14th Contest (2023)

My painting represents the religious beliefs of people that contribute to environmental conservation. “Buuat Pa” is Buddhist ritual that aims to build forest conservation awareness through Buddhist beliefs. Because of the faith in the religion, people believe that saving the forests by not destroying them and growing trees is another way to conserve the watershed’s forests sustainably.

The symmetric composition with a large tree in the center and the expression of sense of depth of the tree are excellent. The gradation of sky blue and the contrast with the smaller painted humans surrounding the large tree express the special existence of the tree. We felt a strong message that people have cherished trees for a long time and will continue to do so in the future. We hope that this painting will provide an opportunity for people to turn their eyes on a desire to interact with nature which humans have in the bottom of heart.

Every living thing becomes a beautiful butterfly. A butterfly clasped by human hands will die and disappear, but if we take our hands off and plant flower seeds to create a flower garden for the butterflies, they will be free, happy, and beautifully soaring in the sky forever.

If you look closely at the wings of each butterfly, you will see fish and flowers depicted, as if each and every life of nature is represented in the butterfly. It is wonderful that the work symbolically conveys the importance of butterflies, which are so fragile that they can be crushed in human hands, and that they can fly in the sky by protecting nature.

Nature is beautiful with the cooperation of everyone participating in promoting sustainability in nature and the importance of living things.

The painting depicts children planting trees and the shadowy, alternative view of the world that is projected onto the scene. One can sense the upward thinking of the children as they look up at the trees with smiles on their faces. Also the composition and use of color are unique, which can be clearly seen from a distance.

My friends and I are bathing the Malaysian tapir. They are our national animal. We should keep them safe and clean.

The scene of the children washing the Malaysian tapir expresses the coexistence between people and living things in nature. This one scene reminds us of the story before and after, and we can imagine the relationship between the animals and the children. It is an enjoyable work that will inspire conversation with children when they look at this picture together and talk about it.

I love animals so much. I want to become a veterinarian. I love dogs, cats, cows, rabbits, horses very much. My father is a vet and I want to work with him and treat sick animals. I wish to make a shelter for stray animals.

While many of the works depicted animals, we were interested in the fact that this work was depicted from an animal’s point of view. The horse’s gaze toward humans is fresh and leaves a strong impression. We tend to think that the world as humans see it is the environment, but this is just one way of looking at it. This painting conveys in a significant way that how animals see this world is what is important.

I believe that the Earth that we live on is fragile like a soap bubble. I want to keep it beautiful and help it continue in the future, without breaking it. Animals want this too. For this reason, I think that we humans must use our collective wisdom together to protect the Earth, so that the Earth, nature, and animals can all live together.

By repeatedly depicting the same motifs, the artist creates a rhythm throughout the painting, and it attracts the viewer. What the world should do is represented by hands and animals of various skin colors from around the world, without depicting the earth or people. A soap bubble in which everyone’s thoughts are entrusted is drawn on the palm of each person, giving the work an unprecedented view of the world.

Clean water. We live on a beautiful planet that has many rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans. We must keep the water clean for our lives and the lives of the many creatures that live in and around the water.

This is an interesting work that honestly depicts dragonflies, which only fly where there is clean water, under the theme of “Conserve Water.” The distribution of colors—cold for the dragonflies and warm for the giraffes—reveals a rich sense of color, and the balance between the dragonflies and the animals that coexist with them is also excellent.

Trees are plans that create the ecosystem of our planet and makes the air refreshing and a plentiful of water. But now there are fewer trees left, so my family and I joined together to help plant trees to create a perfect natural environment for the future of our children and animals so they will have a place to live.

At a glance, it is clear that the picture depicts everyone planting trees together. It is interesting that the children share the image of the future in which these trees have grown and are depicted as tree shapes and shadows spreading over the grass. This work shows us that through the years, this relationship with trees has been firmly rooted in our lives.

In the future, if you want to live there, you will be free to choose any place, no matter how high it is, and you will be able to live there safely.

The warm colors and various animals and buildings brightly depict the future, and the color scheme and composition are ingenious. The many stories existing in a single painting are intricately woven together to create one large positive worldview. It is also characterized by a sense of storytelling.