Art for Healing
In a time of keeping distance from the world around us and living in altered circumstances, many of us are turning to art to find ways to cope and to make connections with what we are missing. In this segment, student artists explore the possibilities of art as a healing tool. Student artists amplify the power of art to inspire social activism, exploring artistic expression as a powerful tool for self reflection or for reflection for others to call for action.
Under the Stars (genre painting on Singapore society)
Title: Under the Stars (genre painting on Singapore society) Student Artist(s): Li Chenjia Level: Sec 2 Year: 2021 School: River Valley High School Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 30cm x 40cm Artist’s Statement: My painting depicts a family spending time together under the stars: the child plays while her parents watch. By showing this scene, [...]
Cohesion (genre painting on Singapore society)
Title: Cohesion (genre painting on Singapore society) Student Artist(s): Beh Ci Wei Metta Zhang Xin Tian Tina Level: Sec 2 Year: 2021 School: River Valley High School Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 30cm x 40cm (each) Artist’s Statement: Singapore is a multi-racial society and we should respect other and unite as one nation. Contrasting colours [...]
Are you coming, Cher?
Title: Are you coming, Cher? Student Artist(s): Rosvidiawati Binte Rosman Level: Sec 3 Year: 2021 School: Yuhua Secondary School Medium: Colour Pencil Size: 28cm x 39cm Artist’s Statement: I am always waiting with anticipation for my next subject teachers to come to class each day. Sometimes the class gets really chaotic and becomes unbearable for [...]
Self Portrait
Title: Self Portrait Student Artist(s): Zahirah Binti Rahman Level: Sec 3 Year: 2021 School: Yuhua Secondary School Medium: Oil Pastel Size: 27cm x 39cm Artist’s Statement: Pressing my hands against the side of my face and forcing a smile with the hope that I could hide my what I truly feel. The vibrant colours with [...]
Seating Area 2021
Title: Seating Area 2021 Student Artist(s): Wong Le Yi Level: Pre-University 1 Year: 2021 School: Millennia Institute Medium: Watercolor Size: 21cm x 29.7cm Artist’s Statement: A scene so common to us in the past 2 years. This work speaks about the quietness, distant and the lack of socialisation among people in the past 2 years [...]
Mother’s Touch
Title: Mother’s Touch Student Artist(s): Lim Yan Ning Level: Sec 3 Year: 2021 School: Fuhua Secondary School Medium: Digital Artwork Size: 2000 Pixels x 3000 Pixels Artist’s Statement: My mother is my strong pillar of support. With her touch, I feel comforted. But as I look closer in her palms, I could see and feel [...]
Endlessness
Title: Endlessness Student Artist(s): Chan Jia Ying Level: Pre-University Year: 2020 School: Millennia Institute Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 60 Inches x 30 Inches Artist’s Statement: A highly personal work reflecting on the artist’s own experience of Scoliosis and Tomophobia. Presented in a landscape painting, one would noticed the foreground mountain ranges form by body [...]
Worthlessly Beautiful
Title: Worthlessly Beautiful Student Artist(s): Nur Diyanah Alisyah Binte Azhar Level: Sec 3 Year: 2021 School: Bukit Batok Secondary School Medium: Colour pencil and pencil on paper Size: 15cm x 21cm Artist’s Statement: This artwork shows how an organ failure patient searches for hope and the metamorphosis of their life from dullness to vibrancy. The [...]
Call for Hope
Title: Call for Hope Student Artist(s): Rachel Chang Level: Sec 3 Year: 2021 School: Bukit Batok Secondary School Medium: Colour pencil and acrylic on paper Size: 15cm x 21cm Artist’s Statement: My artwork consists of a patient in need of an organ transplant surrounded by piles of unuseable telephones. The telephones symbolise the numerous calls [...]
My Blackout Poetry
Title: My Blackout Poetry Student Artist(s): Yohanna Akahodani Veryn Ang Aimee Merrile Yunandar Chan Yi Yan Marissa Isabelle Level: Pri 6 Year: 2021 School: Bukit Timah Primary School Medium: Mixed Media Size: 29.7cm x 42cm Artist’s Statement: ‘My Blackout Poetry’ presents the expression of emotions portrayed in form of poem and illustrations. Pupils were able [...]
Together
Title: Together Student Artist(s): Pang Kai Ning Level: Sec 3 Year: 2021 School: Fuhua Secondary School Medium: Watercolor painting Size: A4 Artist’s Statement: In this drawing, people of different walks of life are looking at the audience (you) with a reassuring smile, which is a sign of solidarity and comfort. It is a reminder that [...]
Bridge of Hope
Title: Bridge of Hope Student Artist(s): Tam Yi Xin Melissa Level: Sec 3 Year: 2021 School: Bukit Batok Secondary School Medium: Digital Size: 42cm x 90cm Artist's Statement: 'Bridge of hope’ symbolises reaching out to people in need of help. There are many people on the verge of losing hope. However, there is still time [...]