color pencil, oil pastel, silver wire, acrylic paint; 24×20”
“For this project I chose to deal with the societal issue of racism. I think that racism is a huge issue in our world and always has been. My main focus was to show our differences through culture and background but that at the end of the day we are all still humans. I named my piece “We All Bleed the Same”, this title is what inspired my piece as a whole. I created this work on a 20×24 canvas using colored pencils and oil pastels. I began by sketching a woman out on paper. The woman’s skin is separated into different skin tones merged together by blood and wire. I wanted to show that even though we have different features and may look different on the outside, our insides are still made up of the same blood and organs. I originally filled in the piece with colored pencils that I went over with oil pastels to blend it more seamlessly. I attached silver wire for the stitching to add a 3D element to it before I finally cut out the piece and glued it to a canvas that I painted green.”
ARTIST BIO: Christopher BAVERMAN is a grade 12 student at Roger Bacon High School studying art under art teacher Cindy Foley.