The University of the West Indies The Department of Creative and Festival Arts Fine ARTS Children in war torn countries in spite of their circum- stances play. Play provides a means of escape for them in these harsh conditions. (3.) The ‘war games’ played by political leaders. (By this I do not mean simulation Nikita Alcala of a military operation intended to train military com- manders or to test a proposed strategy. Instead I am War Games trying to draw the similarity in the way in which these Nikita Alcala was born on April 30th 1987. She did leaders seem to use their armies and ammunition as her first year of her BA in Visual Arts in Jamaica their toys along with their powers to ‘play’ war as chil- where she attended both the University of the dren do with the toy soldiers). West Indies, Mona and Edna Manley’s School of Also the use of the toy soldiers contrasts sharply with Visual and Performing Arts. She is currently in her the dominant iconographic notion of children as being final semester of the Visual Arts degree program innocent and in high spirits. There are countless chil- at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. dren in countries such as Iraq, Uganda, Afghanistan, Her interest lies in photography and she hopes to Somalia, Rwanda, Libya, Ivory Coast, Iran, Burma and continue her studies in that field. many more who are involved in war as child soldiers or are just caught in the middle, injured physically and The piece is entitled ‘War Games’. It is an installation which depicts a child at play and it is composed of toy psychologically and are made to be homeless, orphans soldiers. The materials used are dictated by the subject matter which deals with children who are affected and refugees. The purpose of this project is not just by war. The piece addresses the glaring contrasts that the title suggests. I see the idea of contrast as being to show the irony of these contrasts but more impor- multilayered. My piece emphasizes the irony in the contrast of these layers and addresses the multiple issues tantly to arouse a greater consciousness of this situa- of this subject matter through the use of contrast. These layers are: (1.) Children playing war-like games (2.) tion by encouraging an emotional connection with its War Games Mixed Medium audience. Fine ARTS Nikita Alcala Fine ARTS Isms Mixed and Digital Nathan Forde My work addresses notions of both idealism and realism. I approach these Isms notions through the depiction of the human figure. For me painting is like Nathan Leonardo Born on September 2, 1989, taking a photograph and then editing it Forde began painting at the age of two. When he in order to achieve “my perfect picture”. was three years old, he was featured as a young The computer software called Adobe artist in the Trinidad Guardian newspapers. As a Photoshop is used worldwide to edit child Nathan spent most of his spare time painting and enhance images – I use my painting and drawing cartoon characters. He entered Palo ability. In my work, I tend to focus on Seco Secondary School in 2001 and was tutored by the details of the human body, where I his art teacher, Hilma Smith-Barnes, a well-known correct the imperfections. I begin with a Jamaican artist, who has exhibited both locally pencil sketch of the figure on the can- and internationally. Under Mrs. Barnes’ influence vas, getting the proportions as precisely West Indies, St. Augustine, pursuing the Bachelors Nathan developed his skills, particularly in drawing as possible. Although I apply paint with of Arts Degree in Visual Arts. While he explores and painting the human figure. He continued his a brush, I usually smudge areas with my other art forms, his passion still remains drawing education at Iere High School and was successful finger to disguise brush marks to convey and painting the human figure, capturing it in all its in the GCE Advanced Level Art. Currently Nathan is a more realistic or ideal finish. a third year level student of the University of the nuances. Fine ARTS Nathan Forde Fine ARTS sperm fertilizes the egg there is ‘no return or refund’. In the painting the baby is placed on the cold ground below the hard steel banister for everyone to see. This BernadetteHospedales is to identify with the plight of the unwanted child. The other angle comes from the religious perspective Four Paintings on Life of life. It displays the Christian symbols of an altar and Bernadette Alicia Hospedalesteaches in a primary a cross. It is meant to remind viewers of the Lord’s school in Belmont. passion and resurrection where the cross is a symbol It was in Secondary school that she became in- of hope and eternal life. terested in Art. The development of it was trained The next angle looks at the woman who is the bearer over the years by various Art Teachers. The Carib- of Life. Her body is transformed into a safe nurtur- bean’s rich landscape, seascape, people and archi- ing environment to feed and protect the foetus until tecture are an integral part of her artistic explora- maturity. She is seen as a Venus not as a sexual being tions in either paint or pastel. where she gives her body to bring fort Life. Finally the angle of aging is compared to the roots She is completing her Visual Arts Degree from the of an old tree. All Human Life goes through different U.W.I in May of this year. She looks forward to hav- stages from birth – as a newborn, infant, childhood, ing Art as part of her future in both Art Education The theme of the four paintings is ‘Life’. It looks adolescent, adulthood and old age. The roots protrud- and personal practice. at life through different angles. In the first paint- ing above the surface of the earth shows its strength, ing the angle of the prolife movement is reflected longevity and maturity. It is meant to show that old Life upon where life begins from inception .Once the age is a part of life. Acrylic Painting Fine ARTS Bernadette Hospedales Fine ARTS While studying the human form through drawing and sculpture I began to explore the Limit-less relationship between the figure and its contextual/ Plaster Paris Melanie Kim formal relationship to architecture and landscape. Observing the body’s elements and their Limit-less placement in relation to the whole I recognized various analogues that where fractal in Melanie Kim is a final year student of the Bach- nature for example; the human leg and the elor’s Degree in Fine Arts at the UWI St. support columns of a building. The highpoints, Augustine campus. Her journey towards being a full planes, and forms that are articulated across the time degree student began when she body give the sense of landscape. decided to pursue a two year certificate in the vi- The work in this series attempts to explore the ele- sual arts program at UWI. During her time spent ments of the human form as being in pursuit at the institution she was exposed to various as- of unity and balance. I am not interested in portray- pects of the arts, with particular interest towards ing a particular person or in depicting a story. the human figure. This has currently led her focus Most of my figures and heads are representational and exploration on the human form both in and other studies have been a spin-off from two dimensional and three dimensional studies. this process while still maintaining its presence and character. Suggesting a sense of solitude, they are engaged in their own isolation and the viewer can be drawn into this world and willing to think of its possibilities. Fine ARTS Melanie Kim Fine ARTS In a quest to discover my abilities in painting, I decided to do a series of Sarah R.L. Knights small paintings (8.5in x 11in) on canvas boards. The size of the canvas allowed Untitled me the opportunity of doing a painting a day while exploring the use of chro- Sarah RL Knights was born in the small town of matic grays (used as my main back- Sangre Grande on March the 16th, 1983. She ground color) and complementary col- graduated from John S Donaldson Technical Insti- ors. The human figure, color and space tute with an Associate degree in Visual Communi- were manipulated to create a certain cations. With a new understanding an appreciation mood and atmosphere. for art she furthered her studies in Visual Arts at I enjoyed using the impressionist style the University of the West Indies. in my paintings. This technique allowed me to express myself through quick brushstrokes. From the smaller paint- ings I up scaled to paintings of a larger dimension (3ft x 5 ft). These paintings bring me face to face with impressions of myself. Untitled Acrylic on Canvas Fine ARTS Sarah R.L. Knights Fine ARTS political and cultural issues, engaging themes as diverse as sexuality, picketing protest actions against salaries and wages to the deconstruction of poor human values. This Stephan Llewellyn present work in particular, invites the viewer to grapple with current events and issues in a Trinidad context, such Untitled as sexuality, child sodomy, the rise of the first female Born in Sangre Grande, Llewellyn juggles a full-time Prime Minister and her association with the privilege of job within the Ministry of National Security while power to the out-of-control spiraling levels of crime.