Seawalls Tairāwhiti was an event where artists came into Gisborne and painted and sprayed pieces of art on walls all around Gisborne with the theme of "save our oceans".
We all chose a piece of art that spoke to us.
I personally chose this art, "Cracked Ink", by Sean Duffel. The reason this art spoke to me is all the detail. To me, the two characters represent humanity. The way their turned away from each other shows how we're ignoring our problems and disagreeing with ourselves. Especially since they have their eyes closed.
I feel that the reason the artist drew blue "waves" along the bottom showed to me that we're trying to cover our problems by trying to cover our dirt and trash with "lovely" water.
I see the objects in the background as coral. For me it's saying how we bleach our coral colorless. But I also see them as if they were the tall ugly buildings that we surround ourselves with.
Chenoa,
ReplyDeleteyou have really talked in detail about the power of this mural and what it says to you. Thank you for your insightfulness and interpretation.
To display the photo you need to download it from the photo album I shared with you and then insert it as an image. Images in blogs do not "copy and paste".
I can help you with this if needed next time I am in class.
Mā te wā
Mrs Torrie
Mrs Torrie,
ReplyDeletethank you for your kind comment.
I have edited the post. Thank you for your offer :)
great piece, keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love your artwork, I think it's awesome.
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