和相似——

還是早春，

還是紅磚美術(shù)館相同的藝術(shù)空間，

還是一群視角犀利獨(dú)特、創(chuàng)意滿溢的少年……

不同的是，

他們有著獨(dú)屬于自己的思考，

探索著不同的藝術(shù)表達(dá)方法——

3月底，2024年啟明星藝術(shù)之夜在紅磚美術(shù)館啟幕——3位12年級(jí)學(xué)生王雪晴、王之韻和莫知安為自己的IBDP視覺(jué)藝術(shù)課程進(jìn)行結(jié)課展示。

他們自由創(chuàng)作，獨(dú)立布展，認(rèn)真地表達(dá)自己，“用藝術(shù)為自己說(shuō)話”：

“……我們始終認(rèn)為藝術(shù)的定義并不唯一。于我們而言，此次IBDP視覺(jué)藝術(shù)之旅幫我們實(shí)現(xiàn)自我探尋、表達(dá)與反省，最終使我們達(dá)成自洽。

我們努力地在創(chuàng)作中尋找理性與感性的平衡點(diǎn)：創(chuàng)作過(guò)程若過(guò)于理性，會(huì)讓作品喪失情緒表達(dá)力，但過(guò)于遵從感性會(huì)讓作品失去重心。

為此，我們持續(xù)地探索著兩者之間的對(duì)立與共存，以我們對(duì)周遭環(huán)境的真摯感受，創(chuàng)造出本次展覽的作品。”

——3人的策展感言（節(jié)選）

王雪晴、指導(dǎo)老師朱寧、王之韻、莫知安

創(chuàng)作者

王之韻

12年級(jí)

空間 Space

王之韻的展覽發(fā)生在一個(gè)全黑的空間，主要探討了自然空間、建筑空間，它們之間的交互和它們對(duì)人的影響。

雕塑《太極》（T'ai Chi）是王之韻最想分享的作品。王之韻從太極動(dòng)作中提取出一些形狀的元素，形成一個(gè)立體的空間構(gòu)成，本質(zhì)上在模擬陰陽(yáng)的圖案，展示太極的連貫性和張力。

“近旁的竹子投影在太極上，寓意自然空間和人類構(gòu)造的空間的互動(dòng)，至于兩者究竟產(chǎn)生了什么樣的聯(lián)系，就仁者見(jiàn)仁，智者見(jiàn)智了。”王之韻說(shuō)。

《太極》（T'ai Chi）

互動(dòng)型裝置藝術(shù)《樹影》(Summer's Memory)是另一件重要作品。靈感是夏天的樹影在地上形成的光斑。當(dāng)觀眾把點(diǎn)亮的燈泡置于裝置側(cè)端，裝置里層層切割的亞克力板就會(huì)因?yàn)闊襞莘胖玫倪^(guò)程，在墻面上投射出動(dòng)態(tài)的光斑，好像夏天里搖曳的樹影。

《樹影》(Summer's Memory)

談到IBDP藝術(shù)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程帶來(lái)的最大感受，王之韻說(shuō)，無(wú)論創(chuàng)作還是策展，對(duì)她而言都是一個(gè)在思想上進(jìn)行平衡和自洽的過(guò)程。

“我原本以為，自己可以在感性和理性之間做到平衡，什么時(shí)候理性一些，什么時(shí)候感性一些，但最后我發(fā)現(xiàn)，這是很難做到的。因?yàn)橐患髌窂膭?chuàng)作到落地，會(huì)遇到很多因素的影響，環(huán)境一直在變，我的作品也在變?，F(xiàn)在對(duì)我而言，所謂自洽已經(jīng)變成享受感性與理性的沖突了。”

創(chuàng)作者

王雪晴

12年級(jí)

色彩 Color

在王雪晴的空間里，她用繪畫、刺繡、丙烯、3D裝置、定格動(dòng)畫等多種媒介，進(jìn)行自我探索和表達(dá)。 “我的創(chuàng)作很多從色彩入手，借此表達(dá)人物的多面和隱藏的個(gè)性?！彼f(shuō)。

她最想分享的兩幅作品是兩只巨大的眼睛《女性》（Women of Time）和《紅》（Red），一只是藍(lán)色的，一只是紅色的。王雪晴從大量歷史名畫上提取了女性眼睛的圖片，統(tǒng)一成藍(lán)色，堆塑成眼睛的樣子，展示了對(duì)這些女性身份的呈現(xiàn)和認(rèn)同。紅色的眼睛由發(fā)泡膠塑形，然后用口紅涂上具有女性特征、象征力量的紅色，是現(xiàn)代女性身份的展現(xiàn)。

“兩只眼睛放在一起，是現(xiàn)代與歷史的對(duì)比，體現(xiàn)了不同時(shí)代下女性的處境?！蓖跹┣缯f(shuō)。

《女性》（Women of Time）

《紅》（Red）

《血緣》（Lineage）

家庭一直是身份的重要組成部分，王雪晴說(shuō)，家中女性人物對(duì)她的影響尤為突出。于是她用家中女性親屬的照片創(chuàng)作了這些刺繡作品《血緣》。照片本身就是時(shí)間的標(biāo)記，記錄了從她的曾祖父母到祖母、母親，再到她自己這幾代人的時(shí)光；而刺繡作為一種傳統(tǒng)的女性手工藝，象征著塑造她的女性前輩。每一針一線都是對(duì)她們力量與精神的贊美......

中學(xué)部IBDP視覺(jué)藝術(shù)課教師朱寧是3位學(xué)生的指導(dǎo)老師。她為孩子們真心感到自豪：“今年的展覽對(duì)我特別有意義，因?yàn)槲覐乃麄?年級(jí)開始就教他們。我不但目睹了他們作為藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作者成長(zhǎng)，也眼見(jiàn)他們長(zhǎng)大，逐漸成人。能見(jiàn)證他們的藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作反映了自己的經(jīng)歷，是非?？岬囊患?！我真的為他們3個(gè)人特別特別驕傲！DP是非常有挑戰(zhàn)性的，它要求學(xué)生思慮周全，非常小心地制定計(jì)劃，中途不能放棄，并且在遇到問(wèn)題時(shí)要想方設(shè)法解決它。他們完成了充滿挑戰(zhàn)的2年IBDP藝術(shù)學(xué)習(xí)，我為他們的成長(zhǎng)驕傲！”

創(chuàng)作者

莫知安

12年級(jí)

協(xié)同

Synergy

“我對(duì)世界、周遭環(huán)境、很多事情都有各種各樣的想法，可是這些想法我不能用話語(yǔ)一一表達(dá)清楚。借由藝術(shù)，我可以把這些想法展示出來(lái)，和大家溝通、分享。所以對(duì)我而言，藝術(shù)是一種媒介。”莫知安說(shuō)。

現(xiàn)在，他用藝術(shù)表達(dá)了自己對(duì)“協(xié)同”（Synergy）這個(gè)主題的理解：“協(xié)同”的意思是，由若干個(gè)體組成的整體的結(jié)果要比單一個(gè)體的更重要，也就是說(shuō)，個(gè)體們團(tuán)結(jié)在一起是更重要，也更有力量的。

《我們的世界/語(yǔ)言》(Our Wor(l)ds)

《我們的世界/語(yǔ)言》(Our Wor(l)ds)是莫知安特別介紹的一件互動(dòng)作品。它邀請(qǐng)觀眾使用他從作品《循環(huán)》（Cycle）中收集的字母構(gòu)思出自己的語(yǔ)言或信息。這些帶磁性字母可以自由組合，將中心提示語(yǔ)“我對(duì)未來(lái)的貢獻(xiàn)是......”補(bǔ)充完整。每個(gè)空白框都是一個(gè)新詞或短語(yǔ)的誕生地。這些獨(dú)立的詞框共同組合成一個(gè)整體。因此，每個(gè)人都留下了自己獨(dú)特的信息，而它們最終會(huì)匯集成為更大整體。

《不斷變化》（In Flux)

莫知安也分享了他的《不斷變化》（In Flux），以他2019-2024年間的旅行為背景。他把旅行中的日記做成紙鏈，掛在前排，后面鋪上按照時(shí)間順序排列的旅行照片。日記紙鏈會(huì)隨風(fēng)擺動(dòng)，代表了人類的情緒和感覺(jué)是富于變化的，而背后的圖片所代表的事實(shí)卻是客觀不變的。這也表明，周圍的環(huán)境能塑造我的想法和感受，展示了人與環(huán)境之間的關(guān)系和聯(lián)系。

一段學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷的結(jié)束意味著另一段旅程的開啟。這些借由藝術(shù)獲得自信和自省的少年又將踏上下一段令人振奮的成長(zhǎng)道路。祝愿他們?cè)谖磥?lái)繼續(xù)用幾年來(lái)的習(xí)得勇敢又自信地表達(dá)自我，為自己說(shuō)話，為自己發(fā)聲。

Much like …

It's early spring...

It’s the same art space in the Red Brick Art Museum…

It’s a group of teenagers with critical perspectives and bottomless creativity...

While it’s not the same as last year's Art Showcase,

they still possess a stronger desire to express their ideas and an exploration into different artistic expression techniques.

At the end of March, the Daystar Art Visual Art Showcase 2024 kicked off at the Red Brick Art Museum, where three 12th graders gave their final presentation for their IBDP Visual Arts course.

They created their works and set up the exhibitions independently. They also thought seriously about how to “use art to speak for themselves”:

"We believe that art defies a singular definition. Our DP Visual Arts journey led us to discover art’s precious guiding power towards personal exploration, expression, reflection, and ultimately inner peace.

This cycle made us realize that approaching artmaking with excess rationality can strip artwork of emotional expression, while an over-emphasis on emotional value can blur the focus of an artwork’s direction.

This shared belief about artmaking drove us to strive for a balance between rationality and emotionality - and ultimately allowed us to present three complete bodies of work to share with the world. "

——Artist Statement Co-Written by the Three Students (Excerpt)

Michelle Wang, Anna Zhu (Visual Art Teacher), Lucy Wang, Jian Morano

Artist

Lucy Wang

Grade 12

空間 Space

Lucy Wang's showcase takes place in a completely black space. It mainly explores natural space, architectural space, the interaction between them, and their impact on people.

Lucy Wang is most eager to share the sculpture T'ai Chi with visitors. It explores the trajectory of T'ai Chi movements. Lucy extracts certain shape elements from these movements and places them in a three-dimensional composition. This essentially simulates the pattern of yin and yang, demonstrating the coherence and tension of Tai Chi.

"The nearby bamboo is projected on the Tai Chi images, implying the relationship between the natural space and the human constructed space. As for what kind of connection the two really have, this is a matter of personal opinion and discernment." said Lucy.

T'ai Chi

The art installation Summer's Memory is another important work. Inspiration was drawn from the spots of light that are created by trees casting shadows on the ground in summer. When a lit bulb is placed at the side of the installation, the light casts dynamic spots on the wall that vary with the placement depth and simulate the shadows cast by a swaying tree in summer.

Summer's Memory

When talking about the greatest feeling she experienced while part of the IBDP art course, Lucy said that both the creation and curating processes evoked balance and a greater understanding of self in terms of ideology.

“I thought I could strike a balance between sensibility and rationality. I thought I could be more sensitive at this point or more rational at that point. But in the end, I found that it was very difficult to pull off. This is because, from the creation to the implementation of a work, it will be affected by many factors. As the environment is always changing, my work is also always changing. For me, now, this so-called sense of self has become an enjoyable conflict between making rational judgments and maintaining emotion. ”

Artist

Michelle Wang

Grade 12

色彩 Color

Michelle Wang uses her space to explore and express herself using a variety of media, including painting, embroidery, acrylic, 3D installation, and stop-motion animation. “A lot of my works start with color. Using color enables me to express the multifaceted and hidden personalities of the characters,” she said.

The two works she would most like to share are of two huge eyes, the Women of Time and the Red, one blue and one red. Michelle extracted pictures of women's eyes from a large number of historical paintings. She unified these pictures into a blue hue and shaped them into a eye. The red eye was first formed using a polyurethane foam sealing agent. It was then colored red using lipstick, evoking femininity and strength. It is a manifestation of the modern female identity.

“Putting the two eyes together creates a contrast between modern times and history, reflecting the situation of women during different periods,” Michelle said.

Women of Time

Red

Lineage

Family has always been a significant part of her identity, Michelle said, especially the influence of female figures in her family who molded her into the person she is today. Inspired by them, she created Lineage, these embroidery pieces using photos of women in her family. The photographs themselves are markers of time, capturing generations that span from her great grandparents to her grandmother, her mother, and finally, herself; while embroidery, a traditionally female craft, symbolizes the lineage of women who shaped her. Each stitch is a celebration of their strength and spirit.

Anna Zhu, the Secondary School IBDP Visual Art teacher, is the mentor for the three students. She is extremely proud of them: “This year's showcase is particularly meaningful to me because I have been teaching them since they were in 8th grade. I've watched them grow not only as artist, but also as human beings. It’s cool to see their own experiences reflected into their artworks! I'm really proud of the three of them. DP is a very challenging course. It requires students to be thoughtful and extremely careful in formulating plans. Students are not allowed to quit halfway through. Instead, they have to find ways to solve any problems they encounter. These 3 students have completed their challenging 2-year IBDP Arts study. I am so proud of their development and growth!”

Artist

Jian Morano

Grade 12

協(xié)同

Synergy

“I have lots of ideas about the world, the environment, and many other things. However, I can't express everything in words. Through art, I can present these ideas clearly and share them with greater audience. As a result, for me, art is a medium,” Jian said.

Now, he is using art to express his understanding of the word “Synergy”. Synergy means that the result of the whole, which is composed of several individuals, is more important than that of a single individual. In other words, individuals are more important and powerful when they are united.

Our Wor(L)ds

Our Wor(L)ds is an interactive work in his showcase. It invites viewers to create their own language or message using the letters he has collected from his work Cycle. These magnetic letters can be arranged to complete the prompt “My gift to the future is ...”. Each empty box is a fresh canvas for a new word or phrase. Together, these individual boxes are arranged to create a whole picture. As a result, each person leaves their own unique message, and these messages eventually converge into a greater whole.

Jian also shared his work, In Flux, which is set against the backdrop of his travels between 2019 and 2024. He made a paper chain of his travel diary, hung it at the front, and laid out the photos of his travels in chronological order at the back. The paper chain diary sways with the wind, representing the changeable emotions and feelings of human beings, while the facts represented by the photos behind them are solid and unchanging. It also represents how human beings' thoughts and feelings can be shaped by his surroundings, demonstrating the relationship and connection between people and the environment.

The ending of one learning experience signifies the unfolding of another journey. These teenagers, who have gained self-confidence and self-reflection through art, will embark on the next uplifting journey of growth. They are sure to continue utilizing what they have learned over the years, express themselves courageously and confidently, speak for themselves, and use their voices.