William Wang
By: Grace Yao
Current grade 11 student William Wang, is a visual artist who was born in China and moved to Vancouver when he was 7. He started attending Collingwood School in Grade 8 and immediately chose to enroll in art class.
From Grades 6 to 10, William was part of a swim club, and swimming became one of his hobbies. Currently, badminton is his favorite sport and he has been playing since Grade 7. “I really like to play badminton and golf outside of school,” William replied when asked about his outside-of-school interests. As for academics, William is interested in history and international politics, which is why humanities is his favorite subject. In addition, he has found that people who have been successful in certain areas inspire him to do better in those areas.
In art, William feels that he has accomplished the most with Ms. Underwood in Senior Art 2 because he developed art that visually satisfied him and his audience. His preferred medium when creating art is watercolor because it is easy to adjust the colors he is applying. Moreover, simply adding more water or taking water away with a paper towel makes it easy to modify the impact on paper compared to other mediums. William finds this to be an advantage because he likes to play around with his colors. He is committed to art and has entered his artwork into the Collingwood Art Contest for every year he has attended Collingwood School.
William believes that visual art is creating something that satisfies him and others visually. Typically, it is related to his personal traits, interests, and expression. One of his major developments occurred in Senior Art 2 when he found a theme that he was tremendously passionate about: the representation of Chinese culture in art. This was crucial to William because he was passionate about this theme and planned his art to connect with it, such as his The Precious Your project. For those interested in developing their art skills, William has a piece of advice. “If your criteria allows freedom in what theme you use, then focus on themes you are passionate about, so that even when you make mistakes, you will be motivated by your passions to persevere.”
In university, William is entirely willing to continue visual arts, but doesn’t want to pursue a major in art. As for finding a job, he wants it to involve visual arts but doesn’t want it all to be about art. Nevertheless, William Wang’s experience in art will impact him for the rest of his life, since he’s learned that exceptional work results from dedication.
By: Grace Yao
Current grade 11 student William Wang, is a visual artist who was born in China and moved to Vancouver when he was 7. He started attending Collingwood School in Grade 8 and immediately chose to enroll in art class.
From Grades 6 to 10, William was part of a swim club, and swimming became one of his hobbies. Currently, badminton is his favorite sport and he has been playing since Grade 7. “I really like to play badminton and golf outside of school,” William replied when asked about his outside-of-school interests. As for academics, William is interested in history and international politics, which is why humanities is his favorite subject. In addition, he has found that people who have been successful in certain areas inspire him to do better in those areas.
In art, William feels that he has accomplished the most with Ms. Underwood in Senior Art 2 because he developed art that visually satisfied him and his audience. His preferred medium when creating art is watercolor because it is easy to adjust the colors he is applying. Moreover, simply adding more water or taking water away with a paper towel makes it easy to modify the impact on paper compared to other mediums. William finds this to be an advantage because he likes to play around with his colors. He is committed to art and has entered his artwork into the Collingwood Art Contest for every year he has attended Collingwood School.
William believes that visual art is creating something that satisfies him and others visually. Typically, it is related to his personal traits, interests, and expression. One of his major developments occurred in Senior Art 2 when he found a theme that he was tremendously passionate about: the representation of Chinese culture in art. This was crucial to William because he was passionate about this theme and planned his art to connect with it, such as his The Precious Your project. For those interested in developing their art skills, William has a piece of advice. “If your criteria allows freedom in what theme you use, then focus on themes you are passionate about, so that even when you make mistakes, you will be motivated by your passions to persevere.”
In university, William is entirely willing to continue visual arts, but doesn’t want to pursue a major in art. As for finding a job, he wants it to involve visual arts but doesn’t want it all to be about art. Nevertheless, William Wang’s experience in art will impact him for the rest of his life, since he’s learned that exceptional work results from dedication.