Emme Wang
By: Daisy Lee
As a lifer at Collingwood, Emma Wang is a standout Grade 10 student. Not only is she an accomplished visual artist, she also excels well beyond her years in academics, plays the clarinet, ukulele and flute, and took on the Co-Captain role of her Grade 10 volleyball team. As young as she is, this multitalented artist’s work has already caught the eye of the Collingwood community, and it is our pleasure to showcase her budding artistic journey.
Emma’s parents immigrated to Canada 17 years ago, but she was born and raised in Vancouver. The artistic talent runs in the family: her 26-year old sister also has a passion for the visual arts. She credits her sister for igniting her passion for the arts, but also her parents for taking her to art class when she was a toddler. She immediately fell in love with the ability to express her creativity through art, and now she has never looked back.
Emma specializes in digital art: an art form that uses technology as part of the creation process. She says, “I am a perfectionist so I mainly struggle with making my art look “too perfect” and not artistic enough. However, digital art is a lot more forgiving which allows me to not worry about making everything perfect.”.
Yet, she finds that her art is often met with backlash and invalidation. She believes that there is a negative connotation around the statement; people often claim that digital art is not real art. Emma hopes that her art will break the stigma around digital art and help others realize that digital art should be a respected art form. (More Bellow)
By: Daisy Lee
As a lifer at Collingwood, Emma Wang is a standout Grade 10 student. Not only is she an accomplished visual artist, she also excels well beyond her years in academics, plays the clarinet, ukulele and flute, and took on the Co-Captain role of her Grade 10 volleyball team. As young as she is, this multitalented artist’s work has already caught the eye of the Collingwood community, and it is our pleasure to showcase her budding artistic journey.
Emma’s parents immigrated to Canada 17 years ago, but she was born and raised in Vancouver. The artistic talent runs in the family: her 26-year old sister also has a passion for the visual arts. She credits her sister for igniting her passion for the arts, but also her parents for taking her to art class when she was a toddler. She immediately fell in love with the ability to express her creativity through art, and now she has never looked back.
Emma specializes in digital art: an art form that uses technology as part of the creation process. She says, “I am a perfectionist so I mainly struggle with making my art look “too perfect” and not artistic enough. However, digital art is a lot more forgiving which allows me to not worry about making everything perfect.”.
Yet, she finds that her art is often met with backlash and invalidation. She believes that there is a negative connotation around the statement; people often claim that digital art is not real art. Emma hopes that her art will break the stigma around digital art and help others realize that digital art should be a respected art form. (More Bellow)
A lot of Emma’s work is focused on human figures. She finds it more challenging to depict than landscape pieces, which allows her to challenge herself. Her favorite piece of work is a digital piece of a girl sitting in the forest. It’s the piece she has spent the most time on, as well as the most detailed piece she has made.
In the future, Emma would like to participate in more art competitions if her schedule allows. She hopes to improve the proportions of her figure drawing and explore new techniques within the world of digital art. She looks forward to continuing her high school at Collingwood school and perhaps leaving Vancouver for post-secondary education.
In the future, Emma would like to participate in more art competitions if her schedule allows. She hopes to improve the proportions of her figure drawing and explore new techniques within the world of digital art. She looks forward to continuing her high school at Collingwood school and perhaps leaving Vancouver for post-secondary education.