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Jimin Lee (‘17)
A Century of

Art & Design

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward

appearance of things, but their inward

significance.“
- Aristotle

a powerful tool which can 100th year of existence, Angela
be used to examine endless was approached by members
subjects such as beauty, history, of the Centennial Committee
emotions, nature and even about a special project. Would
celebrations. she happen to know any alumni
For QMS Fine Arts Department who might be interested
Head, Angela Andersen, a in designing concepts for
vibrant and active artist in her Centennial scarves and ties
own right, the world surrounds for the School to produce in
her with creative inspiration. celebration of this milestone?
Whether it is capturing moss She did.
cascading down the trunk Angela has remained in close
and innumerable branches contact with numerous QMS
of a giant cedar tree within alumni, especially in the field
paint, or transferring art deco of art and design, and was
onto innovative materials and confident that someone would
fabrics, Angela has a talent for be interested in taking on the
seeing the power of colour, project. What she did not count
light, and shape within unique on was the volume, quality
contexts and subjects, and the and heartfelt love embedded
ability to share this vision with in each and every submission.
her students. “The artists I contacted range
As QMS drew nearer to its from apprentices to masters of

YuChan (Nicole) Han (‘17)
Aristotle is quoted as stating
that, “the aim of art is to
represent not the outward
appearance of things, but
their inward significance.” It is
through the artistic process of
reflection and exploration that
assists us in discovering what
events and experiences have
been significant to each of us
personally. Art (and its noted
“functional” twin-design) is Chloe Chung (‘07)

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