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Synthesis from unrelated things Holly's photographic diptych "I just realized my lips are inside out. They should be turned inwards, because I spend most of my time talking to myself." - Jarod Kintz Like a lot of creative people, Holly's inspiration comes from wildly disparate sources – images, observations, personal beliefs, relationships with family and friends, other artists and current events. Other influences include seminal learning experiences at TFS. Take the Extended Essay (another key IB Diploma Program requirement), which Holly wrote on abstract expressionism in New York in the 1950's, or her study of Antigone, and the IB Theory of Knowledge course, which challenges students to evaluate what they know and how they know it. As Holly says, "it not only teaches you ways of thinking, it teaches you how to develop your own." There's then the inspiration she gleaned from a quote by American writer Jarod Kintz: "I just realized my lips are inside out. They should be turned inwards, because I spend most of my time talking to myself," and terror management theory, which states that human behaviour is largely driven by fear of death. Holly asked her classmates to write down their fears, so she could imbue their tension and conflict in her art. A personal portrait Soon Holly will complete her final pieces before siting down with Ms. Markovic to document, in video, her journey, the processes she has undergone, and the porfolio of work that has dominated her life as an artist these last two years. Her next to last creation will be a collage of her parents, microphotos taken from different angles, that will reveal their characters as Holly knows them. For Holly's last TFS creative act, she's going to ask her friends to take the same type of photos of her: small glimpses of her face that say Holly to them, so that she can take those photos and construct one of her own, a self-assembled photo of how others see her. Holly already has her title: Is this a portrait of an anarchist? Showcasing our artistic best Over the last few years the IB Visual Arts results across the higher and standard level courses have averaged close to 6, with several students achieving the top grade of 7. Given that the world average is close to 4.5, TFS has every reason to take pride in its success. Come April 2013, Holly and her IB Art classmates will present their individual collections for the TFS community to see. Vernissage, TFS' annual IB Art exhibit, is one of the school's most treasured events. Every year, it never fails to astonish viewers with the breadth, depth and sheer talent of our Senior School's visual artists. No doubt 2013's Vernissage will be another brilliant success. Snapshot of the artist as a young woman While journeying through IB Art, Holly has found time for other artistic roles: Was elected Arts Prefect in Level IV onceived of and directed TFS' first-ever feature-length C student movie s now pursuing admittance to film studies at the following I universities: New York University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Concordia University and the Emily Carr University of Art and Design