IB Visual Arts LINCOLN SCHOOL Costa Rica: CAROLINA KOBERG Lincoln School Costa Rica IB Visual Arts 2015

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

CAROLINA KOBERG Lincoln School Costa Rica IB Visual Arts 2015

The Artist Statement
by Carolina Koberg

As I was growing up, I constantly asked myself, how could i express myself without
having to use words. Words are clearly not my strength at all, when I use them I feel as if people never really understand what I am trying to say. Luckily, a few years ago, I found the perfect solution for this. Art. I fell in love with art and ever since, everything has been completely different for me. Another thing that concerned me is that ever since I started playing soccer, as a little girl, I’ve seen how women are criticized for this. I’ve never really understood why something so simple as a sport, would cause such a big controversy around the world. When I first heard about IB Art I knew this was the right class for me. I knew I was going to be able to mix both of my passions; Soccer and Art. The overall purpose of my art is to show the world that soccer is more than a sport. Its a passion full of emotions and most importantly make them understand that it’s not something to criticize others about.

My biggest struggle has been that Im obsessive compulsive when it comes to art. I’m
always afraid of experimenting new things. If something is not as perfect as a imagined it I feel
like a failure, therefore I dislike it. Thankfully, with the guidance of my teacher, i’be been able to overcome this fear. I’ve experimented with transfers, collages, different types of paints, plaster and even digital media. To find out that personally I believe that my strengths are abstract paintings and drawings with graphite. One of my inspirations is Priscila Monge, a Costa Rican artist that has worked with the theme of sexual identity through references related to sports. She also works with duality that is linked to paradox contradictions. I can relate to the movement of symbolism because I communicate my ideas through symbolic meanings and indirect objects. Overall, my main focus as an artist is to show that everything is more that what it appears. Don’tjudge before knowing. As a famous quote says, “ Don't Judge a book by its cover.”