Along the walls of the 1st, 2nd and 10th floors, Mrs. Jeannie Chu’s Art Appreciation students have been working in groups to create 25 colorful tape art murals as responses to shared worries. These were produced to address the social-emotional realms of being a student at Stuyvesant, and the transition into in-person learning, after having had some form of isolation at home during a pandemic. Worries were addressed either in an imaginative or real way with the aim to acknowledge a classmate’s worry and exercise empathy. Group statements accompany each mural. We will add more each week, and hope you will enjoy them!
Photo 1 - At Stuyvesant, students are notoriously brought down by the amount and intensity of work. Our mural’s message was to try to be uplifted and inspired by this work instead. The backpack represents the intensity of the work and the wings represent being uplifted and inspired. The clouds symbolize how she’s reaching “high” places because of her more productive, healthy, and less destructive mindset. - Nelson Chen, Jiawen Lin, Zoe Fiegelson, Chloe Kan
Photo 2 - We want to communicate a sense of belonging in a community full of different people. We are looking for our art to bring many of the visions we have together and create a stronger community. Hopefully, we can bring everyone together at the Stuyvesant community - Viktoriia Sergeeva. David Chen, Zixin Xie, Chen Ming Fang
Photo 3 - Our group’s aim in the message that we wanted to convey is that there is always hope in times of darkness. This message is conveyed by the cage, filled with stacked books that surround an individual. The individual is really stressed out, seemingly like he is trapped in a cage of endless work, However, a hand appears our from somewhere, holding on to a key; a key of hope. From this artwork, we want to let the school community know that thelp is always available, even when it seems completely hopeless. -- Anna, Sascha, Vivy, Sophie.
Photos 4 & 5- This piece is made by combining aspects from all of our drawings. The clock and grades show the student body that we all struggle with balancing our school work with our hobbies. The clouds on the clock symbolize might seem foggy, but it’ll all work out at the end. With this art piece, we’re aiming to show students that we resonate with them and that they aren’t alone in their struggles. -- (unsigned)
