{"id":322790,"date":"2025-10-02T13:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=322790"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:32:21","slug":"arts-students-explore-identity-through-expressive-self-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2025\/10\/02\/arts-students-explore-identity-through-expressive-self-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts Students Explore Identity Through Expressive Self-Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, our MYP Grade 9 Visual Arts students successfully completed a major summative task, creating powerful and expressive self-portraits for their Criterion C assessment. This exhibition of work marks a significant achievement in their artistic journey this semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The project centered on the Key Concept of <\/span><b>Identity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the Related Concept of <\/span><b>Communication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Students were challenged to move beyond realistic likeness and instead use their art as a vehicle to communicate their inner worlds. Through thoughtful experimentation with color, bold patterns, and dynamic composition, each artist crafted a piece that reflects their unique personality, mood, and personal story. These portraits stand as a testament to how art can serve as a profound mirror of the self.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We extend a special congratulations to Mais and Nawra, whose artworks were recognized as the best and most technically accomplished in the class. Their dedication and skill are truly commendable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The artistic process continues as students now begin their Criterion D commentary. In this final stage, they will critically analyze their own work, evaluate their creative process, and reflect on their development in the ATL skills and IB Learner Profiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/10\/Photo-portrait-rotated.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-322791 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/10\/Photo-portrait-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/10\/Photo-portrait-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/10\/Photo-portrait-rotated.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><\/a><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, our MYP Grade 9 Visual Arts students successfully completed a major summative task, creating powerful and expressive self-portraits for their Criterion C assessment. This exhibition of work marks a significant achievement in their artistic journey this semester. The project centered on the Key Concept of Identity and the Related Concept of Communication. Students [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1185,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-322790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-myp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}