKA grade .....

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JAN NOWICKI grade 8

BIANCA GICA grade 8

ANDREI PARASCHIV grade 5

ART CORNER

WHAT STORY

DO YOU SEE HERE? A small cozy section of the magazine that shows off various artwork by the students of IAS ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿

by Nora Pan (next page) & Reese Farralez (below)

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1. Weird things come up the water at night 2. Somewhere, return 3. World of Espial 4. Portrait of Z 5. They stalk in the night 6. Letz go 7. Lanscape practice 8. Duck Fam 9. Mother_s Love with text 10. Crimmas bg 1

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CULTURE SPOTLIGHT: ARTISTS

THE MAN BEHIND THE PAINTINGS:

SALVADOR DALI Imagine discovering a new art movement at 12 and having your first art exhibit at 15 years old. The captivating power of Catalonian painter, Salvador Dali (born 1904) is about to shock you.

by Klara Lesman

In 1922 Dali moved into the Residencia started in Europe Dali and his wife Gala moved to the United States, de Estudiantes in Madrid and studied where he returned to the practice of Catholicism. In 1949 he came at the highly competitive Academia de back to his beloved Catalonia. San Fernando. To survive you had to be unique. Dali earned attention through His later works were very criticised as they rather related to politics trying Cubism, a style of painting and rather than to the artistic merit of the works themselves. Later on sculpture developed in the early 20th cenin his career he stopped focusing on painting but experimented tury, characterised chiefly by an emphasis with unusual or novel media and processes. Several of his works on formal structure and the reduction of natalso included optical illusions. ural forms to their geometrical equivalents. In 1970 his health took a turn. Allegedly his wife was dosing Yet in 1926 he was expelled from school, as no him with a drink that has ingredients that damaged his nervone in the faculty was “competent enough” to exous system. Gala died in 1982, and after her death Dali lost amine him. The same year he travelled to Paris for almost all of his will to live. Allegedly after his love passed the first time in his life, where he met his role model; away he had a few suicides attempts, from trying to dePablo Picasso. Over the next few years Dali continued hydrate himself to starting a fire in his house. painting in his unique techniques, mostly influenced by Picasso and Joan Miro. In 1988 Dali was hospitalised because of a heart failure, while he was in the hospital King Juan His style was unique due to the fact that he combined classical Carlos visited him and confessed that he was and modernist techniques. Later on he moved on to surrealism. always devoted to him. On January 23, 1989, Surrealism in art is stressing the subconscious or non-rational sigwhile his favourite record of Tristan and nificance of imagery arrived at by automatism. By then he grew his Isolde played he died due to heart failiconic moustache that was inspired by Diego Velazquez. ure. Salvador is an icon in the modern art that we should all recognise for his Finally, in 1931 he painted one of his most popular paintings The works and temperament. A true legend Persistence of Memory, melting pocket clocks. When World War II from the age of twelve.

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STUDENT FICTION

THE RED

SWORD by Zeynep Erbakici

here was a powerful knight in dark medieval times whose dark eyes blazed like a savage and whose chiseled face was sculpted as if by an expert. Although he stood with arrogance, everyone who saw him was charmed by his dignity, especially girls who would line up for him. His enemies’ knees would shake when they looked into his eyes. People feared him because of his appearance, but also his reputation. He was known as “The Executioner of Kingdoms’’ or “The Man with the Red Sword.” He led soldiers into dozens of wars, demolishing powerful kingdoms. Because his sword was part of him and always with him, some people said that he loved his sword more than his family. The sword, perfectly balanced and aligned to him, was not red. It was made of steel and was engraved on the black hilt. However, no one could read this because most of the time it was covered with blood. He had known only the color of blood and terror his whole life. Life was red for him; life was violence itself. One day he encountered a question which caused his usual arrogant stance to stumble. “Are you happy?” He was able to get everything he wanted, but not this time. He had fought with the biggest, scariest monsters and beat them all. But this time he was fighting with life itself for happiness. He searched for happiness in the bottom of oceans, at

the tops of mountains and inside the most dangerous creatures’ caves. After a failed search, he sat on his couch angrily as dust spread in the air with his inflamed murmurs. This anger pushed him to run through the forest with beetle brows. He took out his anger on everything that he saw. Mother nature was pissed off. The wind blew, rain fell down heavily, trees fell around him, wild animals roared. He didn’t stop. Mother nature sent a fairy about the same size as a human girl as a last stitch effort. The fairy called to him with her melodic voice. She had green eyes that evoked life, with light skin like an angel and two charming wings. Her wings were transparent and were permanently clean even while crawling on dirt. She looked deep inside his eyes and said, ‘’Your answer is in the colors of life. Happiness is hidden in them,’’ she said wisely. ‘’Don’t speak like a riddle!’’ he said angrily. Mother Nature prefers giving lessons rather than punishments. At the end, it would depend on the person if it is a punishment or a reward. ‘’I can help you find it with one condition,’’ she said. ‘’What is that?’’ he asked curiously. ‘’I will show you the way of happiness, but in return you must give something equivalent to me,’’ she said. THE END OF PART 1

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MAKE YOUR OWN PĄCZEK! by Maja Sankowska

Pączkis are the Polish version of donuts. The sweet donut started to appear in Poland in the 16th century and its spherical shape dates to the 18th century. In Poland we have a holiday called “tłusty czwartek” (Fat Thursday), it is believed that if someone does not eat a donut that day, they will not be successful.

INGREDIENTS: 70g of white sugar 50g of fresh yeast (crushed) 200g of milk 4 yolks 80g of butter (softened) 500g of all-purpose flour A pinch of salt 2 tablespoons of 96% rectified spirit 500ml of oil 500g of jam powdered sugar (for sprinkling the donuts)

PREPARATION: Pour the milk into a microwave safe dish and microwave it until it becomes warm. You can also heat it up a little in a pot if you do not have a microwave. In a stand mixer combine the sugar, yeast, warm milk, yolks, and butter. You can also use a hand mixer or a big bowl. Now add a pinch of salt and the flour. Knead it for 2 minutes or until smooth. Add the spirit and knead the dough for another minute. When the dough is smooth put it into a large bowl, cover it with a handkerchief, and put aside in a warm spot. Wait about 30 minutes for it to double in size. Cover your countertop with some flour and roll out the dough until it is about 1 cm thick. Using a cutting form or a glass cut out discs out of the dough, form them into balls.

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Put the balls on, for example, a baking sheet and cover them with a handkerchief, put them in a warm spot and wait 10 minutes.

Heat up the oil in a pot on the stove. Fry the donuts in the hot oil until they turn light brown and then flip them on the other side and fry until golden brown.

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Take out your donuts, I recommend using a slotted spoon, and lay them out on a paper towel. You can powder them with powdered sugar now and serve them or you can use a piping bag and fill them with jam. Both of these versions are delicious! Enjoy your homemade pączkis!

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