The main idea of this painting is the struggles of having to fit in with society’s expectations, even if you are perhaps against them, someway, somehow. The standards put in place ensure that everyone becomes the perfect “model citizens” of a utopia no one chooses to be born in. Sometimes going against these standards comes with consequences; thus people are afraid to stick out.
The symbolic elements representing the angel and devil are not intended to be associated with religious ideas or beliefs whatsoever, but more to showcase the mere basis idea of the good and bad. The mask made to deceive others is worn by the one whose pure intentions disagree with the majority; an angel lurking in a world overtaken by evil..
Our true feelings can be masked by an expression of the opposite. The heart is not the same as the mind; let that be a reminder that a person with a smile is not always happy. I hope one day no one would need a ‘mask’ to fit in and avoid discrimination
03/20
Katie Sheppard
Katie Sheppard
Commute
School: Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College
Dimension: 140 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Age: 18
Country: Chester
Depiction of her commute to college
04/20
Maya Golembowska
Maya Golembowska
Generation Z
School: Catholic High School, Chester
Dimension: 29 x 41cm
Medium: Acrylic paint on board
Age: 14
Country: Chester
Portrait of a generation Z sibling taking a selfie in the bathroom, much to the distaste of the family pet dog
05/20
Aaron Diaz
Aaron Diaz
Heading into the Past
School: Catholic High School, Chester
Dimension: 65 x 45cm
Medium: Mixed media on board
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Mixed media portrait of a roman sculpture head surrounded by collage papers and printed designs
06/20
Emma Burns
Emma Burns
King
School: Catholic High School, Chester
Dimension: 29 x 41cm
Medium: Colouring pencil on board
Age: 12
Country: Chester
A Lion portrait
07/20
Carys Whitfield
Carys Whitfield
Landscape I
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
08/20
Cameron Hand
Cameron Hand
Landscape I
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
09/20
Florence Bowers
Florence Bowers
Landscape I
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
10/20
Karis Harper
Karis Harper
Landscape I
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
11/20
Dylan Atkinson
Dylan Atkinson
Layers of Nature’s Stratigraphy
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 18
Country: Chester
Abstract painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography of the earth’s layers, knitting together different forms and elements: from the roots of plants, rings of a tree and boulders beneath the surface.
12/20
Samuele Giavedoni
Samuele Giavedoni
Lisa
School: Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College
Dimension: 83 x 59cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Age: 18
Country: Chester
Portrait project based on his friends
13/20
Carter Agra Southall
Carter Agra Southall
Loss of the High Street
School: Catholic High School, Chester
Dimension: 30 x 47cm
Medium: Sculpture in card, wood, sand, paper, and acrylic paint
Age: 16
Country: Chester
A mixed media sculpture inspired by a project entitled ‘Our World’ in which the artist examines the decline of the high street as a result of online shopping.
14/20
Lilian Tate
Lilian Tate
Portrait
School: Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College
Dimension: 140 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Age: 18
Country: Chester
Portrait of a Friend
15/20
Martha Willetts
Martha Willetts
Purple Promenade
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 18
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
16/20
Lara Bilsborrow
Lara Bilsborrow
Sapphire Sierra Landscape
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
17/20
Ruby Bailey
Ruby Bailey
‘Survival’
School: Catholic High School, Chester
Dimension: 87 x 41cm
Medium: Watercolour paint, photography and pencil (mixed media)
Age: 16
Country: Chester
This work highlights the fragility and unpredictability of mortality through three generations of people; the son, the father, and the grandfather.
18/20
Emily Peacock
Emily Peacock
The Blue Bridge
School: Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College
Dimension: 75 x 114cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Age: 18
Country: Chester
A local bridge near Hartford
19/20
Emily Pawlett
Emily Pawlett
Topographic Layers of the Landscape
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
20/20
Emma Powell
Emma Powell
Watching Autumn
School: Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Dimension: 100 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and varnish
Age: 17
Country: Chester
Abstract landscape painting inspired by stratigraphy and topography
