ABOUT US
Kieran Macfadzean
21
International Multimedia Journalism
UK, The Lake District
"Art’s purpose is to hold a mirror to society. By viewing life through, perhaps a more obtuse lens we can learn to manage our deficiencies and celebrate our strengths."
Zhenfeng Cheng
24
International Multimedia Journalism
China, Harbin
"The classical theory of painting holds that life never provides perfections therefore the task of the artists is to ‘edit’ reality from which they take the raw material through observation. Hence, Art, for me, is the lens through which people are able to see the evolution of civilisations and the beauty of humanities."
Yehan Wang
26
Media and Journalism
China, Tangshan
"I think beauty in art is eternally subjective. It is a communication between the artist and the perceiver. Art is successful in portraying the artist’s most profound intended emotions, the desired concepts, whether they be pretty and bright, or dark and sinister."
Veronica Cabbua
23
Cross-Cultural Communication and Media Studies
Italy, Sardinia
"Art can be anything. When I think about traditional Art, I always think about the famous impressionist artist Edgar Degas, that I appreciate due to his famous paintings about dancers. However, when I walk or even when I am just thinking, I often come up with the idea that Art can be literally anything: a person, a body, a place, an object, a feeling."
Hao Tian
23
International Multimedia journalism
China, Shanxi
"Art and life are like two sides of a coin. Art that has nothing to do with life cannot to be called art. Similarly, a life that is irrelevant to art is a prosaic life."
Xuewei Guan
24
International Multimedia Journalism
China, Changsha
"Art exists in a variety of ways: as music, paintings, literature, and sculptures. Art is the major difference between humans and animals. It can record history, show emotions, and even promote social change."
Michael Thomas
23
International Multimedia Journalism
UK, Newcastle
“Art provides an opportunity for visual expression that sometimes can’t be replicated through spoken or written word. Artists have used their work to capture moments in time, provide abstract commentaries on the world around them and even express their own frame of mind through visual expression. As a result art is so varied that there will always be something for everyone to enjoy.”