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EXHIBITION
A timely exploration of how students perceive the Pandemic and what it means to be a kid during these troubling times, especially.
About the Exhibition
The Pandemic affected us all, not least young students. This exhibition leverages art as a way of making sense of living through the unique COVID-19 period.
- Students explored a range of media, including digital, acrylic, couache, watercolor, and pen/ink.
- Students expressed gratitude for having a platform to express and create during the Pandemic.
- Each work of art uniquely reflects an experience or emotion felt during the Pandemic.
- Close looking and discussion about the works on view supports critical and creative thinking.
Theme selected by cARTie's Student Advisory Board, comprising: Saige Kanik, Alejandro RamoscARTie's 2021 Jurying Committee included: Conor Burke, Cal Inguanti, Clare Murray, and Tish Murray
Welcome to the Gallery:
What Does it Mean to Be a Kid During the Pandemic?
Enough
Nate
2020
Pen and Ink, Collage
I created this self portrait with the intent of using line to depict the emotion of stress. Senior year of high school, especially during the pandemic, has been a rigorous experience having to balance developing my college portfolio and high school academics. The side using collaged math sheets has more jagged, multi-directional lines that portray the hectic, disorganized experience of attending school online and the challenges that come about from it. However, the artistic side of my life enables me to escape to a more serene, harmonious environment beyond the stressors of high school quarantine. This is visually depicted my brighter colors, and more fluid, single-directional lines. It's the conflict of wanting to do nothing but art, yet still having to prevail through school that makes you feel like you've had "Enough."
Separation
Duncan
2021
Digital
"Separation" demonstrates how to me, I felt somewhat separated from the world at large during the school year. Especially during distance learning it felt like I was trapped, beyond the outside world that seemed to thriving in my eye. To create this I used the digital medium to make a pencil drawing of a tree, an a painting of a landscape, having the black and white wilted tree to represent the separation from the outside world.
Away
Jesus
2021
Acrylic
I painted a boat to express what it means to be a kid during the pandemic because I thought how lonely it was not to hang-out with friends. So, I painted a boat to show how lonely it can get. I thought how a boat is away from everyone in the sea, and it was a terrible time for us. That’s why I tried to give it a dark vibe to show how sad it could be not seeing or interacting with friends and family and staying put in the house.
Inspiration
Genesis
2021
Acrylic
I painted this boat because I wanted to inspire my friends. I hope my painting can help other people so that they stop seeing life as black and white, but learn to see life in colors.
Evening
Edgar
2021
Acrylic
I painted the boat because I was bored during this pandemic.
Keep Laughing! I Like Being Alone, Promise!
Camila
2021
Gouache, Sharpie
I'm not actually alone. If everyone else is alone, I'm not lonely. But when no one else is alone, this makes me lonely. If I just chose to be alone, then I'm not actually lonely. Moving into an unfamiliar place is lonely. Laughing, crying, chatting about the latest topic unfamiliar to me. How lonely, how dreadful. When everyone is locked in their house, theres no more chatting of unfamiliar topics, and if there were, I don't hear them. When I'm alone, I'm not lonely anymore, no matter how disconnected I may be. That doesn't matter! I'm happy where I am, aren't I? This is where I would've chosen to be, isn't it? It is, I promise!
Protection of God and medics
Mateus
2021
Colored Pencil
This is a drawing of scenes from the Pandemic.
The Dirt Hut
Ava
2021
Watercolor
This is what tranquility looks like to me.
LOVE NOTE
Dillon
2021
Acrylic
Art is a snapshot of the imagination. Art is a way to give your thoughts permanence and a physical form that can be enjoyed by all. I make things that don’t and probably couldn’t exist, but are still beautiful. You can make something bigger than yourself and larger than life, and it never dies.
Utah Raptor
Mark
2020
Digital Design
During the pandemic I spent a lot time thinking about when I was younger and what made me happy. What has always made me happy and energized are dinosaurs! My favorite dinosaur of all time is the Utah Raptor. It is my favorite because it is miss understood like I am as something small and not impressive but in reality we are!
Having my art selected aboard cARTie means a lot to me because it opened the door for some really amazing connections with the cARTie team and opportunities for me to be involved in the organization beyond having my art submitted. I love that i get to continue to be a member of the jurying and student advisory boards and make graphics for carties exhibitions, and just overall contribute towards making its mission come to life."
Nate, 2021 Featured Student-Artist
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