This article is brought to you in part by Garden International School Kuala Lumpur (GIS).
When Layla Duckett received a commission to do a painting for the school principal, she was thrilled. “I was so surprised to be even given the opportunity to do a commissioned piece. I felt that it would be such a challenge, but an exciting one. It was both a nervousand happy feeling,” enthused the Year 12 art student of Garden International School Kuala Lumpur.
“I chose urban landscape as the theme because my client (Mr Watt) mentioned that he liked the urban feel and cities as an overall theme, so I tried my best to create a piece of work that would reflect the urban scene,” Layla elaborated.
Layla had spent a good 20 hours in completing the 2 feet by 3 feet painting that features the Twin Towers in different colour schemes, media and compositions.
A-levels art students are expected to go through different development stages that essentially help them create their original work. For Layla, she started by researching artists such as Idris Khan who based their work on urban themes. She also took photographs of KL that she eventually used in her final artwork.
“Not only do I love the art of drawing and creating new pieces of artwork but I personally thoroughly enjoy the history as well,” said Layla.
“I can safely say that I wouldn’t be able to live without it because it’s the one thing I’m wholly passionate about and I never want to lose it.”
This post was originally published in The Expat Magazine (February 2016) which is available online or in print via a free subscription.
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