Title: Captivity
School: Bukit Merah Secondary School
Artist: Shannon Eugenia Ler
Age: 17
Year: 2021
Medium: Colour Pencil
Dimension: 148 x 21cm
Artist Statement:
No life should be caged. Every life have the right to freedom. Captivity constricts the space and life of an animal. If you feel that this tiny work is too small for your wall, imagine a tiny space some animals have to endure.
Shannon always expresses her personal views in the creation of her artworks. Being an advocate for kindness towards animals and right to freedom, she expresses them through the fine strokes of the animal fur. Also, her sensitivity to tonal value contributes to the mood of this artwork. - Mdm Marina Bohari
💬 Let's Talk About Art
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT
What’s going on in the artwork?
What do you see that makes you say that?
What other information is there that supports what you say?
Adapted from: Harvard Project Zero’s Thinking Routines
💡 Artist Reference
REALISTIC PENCIL ARTISTS
DOREEN CROSS
(an artist based in Australia with her own blog).
Check her out by clicking on the image links on the right and blog below.
MELANIE AND NICHOLAS
(MELANIE PHILLIPS)
🎨 Suggested Activity
A) Do you feel a concern towards animal related issues? If yes, discuss the topic of animal rights, animal welfare and laws. How does this affect you as a youth in Singapore and society as a whole? Do you have immediate personal concerns regarding pet issues?
Related references:
https://faunalytics.org/the-animal-rights-movement-history-and-facts-about-animal-rights/
https://mothership.sg/2022/01/lawsoc-president-on-hbd-cat-ban/
B) Take a photo of your pet and do a realistic pencil portrait of it.
15 min 49 s
By Grace Murray Art
