Art and DT Presentation 2013 (HSC)

JOSHUA TAN

ARTIST STATEMENT:  
Arcana

My artwork, basically, is a metaphor of the life of a student in an international school. Rather than portraying the story in a realistic manner, I incorporated my interests in fantasy and illustration and produced the adventure in the form of a storybook. The story covers the journey of two individuals, the first being the new kid, and the other, the veteran. The inspiration came from personal experiences and the journey of my peers in AISM. As an individual who has been in AISM for 5 years, I have witnessed friends come and go, leaving fond memories but at the same time reclaiming part of the joy as they venture into new environments.

 HAYLI TAN

  

ARTIST STATEMENT:  

"Love?"

Like all sports, it begins with interest and curiosity and is then further developed with the love for the sport.

All tennis players or fanatics would be familiar with the beginning of every tennis match where the score is set at '0-0' (love all). Psychologically, the same concept can be linked to the actual match where it begins with the basic love for the sport. However, once the atmosphere becomes more intense and the crowd decides which player to support, love is lost and is replaced with the need to obliterate the opponent.

The concept behind my artwork was to encompass and emphasize the passion and determination that players have in the game of tennis. The game surpasses merely hitting a ball past the net into the opponent's court, as it requires more than skill alone to play the mentally and physically challenging sport. The pieces come together as a whole to portray every aspect of tennis, power, passion, tension, and rivalry.

As a tennis player myself, i was inspired by the ability of tennis professionals, especially the women and their ability to play with both power and grace.

GIZEM AKSOY

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Don’t wake me up

‘Some Dream to escape reality. Some dream to change reality forever.’

Do you dream to escape reality?  I do.

Being an international student, I often dream, dreams of escaping my reality, where I feel lost in this alien world which is so different from my native country, Turkey. My body of work illustrates dreams that we dream of while sleeping or even when we are awake. We tend to daydream of things that we want to happen and you catch yourself smiling. The figures that I used for my project are falling figures, which represent that escaping reality is only possible when we sleep and are quickly jolted awake by realism.

STEPHANIE WOON

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Where Do I Go Now? 

My trip to Sapa, Vietnam in 2009 with my family was undoubtedly the most eye opening experience and contains the most valued moments of my lifetime. With little and perhaps no knowledge of their culture and lifestyle in Sapa, I faced culture shock as the place is very different from my living conditions and the way I visualized it. However, having visited Sapa and given the chance to interact with the minorities for the first time have unquestionably allowed me to appreciate and understand the philosophy of Simple Living.

The children in Sapa in particular have touched my heart and lingered on my mind the most. I was really surprised with their optimistic pride and resilience, and their eagerness to explore the world and simply live a kid's life. By observing their lifestyle, it made me realize that sometimes the poorest places on earth are the lands rich in culture, filled with warm people who are able to find joy in life without the influence of consumerism. However, I discovered that there is more to life in Sapa than meets the tourist's eye.