CTEF 2022 Art Contest
Award
Division III
Protect and guard others from wars and dangers (我為人人防御危險和戰爭)
Daniel Zhang
Many places are chaotic and not peaceful. There are wars in many forms happening right now. We should try our best to prevent wars in many ways:
1. To listen to others
2. To communicate better
3. To address others’ concerns, etc.
It is a small world and we are lucky to live together in 21 century with many innovative technologies. Technologies could be good and could be harmful in humans hands. If everyone can think more in others’ shoes, we can protect and guard others from wars and dangers. The goal is to have everyone live in a peaceful world.
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First Place
Encouraging others to follow their passions
Mia Zhao
People always say, “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.” And this is true. Even if you are one person in billions, a random act of kindness, supporting others, standing up for yourself, is a difference. My painting was to represent that what I can do for others is help them find their inner selves. Their love in life. Their true passions. I believe that as long as you follow your passions, they will lead you to success. I want to help others see that, too. In my painting, I showed many people doing what they love, and hand wrapping around the bubbles. The hand is to represent the fact that you should stay strong, that those people following their passions are protected, and what they do can encourage others to follow their lead. It doesn’t matter what you do, whether its reading, painting, gardening, or swimming, what you do can inspire other people to stand up and follow their goals as well. I can encourage others to follow their passions.
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Second Place
Symbiosis
Jeffrey Yu
I want to express in my works is that taking care of the natural environment is also helping human beings. The huge portrait in the middle represents myself. In the present and future of advanced technology, I need to use my wisdom to help other animals have a living space while human technology advances. The villain below is also me. I can start by simply cleaning up marine garbage. I believe that the ocean and land will reduce damage in the future and coexist with human beings.
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Second Place
Last night's dream
Katherine Xiao
I love to draw, especially drawing mythical dragons and cute little bunnies. Recently, there were many fires down in the mountains, making the air quality drop. That inspired me to make a piece of art about a bunny. The bunny is having a nightmare about a fire, caused by a raging dragon with many animals fleeing their homes. If I were there, I would like to wake up the bunny to tell it that all is okay. I would do the same to the people causing or involved in these wildfires.
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Second Place
弥合
Jessica Li
战争致使很多人失去亲人，有些曾经参加过战争的人受伤退伍后成了无家可归者，战争使很多人流离失所，食不果腹，因为要去领救济餐。我的画面背景像是混乱的肮脏的深洞，象征着战争；撕裂的画面，象征着战争后的普通民众和政治人物。我无法阻止战争，但我可以和身边的人一起，努力帮助那些因为战争饱受痛苦的人，努力弥合心底里的那道沟壑。
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Third Place
Endangered Marine Animals & Pollution
Vivien Lai
The ocean is facing serious problems.I hope that people will be aware of endangered marine animals and pollution through my artwork.Please do not dump garbage into the ocean!
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Third Place
我要和她们站在一起
Lillian Yang
我的画面用冷暖冲突的两个色系来做对比，采用了比较抽象的手法画人，为了代表这一类的人，而不是一个具体的人。
上半部冷的背景里是一个难过压抑的女孩，女孩的嘴被一抹白颜料故意遮住了，表示她被禁止了发声；下半部暖色的两双手，一双是我的手，一双是女孩的手，两双手拉在一起，组成了一个温暖的爱心形状，表示我是关心她们，要为这些女孩子发声，我要帮助她们表达自己的想法，帮助她们获得平的的机会和权力，不让她们受到不公正地对待。
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Third Place
把我的魔法小屋送给每一个需要的小朋友
Charlene Lin
每一天每一周每一年都是没完没了的学习和作业，爸爸妈妈还会给我们安排很多的课外练习。每次当我一个人在房间学习的时候，我就想设计一个魔法小屋，就像画面左下角的样子。如果开心的时候，小屋外的小人就是我自己，可以站在屋顶上，看到更高更远的地方；不开心就藏到小屋子里面，里面有小朋友喜欢的各种东西，但是外面的人看不到我们，我们可以做自己喜欢的事情。魔法小屋的魔法在于我们无论做了什么，都是我们的灵魂在里面，我们的身体还在那里做作业。我想做很多很多这样的魔法小屋，送给每一个认识我的小朋友。
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Third Place
循环
Yitao Li
我的画面表现了一个美术馆的环境，有人驻足在我的作品面前欣赏，而我又在他们身后，正在用画笔记录下他们看我的作品的情形。
之所以题目叫做循环，是因为我看到每一个热爱生活的人，会让我有动力创作。我持之以恒的创作，为人们提供更有趣作品，让所有看到我作品的人感受到我对生活的热爱，从而也再感染他们。
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Third Place
Light up
Ellie Xu
In my painting, a single candle can give light. Everyone is like a candle, and everyone has the choice to help the world and gives people light and hope. Knowledge and learning bring light to the mind. A mind before learning is like the dead tree, dark and black, and without hope. As a candle, I hope to shine my light through CEFT and bring light to the children who don’t have any.
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Award Of Excellence
Wishes
Zeye Zhou
My work relates to the theme because the tree represents the people’s wishes that they’ve always wanted to own or have. The people under the tree are trying to climb upwards to the tree because it includes the things that they’ve wished and always wanted to have.
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Award Of Excellence
为运动场上的失败者喝彩
Emma Yiu
我是一个练习花样滑冰的女孩。画面中我画了一个红衣服的小女孩，在每一次滑冰训练、彩排、比赛中会跌倒，带总有人给她掌声和鼓励，她会一次次忍着疼痛站起来。竞技运动中，第一名永远只有一个，而其余大多数人和第一名一样，都是为了竞技精神努力奋斗过的。我们在看每一次比赛的时候应该给每一位参赛者加油喝彩，鼓励他们从每一次跌倒中站起来。
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Award Of Excellence
World with love
Sherry Wang
We can build a better world with love. No matter who you are, what color you have, where you come from, if our hearts are filled with love, we can live in harmony!
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Award Of Excellence
停止过度消耗地球资源
Andy Han
地球给与人类的资源是有限的，我们人类的每一个行为都会产生碳排放，都会消耗地球资源。当地球资源匮乏，环境质量变差，地球快速升温，每一个地球人都会受到波及和伤害。我们应该为我们的后代人想一想，保护环境，节约能源，让人类可以长远发展。
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Award Of Excellence
Clean energy saving the world
Emma Yang
Children study and learn how to stop pollution and climate change. They also learn about ways to produce electricity without adding to climate change. They try to change factories that produce climate change into water dams, wind farms, solar farms, and nuclear energy farms. This way, earth will be a cleaner and better place.
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Award Of Excellence