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Wednesday, 20 October brought with it the colourful annual event - our matric art exhibition, one which was well attended by pupils, past and present, parents and teachers. 

At Wynberg Girls' High School, Art is rated as a subject that has a workload similar to Maths – and so the matrics have indeed triumphed! Each matric student had a space dedicated to her own artworks, showcasing the progression of her work from Grade Ten until matric. 

The artworks, each of which expressed the particular style of the individual, were lined along the walls and on boards in the center of the hall and art room, creating a stunning mass of flowing colours and bold textures on entry to the two rooms. 

Works varied in size from the generous to those which were smaller yet impossibly detailed; the subject matter varied from portraits and nudity to landscapes, and yet others explored the theme of “ten years of democracy”. There were eye-catching paintings that celebrated the different cultures of South Africa; moving mother-and-child portraits; and many art works which interpreted the female form in a variety of ways. The styles of the artworks ranged from expressionism and realism, to abstract art - some works combining all three. Every artwork was highly original, revealing yet again an extraordinarily high standard of work. 

While Ms Carina Vosloo modestly gave credit to and expressed pride in her Matrics, "whose blood, sweat and tears had guaranteed them outstanding results,” her colleagues and students would point to the extraordinary and inspired impact that her teaching has had on the pupils at the school year after year. 

If what South African artist, Makaphelo Ngaka, says is true, that “art is seeing something beautiful" and "creativity is making it and helping others to do the same," we have had both in abundance in the work of our art students and their teacher. Heartfelt congratulations to both.

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