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Fragility
Canvas & Ink 2023 International Visionary Arts Competition
When the tool of destruction is made of glass, what remains of strength?
Artists are invited to submit their art in any still medium: painting, photography, sculpture, collage, drawing, installation, fiber art, or digital art, on the theme of fragility, exploring tension, vulnerability, and quiet resistance.
Submission Method
Email
Submission Email
info@enterlabintl.com
Entry Fee
$25/artwork
Featured work
Best in Show
Sumin L.
Title: Reflections after the Storm
Ink and watercolor on paper
A street cat leans over a rain puddle in the streets of Istanbul, its reflection rippling among distorted buildings. Reflections Before the Storm explores the fragility of perception and displacement in the urban landscape, where even the smallest ripple can distort a sense of place or self.
Juror’s Choice
Bai L.
Title: Breathing Room
Oil on panel
A hyperrealistic depiction of a packed subway car at Gangnam Station, submerged in rising water and floating debris, Breathing Room speaks to the emotional fragility of modern urban life. Claustrophobia and climate anxiety converge in this work, challenging the viewer to confront how easily the structures we rely on can become suffocating.
Excellence Award
Yamato K.
Title: Hatchling
Marker and watercolor on paper
A wide-eyed, newly hatched bird fights to stand among overwhelming vegetation. Hatchling portrays the tender balance of life at its most vulnerable stage, surrounded by beauty and peril alike. Its exaggerated features and vibrant setting evoke the innocence and danger of a fragile beginning.
Merit Award
Mehmet A.
Title: Time Slips
Colored pencil and graphite on paper
An elderly face merges with ghostly clocks and hourglasses in Time Slips Quietly, a meditation on aging and the ephemeral nature of memory. The artist captures the quiet erosion of time, where each wrinkle is a story, and each tick of the clock is a gentle unraveling of self.
Honorable Mentions
Jisoo K.
Title: Crumbs of Light
Graphite and acrylic on paper
Three birds drink from a puddle beneath a brilliant, chaotic ocean of paint. Crumbs of Light speaks to the fragile boundary between survival and collapse—moments of peace overshadowed by environmental unrest. Each bird drinks from stillness beneath the storm, a testament to delicate balance.
Hae-won C.
Title: Shellwalker
Mixed media (shells, glass beads, wire)
A delicate sculpture resembling a hermit crab built from broken shells and glass fragments, Shellwalker explores the fragile idea of home and self-preservation. Balanced atop spindly wire legs, the piece feels both armored and exposed—an embodiment of the vulnerability we carry within our defenses.
Ananya P.
Title: Elastic Skin
Material: Charcoal on paper
A child stretches their face in front of the viewer, eyes vacant, skin loose between fingers. Elastic Skin reflects the discomfort of emotional elasticity—how children navigate growth, self-awareness, and societal expectation. The drawing’s unflinching realism makes the viewer sit with the discomfort of becoming.
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