2025｜AP 2-D Art & Design and AP Drawing｜Sustained Investigation #6
- Title
- Winter’s Aria
- Size
- 15.75 in X 19.75 in
- Medium
- Acrylic pen on canvas
Artist Statement
My childhood winters were a cascade of joyful pursuits: the crisp crunch of footsteps on freshly fallen snow, the exhilaration of a snowball fight, and the swift thrill of sledding in my grandmother's house. Yet, my deepest affection was reserved for the sculpture of a snowman: rolling the perfect spheres, stacking them high, and breathing a temporary life into the figure. To leave my completed creation outside, knowing its ephemeral nature, always weighed heavy on my young heart. I remember, with a poignant clarity, carrying an umbrella out into a rain-laced storm, a futile but devoted gesture to shield my friend when the snow turned to rain.
I've come to view winter as an interlude of the four seasons. It is a moment of quiet repose, a deliberate slowing of the busy seasonal current, allowing the earth to rest and gather its strength for the explosion of new life to come. I cherish this stillness.