Grade: 12
Materials: Graphite Pencil
Dimensions: 12” × 13”
Description: 25% of polar bears’ diets contain plastic. In this piece, I wanted to show the emotion and effect it causes them. Plastic is one of the causes of the endangerment of species and not enough people know nor care to take action.
Artist Statement: I love to draw realistic portraits or objects because of the satisfaction I get once I finish them. Although intricate details are always tricky to illustrate, it’s always worth it upon completion. I struggled with using colors in my art pieces for the longest time. I am red-green color blind so I tend to work around colors or ask my peers whether I am using the right color I intend on using. I began to feel comfortable with media related to graphite, charcoal, and black ink-pens. Therefore, I frequently use materials involving black and white. Though, I recently decided such a defect won’t stop me from creating, experimenting, and exploring color. Some of the artworks I have chosen for this project include media I have rarely ever used. Acrylic paint and digital media are difficult to utilize when you aren’t familiar with them; however, taking the risk of trying helped me produce some of my favorite works. The animals I drew are in theme with the idea of ‘what if wild animals ruled the world.’ I could imagine the hierarchy being built in the animal kingdom which inspired me to draw the lion ‘giving orders’ to the deer. Additionally, I wanted to incorporate a real-life problem within the animal kingdom. Plastic can play a big part in the endangerment of animals. Polar bears are unfortunately one of them for which I decided to draw a polar bear covered in plastic, “suffocating” them. These ideas are something I want to spread awareness of. Not enough people are caring and that is part of the problem. I want to begin influencing my city, and then, the world.
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