Paintings & Sculptures

TWO SIDES - Artist Statement

This piece reflects both the positive and negative elements of covid. The purpose of this piece was to demonstrate all of the major aspects of the COVID-19 experience. We did this by focusing on the many emotions felt throughout this journey on two canvases. The negatives of COVID are depicted on one canvas, while the positives are shown on the other. These two pieces, put together, look at how we and others at our school felt during these difficult times, as well as how we've grown and what we've learnt. Using the two canvases, we were able to commemorate the thoughts, feelings and outcomes of the virus and use our knowledge of visual arts to display this message.

These two pieces fit into the overall installation because while some pieces are dances or songs, this piece is simply a glance of the entirety of this covid experience. It is a way for people to really look back and realise how far we’ve all come and how strong we’ve all become from this experience.

When coming up with the idea of this piece we wanted to showcase different mediums of art. We utilised standard paints such as acrylic, watercolour, and oil, but we also used a hand sanitizer bottle, a mask, and even a crochet square! All of these items, as well as old newspapers and book pages, helped in capturing the message we wanted to convey.

To include the school in this project, we gathered replies from a google form that asked about people's good and negative experiences during the pandemic. These have been drawn on the canvas with markers to demonstrate the direct negative and positive effects of everything that has happened.

Signed,

E. A.W and L M.

Artiya’il

Artist: Madeline F.

Mediums: Acrylic Paint , sculpture

Introduction: This art piece signifies the positives and negatives of Covid-19. My two pieces are to show the worst and the better, the past and the future, and the emotions of the pandemic we are in.

Symbolism: The name of my piece “Artiya’il” is an Islamic angel of grief. I chose “Artiya’il” since my piece shows loss, grief, and negatives and then the birth of new, overcoming and positives of the pandemic. In a way sort of signifies grief starting in hurt and ending with hope.

Overall exhibit: In the overall exhibit I think this fits in since you can tell which is the negative and positive at first glance making it easy to tell apart and easy to recognise.

Sienna Garcia - IRAP CPT - Grade 9.docx

Fleur-de-Lockdown

Fleur-de-Lockdown is a piece created by me, Sienna G., constructed from various materials including acrylic paint, masks, sharpie, gouache paint, lots of hot glue, and styrofoam spheres. It consists of flower petals fashioned from masks, on these masks experiences with the pandemic, both positive and negative, were written down. These experiences were collected from the student body. Coloured flowers have positive experiences written on them and uncoloured, or blue flowers, have been marked with negative experiences. These flowers symbolize the beauty that can come out of difficult times and that despite all of the tedious and unpleasant experiences, good things can still happen. It also pays tribute to the resurgence in wildlife and nature at the beginning of the pandemic.

gloom vs bloom

Isabella T.

This piece represents both sides of the pandemic we experienced. From the negative to the positive, there were many struggles we faced yet we also learned some new things and created opportunities.

I used a wide blank canvas (split into two halves), and pasted on the text I wrote. I exaggerated the words to really demonstrate how the pandemic affected us inside. I also painted some simple silhouettes to add a bit of colour and to create a visual image.

on the negative side, falling represented the many losses - on the positive side, the doves represented peace and the people represented us as a community standing together to fight this virus.

Our final exhibit displays all the artworks that students created, and I wanted to contribute a visual art piece. The pieces in the display tell the many experiences . . .

the gloom and bloom.

Izzy - iRAP CPT artwork collage.pdf

“I’m Locked In”:

Created by Reese M., Amelia V., Ava B., Dhrishya C., and Victoria H.

Our work collectively formed a direct purpose to recognize and spread awareness on the reality of losing your childhood as COVID took over our lives, which fits into the overall group exhibit, as it has done this to all teenagers in some shape or form. We decided to contribute many forms of art including visual arts (the painting), language arts (poem), music (delicate music over the video), and media arts (timelapse) to integrate the different perspectives of our own experiences with isolation during adolescence. Although we all had different angles of how it affected us we all came to the conclusion of the value of time. The painting used oil paint, acrylic paint, canvas paper, watercolour paint, oil pastels, markers, and printed text. We used the shadowed face of the neutral and shapeless person to bring attention to the face, hidden under the mask we used the concept of time through a clock - only showing half of the numbers on the face the ideology of losing time was constructed. We decided to use a house to symbolize a feeling of comfort that becomes something you are too used to, never leaving your “comfort zone” creates a safe haven to a certain point until it becomes dangerously unhealthy. The chain from the house attached to the neck of the person is a failed attempt at leaving this mentally consuming headache. The light shining out of the house is the positive parts of the home that play a part in making it a safe haven until it's outweighed by the negative aspects that surround the canvas from the news articles to the true voices of our school community. The poem was written by Reese which is fading out from the torso of the person which we made simple in order for everyone to see themselves from that viewpoint. It is about the claustrophobic aura that was once secure and warm but was secretly eating us alive until it crushed us rather than a hug. The mobile/canopy display part of the piece represents various things, as there are many different parts, overall its purpose was to show some light of positive emotions of COVID, but as a result, it came out as more of a clarity filled moment of peace of mind. The materials used for the canopy include string, a wreath circle, toll, and paper butterflies as well as quotes written on paper. The butterflies represent hope and transformation, just as they do in the painting. The little pieces of paper represent how different people feel about the pandemic, as they are all quotes or impactful words. The background music was made by Dhrishya. During the brainstorming session, we were talking about how we should make the theme of the art piece go from dark to happy. As a result, Dhrishya made a tune that makes the first have seem like it’s sad and dark and turns it into a positive tune. In conclusion, our art piece collectively defines a wave of negative and positive emotion that correlates with our own personal experiences.

Bloom

Artists: Laura W., Maria K., and Meliya M.

Medium(s)/Techniques Used: Paper, Air-Dry Clay, Acrylic Paint

Through the Covid-19 pandemic, people have discovered so many new things about the world as well as themselves. Together, we have created an art piece that portrays the negative and positive aspects of Covid as per the theme of the exhibit. The blank, white colour of this person represents every negative thing Covid has brought: crisis, seperation, turmoil, death. The flowers and butterflies on this piece represent every good thing Covid has brought us: unity, aid, togetherness, discovery. Out of the depths of despair, hope has bloomed.

Tetiana V.

Title of piece: Gods Will, Hope and Love

Techniques used: Arts and Crafts, magazines, pencil and paper.

Basic Idea: The basic idea of the piece that I created is new beginnings and new found hope. By taking a flower petal off the flower you have started a new life, a new and better life after the pandemic. Also meaning that you have found hope and love within these harsh pandemic times.

The flower in the middle of the piece symbolizes new beginnings, the hands reaching for the flower are everybody that has been affected by the pandemic. We reach for a new beginning and most of us succeed while others aren't as fortunate. Some of us are only a slither of the way there and some of us are already at our peak. You yourself decide where you want to be. The praying hands at the very top are symbolic of Hope, hope is being born from the new beginnings of the flower and from our prayers alone.

We all keep hoping that this pandemic will fall and that we will regain what was lost to us. Ourselves. We lost a bit of ourselves during this pandemic, our friends, our mental state and our strength, and the list goes on. The pandemic came crashing down onto us like no meteor has before, it took a toll on us, separating us from the people we love and respect. But even with this fact, that hasn't stopped us yet from helping those in need. We should never forget that we are so much greater than what others say or feel about us, because who cares, we all have a purpose in life and that's all that matters. Given the joy of life, we should live it out to the fullest.

Masks through a hard time by Sydney M.

The global pandemic that suddenly overwhelmed the entire world and affected the simple things we used to do without a thought was the subject matter that was given to students like me, Sydney Macdonald for our final integrated arts CPT. With that topic I created “Masks throughout a hard time”. I used one of the most familiar items of this pandemic, a mask, as a canvas for my art and used my familiar and long love for visual arts to help create the final three masks.

The masks specifically cover the overwhelming and stressful thoughts one may have had throughout the whole pandemic through the silhouette of an opened mind with a bunch of thoughts spilling out. There is also a mask showing the sacrifice front-line workers have made since the very beginning of the pandemic by a drawing of hands of two medical staff. Finally a good take on the pandemic showing the beauty that could have come from it that can be seen using many different types of flowers on a mask.

The Perspective

Artists: Kat, Alia, Abby, Payton, Mountra

We all face storms in life. Some are more difficult than others, but we all go through trials and tribulation. That’s why we have the gift of faith. – Joyce Meyer. We decided to contribute to this year’s COVID-19 installation by creating a sculpture that portrays the difficult times we went through as well as the positive times during the pandemic.

The sculpture itself was made from wires, as a “cage”, and then draped with newspaper strips dipped in glue (papier-mâché). The piece, although may seem simple, has important significance reflecting the pandemic. The “eye” is painted BLACK - represents the sorrow and DARK times we faced/still face during the pandemic. The eye shows how we VIEW the world during the pandemic - as a dark place. As for the mouth, a huge mask would cover the mouth in the first week. The mask would be taken off on the second week, revealing the COLOURFUL lips filled with positive messages. The mouth shows the words of positivity we SPEAK to the world now, the bright colours representing a BRIGHT future.

The symbolism this sculpture possesses allows it to fit in with the rest of the exhibition.

Face of Covid

Claire

A sculpture of a head wearing a mask

Meaning behind the piece is showcasing a negative aspect of Covid which is having to wear a mask everywhere we go and have it a part of our appearance everyday.

This fits because the exhibit is about Covid-19 and many other pieces involve masks.

JIMOTHY

By Aniela

In my art piece, I used the method of sculpting, specifically paper mache. Which is a mix of water, glue, and flour. Dipping pieces of ripped-up paper into the mixture, and place them onto your base frame, to create your ideal shape. The basic idea of Jimothy is that I wanted him to look quite rough, to the point where it was artistic instead of messy. Jimothy is meant to represent the ups and downs of covid. One side is in dull colours, while the other side, is very bright and colourful. The sides represent the negatives and positives of covid. The dull side is the negatives, like not being able to see family members, having loved ones pass away, and being locked up. And the colourful side is the positives, like becoming more self aware, and growing closer with family members.

Bright Thoughts and Dark Feelings

By: Abby A. - Painting and Writing

The art pieces that I created for this project are meant to represent the way this pandemic has made me feel and thought about. The moon represents how right now it can feel like the world is really dark and lonely and the sun represents how at the end of this pandemic the world will become bright and happy once again. The words that are in my pieces represent the dark things I have felt going through the pandemic and my hopeful thoughts for how we will all feel when the pandemic comes to an end.

Global Art Piece By: Adanna, Dana & Tara

Our technique was to use images to create a piece that symbolizes the positive side of covid. What we did is we used a canvas to paint and to put in our negative and positive thoughts about covid. We painted the earth wearing a mask. That represents that everyone in the world is going through the same thing. In the background we painted puzzle pieces. The puzzle pieces represent how we are all in this together. If we all play our part into this by wearing your mask properly and limiting physical contact with one another we will get through this. The connected puzzle pieces are the positive part about covid and the ones that are separated represent the negative side of covid.

Flashback - By Elly A, Ally S

We decided to use acrylic paints, watercolours, 3D sculpture, colour pencil as techniques in our piece.

This piece was inspired by the comparison between a pandemic hundreds of years ago and now. We wanted to express the similarities that continue and the differences that have developed over time in our world.

To make it, we placed two mannequins beside each other to compare the masks that were involved in the pandemics. The left mannequin is wearing a plague mask in the shape of a crow’s beak that can be associated with bad omens and witches.

The right mannequin is wearing a mask commonly seen nowadays.

We have prepared two different backgrounds that fit a “negative” and “positive” theme, the negative theme represents the period during the pandemic, and the positive theme represents the aftermath of the pandemic.

We wanted to represent the harsh realities and downsides of a pandemic and how it affects individuals, but also show that there is a positive end and that no matter how long it seems, it will all end eventually. (hopefully)

Passing the Time - Covid 19 Scrapbook

Alyssa B.

This piece was created to display the timeline of the Covid-19 pandemic throughout 2020 to the present day. The ups and downs, the good and bad, are shown by the use of paper and mixed media. Every page connects to what has happened so far, since March 2020. Our school - you guys - have contributed with your submissions of personal experiences during lockdown. Many were about family, friends, and hopes for the future. When making the scrapbook, I referenced back to these many times to allow for more meaning throughout. Let’s hope that the pandemic will be come a past tense.

Jacob Kondal and Matteo Tomais.pptx

The Persevering Flower

Mediums Used: Paint Markers, Chalk, & Pencil Crayon

To describe this art piece in simple terms would be that it is a dying flower that over time becomes healthier. One can see that the stem becomes more turgid and less shriveled as time goes on. Additionally, one could recognize that the flower itself becomes more colourful as the plant becomes in better physical condition.

Some symbolism that appears within our art piece are the falling petals from the flower itself. Each of the petals represent the different negative aspects of each and everyone’s covid experiences.

The theme of the exhibit was about people’s covid experiences throughout the few years that covid has taken place. Our art piece fits in very well with this theme since the flower practically shows the life of a person who’s isolated in the multiple lockdowns that we have endured. We start off with a miserable student who’s barely hanging on that transitions into a healthy student that sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

A Life Transformed

Sophia P.

A Life Transformed is a visual art piece using mediums such as paint and origami. Using students' comments, I have made a piece to show some positive things that can come from COVID-19. I chose to create origami butterflies because butterflies represent life and hope. We must have hope and believe that we will get through this if we all work together. I hope this helps everyone see the positives and not just the negatives that have come from this pandemic.

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