Visual Arts Awards 2021
Ross Corker, Curriculum Leader for Art TAHILIA CONSTANT
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ahilia Constant has made outstanding progress in Visual Arts during her time at Bangkok Patana and I am very pleased to celebrate her achievements by announcing that she has received the ‘Visual Arts Award 2021’. Tahilia’s achievements in Visual Arts culminated in an inspiring final show earlier in the year, at the IB Exhibition. Her work covered a broad range of themes, media and techniques - with stand out pieces including a series of found wooden figures, distressed with fire and painted meticulously, using an Aboriginal Australian dot painting technique. Another piece focussed on the stunning headdresses worn by the tribespeople of Northern Thailand, created in silk paints and incorporating a striking gold background. Additionally, Tahilia’s ability to work with materials in a way that really accentuates their individual aesthetic quality and beauty, really highlights her originality and diverse methods. Tahilia commented on her own work by saying: “It captures facets of my life where each art piece is inspired by something that resonated with me. I explore the themes of Identity and the Environment and through the use of a range of media, I show a personal connection to the subjects that I have selected.” Prior to IB Visual Arts, Tahilia studied the GCSE Fine Art course, which is where she developed her understanding of the creative process and her technical skills. She explored personal themes, leading to the creation of bold and contemporary figure paintings on canvas. Earlier in her time at Bangkok Patana, Tahilia was the Year 7 Residential T-shirt competition winner for 7M. Mrs McGuire, who was her tutor at the time, could already see her artistic potential at an early age. Later on in Secondary school, Tahilia entered a prestigious whole school competition to create designs for a mural in the Arts Centre, to celebrate Bangkok Patana School’s 60th Anniversary. Along with a more senior student at the time, Tahilia’s work was chosen as a winning design and her ideas were incorporated into the final mural which we all love to see so much as we enter the Arts Centre. I am pleased to share that Tahilia’s artistic journey will continue after Patana as she has been offered a place at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. Congratulations Tahilia and we wish you all the best for your artistic endeavours in the future.
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Bangkok Patana School News
18/06/2021