We are fortunate to have Italian teacher Ilaria Hoerle exhibit in our school gallery. Her student senior Nina Nguyen had this to say about her work:
" I knew she was a painter because she has us do art assignments in class, but I didn't know what a talented painter she is. I'm in awe of her work. I really enjoyed the subject of her work, her family, a corner of a room in her house, I now know more about her as a person".
Thank you Ilaria for sharing your talents with us!
" I knew she was a painter because she has us do art assignments in class, but I didn't know what a talented painter she is. I'm in awe of her work. I really enjoyed the subject of her work, her family, a corner of a room in her house, I now know more about her as a person".
Thank you Ilaria for sharing your talents with us!
Ilaria Hoerle
Artist Statement
Art for me is a language, a way to communicate my feelings, emotions, and experiences through light, colors, and shapes. I believe that, like music, art develops one’s humanity, and it “speaks” to every individual in an intimate, immediate, and personal way.
I have been exposed to art all my life. In Italy, where I grew up, art is found everywhere, and the contemplation of beautiful things is a way of life. As a child, I learned to value art. My mother named me after a statue (Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia), and some of my fondest childhood memories are of her and me drawing and painting together. Through middle and high school, art history and technical drawing were compulsory. When I moved to the United States at age 18, I fell in love with the artistic process, first in my art classes and then on my own. I still consider myself a student of art, perpetually curious about and fascinated by its possibilities. For me, painting is like embarking on a great adventure.
Artist Statement
Art for me is a language, a way to communicate my feelings, emotions, and experiences through light, colors, and shapes. I believe that, like music, art develops one’s humanity, and it “speaks” to every individual in an intimate, immediate, and personal way.
I have been exposed to art all my life. In Italy, where I grew up, art is found everywhere, and the contemplation of beautiful things is a way of life. As a child, I learned to value art. My mother named me after a statue (Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia), and some of my fondest childhood memories are of her and me drawing and painting together. Through middle and high school, art history and technical drawing were compulsory. When I moved to the United States at age 18, I fell in love with the artistic process, first in my art classes and then on my own. I still consider myself a student of art, perpetually curious about and fascinated by its possibilities. For me, painting is like embarking on a great adventure.
