Diploma Programme Art Exhibition 2023
Paradiso
by Alicia Nguyen
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Seventeen
by Ivy Pham
The age of 17 is a grey area where we are often unsure of the roles and responsibilities between being a child and an adult. This piece expresses a colourful yet melancholic acceptance of the inevitability of growing up.
Issue no. 4724
by Federica Alfonso
This work reflects society's acceptance and glorification of beauty standards, so much so that they are now a 'trend' in todays world.
Memories of a Childhood
by Lilowen Trottet
This piece is an ode to the many elements of my childhood which have shaped my identity and creativity. It is symbolic of the expression “making castles in the sky” (to dream up fantastical plans for the future), capturing the magic of childhood imagination and sparking the viewer’s own sense of childlike wonder.
“Ma hope o ka hū ʻana o ka pele” (“After the eruption”)
by Aruna Silva
This painting conveys a hopeful message that nature is able to regrow after devastating destruction caused by humans through pele (goddess of volcanoes) and the 'ae ferns. The ‘ae fern is a tough pioneer native Hawaiian plant that grows through lava rock after volcanic eruptions, symbolizing how there is hope that nature can survive.
emerald hill
by Rio Fukui
Walking up Emerald Hill daily to school is a fond childhood memory of mine, which I now reminisce when feeling nostalgic for simpler times. With the hope of wanting to keep this memory, the details of the abstract, thickly painted shophouses are highlighted with gold paint.
Blooming
by Lizah Leitch
The low-angle perspective of the flesh-toned figure; represents how exploited a woman in society is, looking down at the audience in cold contempt creates an intimidating atmosphere for the audience. The light colour of the flesh contrasts with the use of dark red tulips which represents lust and passion, showcasing the rapture of a young woman's pure perspective of the world and the horror of knowing they are surrounded by danger in our foreign society.
