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Superstition, Punch and Judy, war, love, desertion and split personalities are some of the subjects that have found their way on to the canvases of teenagers who took part in the British School of Bahrain's fifth art exhibition.
The show, open only to parents and students, is a confident display of creativity that features the works of 31 pupils on the GCSE, AS and A-Level art courses.
The teenagers worked to the themes of 'I, me, mine', 'Sanctuary' and 'Discord' and with the help of their parents were also able to produce an exhibition catalogue for the first time. The array of creations includes installations, paintings, mixed media and sculptures.
Head of art, Nick Atkins, said: "Our students have displayed the ability to think beyond starting points and develop highly personalised responses. The diversity of materials used such as liquid latex, hessian fabrics, aluminium wire, digital media and found objects, is reflected in the truly exciting work of students who are committed to producing work that is contemporary and fresh."
The exhibition has brought forth the emotions, experiences and world views of the artists to the forefront. Influenced by media and advertisements, Anna Nguyen Minh, 17, Year 12, has created large close-up images of parts of the human body that have been surgically implanted with objects to show symbolism with human values such as tape for music, chess for intelligence and patience.
She has similarly interpreted sanctuary as a notion defined by mass media. She said: "It is all about manipulation through media and how it affects our brain and thoughts. Media makes us believe that we can create a sanctuary for ourselves by having better houses, good food and how we can improve our lifestyle. Maybe it is not true but it makes us feel secure."
AS-Level student, Alexandra Bulley, 18, has taken transformation to the extreme and is trying to show how nature has been transformed through technology. Using pencil, pen, Tipp-Ex, paint and tissue paper, she has produced stunning images of faces, flowers and sculptures to show improvement on a human being through unnatural means.
Using mixed media and three-dimensional pieces, A-Level student, Christina Ashmole, 18, has explored the two sides of the effects of war. Here vivid images have been created using a variety of objects such as plaster of Paris, latex, wax, found objects and garments. They try to portray the preconceptions and consequences that come along with war and show images of holocaust, graves and a field strewn with dolls.
She said: "The images are talking time. The soldiers are kind of trapped in what they are doing and they have no way out. At the same time there is a lot of controversy around soldiers and their actions.
"War is patriotic and violent ... it's right and it's wrong. At the same time they are doing it for a cause."
