GCE A-LEVEL H2 Art Coursework

只把笑容留给你们 (Only Tell You Those Happy Stories)

Oil on Canvas (36 inches x 48 inches)

Away From Home

Artist Statement:

I am a Chinese scholar, studying alone in Singapore for the fourth year since November 2016. It is indeed tough for me to manage the dramatic changes in lifestyle and struggle to adapt to the foreign land. Yet, this unique experience has helped me to grow up a lot.

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¥ ¥ Missing my own country

Medium: watercolor

Experimentation with candy color palette to suggest the sweet memories associated with home and family.

¥ messages when the ¥ ¥ from home.

Artist reference: ÒThe WitnessesÓ

Exploration: strong feelings of homesickness and loneliness

¥ My hometown is best known for its wintertime.

¥ Recurring motif of

¥ A sense of

by Veri Apriyatno

Marker pen and ballpoint pen, on printed photograph

Intense color pencil with water, pastel, pastel color pencil

Pastel on black pastel paper

Charcoal pencil and color pencil on colored pastel paper

This board discusses the di erences between living experiences at home and those in the foreign environment. Some aspects are food, weather, workload and relationships.

Artist reference:

¥ emotions

Exploration: juxtaposition, comparison and contrast through compositions and painting techniques

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¥ Tests of the mirror

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Experimentation with painting techniques to create contrast

Acrylic on canvas with gloss gel painting medium

Watercolor with drawing pen

Oil on canvas ¥

By Veri Apriyatno

¥ expressions of six basic Ekman emotions

Artist reference: Francis Theo

painter, Lee Price

Watercolor, drawing pen, white gouache paint

my life.

Pines, or Ò Ó in Chinese, is a well-known symbol of strength and resilience. respect pineÕs spirit since young, and its presence seems to encourage me to overcome di culties in life.

In Singapore, I surprisingly found pines growing well in the tropical weather. A towards new life in Singapore.

Exploration: struggle and pain associated with adaptation to the new environment

¥ Artist reference: Antony series

tree Ñ> the intertwining

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Charcoal on novel, ÓGreat ExpectationsÓ

¥ to represent the sharpness

¥ ¥ sense of hurt.

Translation of poem in calligraphy: snow weighs, straight.

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Mixed media: Chinese painting ink, white acrylic paint

Exploration: the roles of pine tree as a guider, a motivator, and a protector

Drawing pen, pastel on colored pastel paper

Mixed media: watercolor and sewing needles

Marker pen, drawing pen, acrylic paint

Mixed media:

Oil on canvas for Singapore scene; Chinese ink painting for Harbin street scene; Color ect

Research on painting styles: the e ect of dissolving and integrating in art

¥ Emi Haze

¥ Zim Lim ¥ portraits by Gyftakis

¥ Artist reference: paintings on street scenes.

¥ Artist reference: WanJin Gim

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Adapting to Chan s

This board explores the series of changes that have made in order to be independent and adjust to the life alone in Singapore.

These changes are: facing the new reality, taking care of myself, changing old habits and imperfections so as

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Pastel color pencil on color paper

¥ ¥ the sense of uncertainty.

Experimentation of mixing water-soluble media: watercolor, acrylic, and gloss gel

¥ of painting the staircase: Ó or

¥ ¥ Medium: pastel color pencil on color paper

Oil on canvas

Transition and Grow

This board focuses on analyzing the concept of growth and reasons behind my strong wish to grow and be independent.

Research on abstract and conceptual representation of growth

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suggest ties with hometown.

¥ Artist reference: ApxnnobaÓ For the use of

¥ Rare scene of ¥ of Ò Ò

Acrylic on canvas (triptych)

Oil on canvas

¥ ¥ Wakeham

¥ ÒThe Tree of Life/ Green Margarita Kriebitzsch

¥ photography by ¥ Fusion frames

grow upon

¥ Wu Guanzhong

¥ Bigger pine trees reaching out

Acrylic on canvas, by palette knife

¥ Experimenting with

¥ meaning of connection in the

¥ Ó so as to tie

¥ to suggest my strong wish to contact with

Unbroken Family Connections

This board continues to explore the aspects of family connection while I am overseas. I realized that the key reason for my wish to grow is to reassure my family that I can look after myself well. At the same time, although the homesickness still lingers, it has turned to a positive appreciation of the love and care from my family. Lots of things remind me that I have never been too far away from home.

Whenever I miss home, I would look at old family photos and imagine myself standing beside them.

Inspired by John ClangÕs photography project ÒBeing TogetherÓ, I used the projection to achieve virtual reunion, and hold loved ones in my arms.

Photograph projections

Artist reference:

ÒMeasures of

Photoshopped photographs of family members in daily life with my grandfatherÕs written letter overlaid on top (triptych)

¥ Research on the forms of communication (letters, postcards, messages, video calls), and artistic expressions

Artist reference: Zarina

ÒLetters from HomeÓ Postage Francesca

Oil on canvas

Watercolor

Behind Video-Ca

This board consolidates di erent aspects of growth related to my experiences and explores the

I have decided to show my family the positive sides of life. At the same time, I have learnt to digest negative emotions myself and train myself to solve problems on my own.

1. Installation with painting ¥ ¥

2. Realistic painting with strong contrast of lights and shades ¥ ¥ Artist reference:

Oil on canvas

Acrylic with drawing pen

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3. Stylistic painting in oil or watercolor ¥ ¥

Preparation for the set-up

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