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Congratulations to Fiona Pan on her acceptance to USC Marshall school of business Entrepreneurship and Psychology!  Additional schools and scholarships include:
 Fiona was an inquisitive and engaged student who worked and finished her portfolio at West California Academy of Art and Design in two years.  Her time here was spent working on fundamentals skills and creating project-based assignments. Her overall portfolio showcased a balance of Fine Art and Design.  Selected work included her painting on the idea of “what is beauty” and the negative influence on gender. There is a critical questioning of the roles we play in a systematic culture to appease through appearance. Whether we are complacent or spectators.  Another noted work is a multi-design project designing a space suit as we are on the verge of colonizing Mars. This suit included a language translator, magnetic attachments built in microphones and sensory detection. The suit concept regulates the body and is able to with stand high temperatures. A 3D hologram can be projected from a utility the belt. Piezoelectrical boots charges the suit while walking or sitting to power the suit constantly.  We are excited to see what the future will bring to Fiona as she continues her studies with a strong perspective with art and design.  Art production can play a crucial role into the admissions process, and though the experienced team will explain the admission process from the perspectives of a highly selective university, and various institutes for a better understanding of career options and education.  WCAAD provides developmental caring and dynamic counseling and expertise services. For students applying to Ivy League schools, Art University, college transfers or supplemental, WCAAD counselor can help you showcase your talents in a creative and engaging ways by providing guidance, plans and feedback on portfolios and arrangement including: essays/artists statements, applications etc.
Take advantage of the WCAAD online portfolio preparation class, get into your dream college！ Please contact: San Dimas Branch, Tel：909-288-3213， Email：[email protected]; Rancho Cucamonga Branch, Tel：909-859-4488， Email：[email protected]; Yorba Linda Branch, Tel：657-444-2575， Email：[email protected]; San Gabriel Headquarters, Tel：626-292-1783， Email：[email protected] (By: Omar Gallegos, Vice Principal and Director of Education )
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Eric Lin’s Enlarged Scaled Heads Series: WCAAD Student Produces Exceptional Art for His Age1/13/2021 Eric Lin, 16 years old, is a current WCAAD student that has experimented with traditional and digital mediums.  His work echoes both a reminiscence to traditional “Old Master” approaches and Urbanism- specifically, murals and epitaphs.  The student artist’s observations of evolving city dynamics, cultural diaspora and messages from urban sensory (graffiti, music, fashion trends, our past), and our humanistic need to be immortalize through imagery is investigated.  Eric focuses on past and present iconic imagery and through expression and “enlarged scaled heads” he executes a series of colorful works.   These head studies formulate personnel and intimate contemplation of humanity and time and its relational relevance or “irrelevance” as time goes by.  Statuesque and recognizable icons become distortive, almost decapitate and recontextualizes through brush strokes and a stark contrast between contemporary bright color vs. dull photographic appearances.  The subject of the heads places the viewer as the interrogator of this beautiful yet grotesque scene and questions the idea of fame and immortality through manipulation of imagery and metaphors.   The current state of distant learning and the class profile of virtual portraits is also an influence of how Eric sees and is questioning the idea of space and reality. The artwork themed “Striving” was created by Eric at the peak of the pandemic reflecting the tragedy and psychological downfall of COVID-19.  The loneliness that unfortunately is one of many consequences of this deadly decease to plague youth and many others. As we look to the top of the stairs to our “freedom”, the faint neon red glow illuminates the opening door. Blocking our path are white shoes painted almost entirely red by this ominous light. This apocalyptic seen plays out as a metaphor for the emptiness, and a halt on dreams. The shoes act as vessels representing isolation and death to daily normality. These expensive and idolized shoes become a material luxury and that have now been more evident the inequalities and what people put up as pillars for what they place faith in. Many people with economic situations in jeopardy and the unforeseen future gives this artwork a reflective time for the viewer as the artist intent is as well. This artwork has been selected for the 2021 PHE International Art Exhibition themed “Health/Fighting Against COVID-19”. Eric is currently exploring art and design majors. Stay tuned to see more exciting work.  Today getting into college is an art in itself. Strong portfolios typically include work that demonstrates solid technical skills and reflects an awareness of formal visual organizational principles. The portfolio preparation class we offer will help develop your skills of visual communication, and help you discover your potential for creativity, self-expression and visual awareness.     Take advantage of the WCAAD online portfolio preparation class, get into your dream college！
Please contact: San Dimas Branch, Tel：909-288-3213， Email：[email protected]; Rancho Cucamonga Branch, Tel：909-859-4488， Email：[email protected]; Yorba Linda Branch, Tel：657-444-2575， Email：[email protected]; San Gabriel Headquarters, Tel：626-292-1783， Email：[email protected] (By Omar Gallegos, Vice Principal and Director of Education of West California Academy of Art and Design) |