Georgina Pr.

I worked on this project in the second year of my IB Diploma Programme in order to further my project on poverty, which I conducted during my first year in the IB. Having done research on the issue of poverty and having investigated different ways to address and critique it, through the works of street artists like Banksy and Herakut, I was tempted to investigate a young artist called Jonathan Darby. He comments on social issues varrying from Capitalism, poverty, war and child trafficking. Despite his social engagement and the strength of his arts I really like the use of mixed media and layers on it. In my piece I drew a kid from a picture taken by Steve Mccurry. Before applying any paint I created a newspaper ground in order for the paint to be absorbed faster and remain bright but also to create texture and a sense of layers. Moreover, I added plaster in order to make the company logos stand out. I used a limited pallete of colours consisting of dark browns, reds and blacks in the form of intense brushstrokes and spills. Therefore the innocent child is juxtaposed to the rough textures and colours of its background. Through this artwork, I comment on the issue of poverty both in relation to capitalism and of child labour.