Artwork Title: Consumed by War; The Young Won’t be Forgotten
Artist: Mikayla Brady
Artist Statement:
James Charles Martin was the youngest to die in World War 1 at 14 years old. Although, he did not die due to injury, he died due to the severe conditions that soldiers were living in. James became very ill due to the poor sanitation and caught a fever whilst living in the trenches, which eventually lead to heart failure. I have created a monochrome painting, with the shades of red utilised around his heart, contrasting and blending into the yellow, putting an emphasis on his cause of death, a fever and heart failure. This also brings attention to the highlighted region by the use of two differing colour schemes. I felt this image of James represented how war is full of violence and hate, and it consumes our youth, taking them too early.
