![Photo courtesy of Tisya Garg l Used with permission](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0EAD4603-0722-4558-B678-A4DE0FEAE335-1.jpg)
Shaping minds with art
Art teacher Brian Chow reflects on the role art plays in his life and community
![Photo illustration | Ellie Wang](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-25-10.04.25-AM.png)
Social media’s toxic algorithm is harming artists
Social media stifles the way we create art
!["A Film to Remember" by Tanisha Sood](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_8989-1153x1200.jpeg)
Painting the right picture
MVHS students and alum explain how they use art to express their identities and experiences
![For senior Anqi Chen, art can take a large quanity of their time, ranging from hours to days. Photo courtesy of Anqi Chen.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-06-at-10.47.03 PM-1200x778.png)
The perfect balance
Artists reflect on the time they put into their pieces
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A walk in the museum
Art 2-4 and Studio Art classes take a trip to the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco
Bad art and the room to improve
Exploring what it means to make “bad art”
![An artwork titled “what color is it” by Christina Lou | The piece is a mixture of various colors of paint.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/what_color_is_it_-1200x1181.jpg)
Capitalizing on creativity
Exploring the relationship between corporations, artists and social media
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digital painting by Lemon Liu
| Referenced themself into Chinese painting landscapes to showcase unfitting feelings.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-18-1.05.59-PM.png)
The art of ambition
Deconstructing how MVHS art students craft portfolios of their work
![Junior Genevieve Lo poses for a photo during a ballet summer intensive at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Photo Courtesy of Genevieve Lo | Used with permission](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Genevieve-Lo-e1695015137635-1200x921.jpeg)
No more finishing touches
Exploring why students choose to quit the arts
![Graffiti is an abstract art-form that allows artist to express themselves and their emotions.](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_0372-1-900x600.jpg)
Taking a glance at graffiti
Community members share their opinions on the artistic value of graffiti
![Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Women-shaping-the-future-900x675.png)
Women shaping the future
Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS
![Senior Mira Bhardwaj reflects on her journey within arts and design](https://elestoque.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PNG-image-770x900.jpeg)
Woman in art and design: Mira Bhardwaj
Senior Mira Bhardwaj reflects on her journey within arts and design