War
The juxtaposition between the dark, fiery villages destroyed by war and the bright, lighthearted city of peace represents the damaging effects of war on the common people. The eye of war (left) is capturing the peace lily and the eye of peace (right), indicating the ease at which war could suppress peace and thus revealing the importance of collectively working toward maintaining peace.
✓ 11″x14″
✓ Color Pencil
✓ Fine-Tuned with Procreate
Phone Addiction
As revealed in the bee’s left eye (right side of painting), the bee is attracted to the blue blossom behind the phone, symbolizing the irresistible temptation people have at the sight of a phone. However, the phone poses a threat to both one’s physical and mental wellbeing, as depicted by the spider legs and “warning” signal in the bee’s other eye.
✓ 11″x14″
✓ Oil Painting
✓ Fine-Tuned with Procreate
Drought
The cracked land and cactus implies the lack of water, caused by the buildings and factories in the distant horizon.The teardrop from the eye is the only indication of water in this drawing, emphasizing the importance of our attention and empathy for the drying land and how we, as humans, must take action to provide water to nature.
✓ 11″x14″
✓ Color Pencil
Gambling Addiction
With the Joker having escaped from his card and taken control of the poker table, many people are still oblivious to their own damaging addictive behavior as they continue to reach for the poker chip, resulting in being swallowed by the whirlpool. Gambling should only be seen as a temporary entertaining mechanism and not be taken to the extent of losing one’s own rationalizing ability due to greed.
✓ 16″x20″
✓ Acrylic Painting
✓ Fine-Tuned with Procreate
School Stress
The progressively increasing area within each drawing that the artist has to draw indicates the heavy and increasing workload an individual has to deal with in school. In the most inner layer, the mural of a wide field of flowers represents the carefree mindset one must hold to be free from the overwhelming stress.
✓ 11″x14″
✓ Sketch + Color Pencil
✓ Fine-Tuned with Procreate
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. (president: John F. Kennedy) and Soviet Union (leader: Khrushchev) were closest to the brink of nuclear war. The Soviet Union deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba in response to the U.S. deployment of missiles in Turkey, resulting in growing tension between the two countries. As depicted in the political cartoon by the two people in the top left corner, the constant possibility of mutually assured destruction was extremely stressful to countries worldwide, as it is unsure whether a nuclear war will actually take place. This increased stress among other countries would have been unnecessary if it were not for the struggle of power and influence between capitalism and communism.
✓ 8.5″x11″
✓ Color Pencil + Pen
Hunger
With lack of food, the old man and ants all wish to obtain the mere bread crumbs on the table. The hungry Venus flytraps are slowly advancing toward the ants as their only hope of food. Yet, the human, insect, and plant have the option of sharing the bread crumb as a mutually beneficial approach, emphasizing the greater importance of cooperation to overcome this problem of hunger.
✓ 11″x14″
✓ Acrylic Painting
Trash Pollution
Beyond the sphere of Earth is a realm of trash that has formed from Earth’s waste left behind by mankind. The equinox flower of death but also rebirth encompasses the Earth that is in cupped hands, indicating both the possibility of Earth’s destruction or revitalization depending on the path humans choose.
✓ 14″x11″
✓ Acrylic Painting
Diabetes
The mouth wide open is welcoming the intake of various forms of sugar including the glucose molecule formed by sugar cubes and sugarcanes. The red blood cells are flowing through blood vessels and into the mouth as the consumer perceives them as sugar, yet refuses to acknowledge their increasingly diabetic condition as shown by the refusal to accept the insulin tester (bottom right).
✓ 24″x18″
✓ Acrylic Painting
✓ Fine-Tuned with Procreate
Drug Addiction
Despite having been damaged mentally and physically with nothing left but a skull, the intoxicated person is still eagerly injecting harmful substances into themselves from the poppy flower, the source of opium and other drugs. The flames surrounding and advancing toward the skull indicate that it is best to realize the destruction and stop as soon as possible to minimize damaging effects.
✓ 14″x11″
✓ Acrylic Painting
✓ Fine-Tuned with Procreate
