Bronze Award

Dannie Niu

I no longer have to worry about being stabbed by the light.


No more tears will break my cheek.


I would not see the stars shining in the dark.


I promised him I would never look back on the past time.


I guess I won't be afraid of being alone.


used art supplies or application soft

Adobe Photoshop CC 2021

Artist comments

This is an experimental project on self-analysis.
I show the darkest side of my mind to people.
This is a story about giving up on our dreams.
When we are young, we are always full of hope and naively think that our beautiful dreams will come true later.
But as you grow older, you realize that the dreams you had in your mind as a child are difficult to achieve or can never be achieved.
After experiencing many things and being hurt, I decided to give up my dreams in order to protect myself I could save myself from being hurt.
But could I really cut off my dreams completely?
It was a constant tug, but in the end, I felt like there was still a glimmer of hope.
That's why I named the series "I Buried My Dreams In That Summer Night."
I wrote poems about my experiences and feelings and illustrated them with pictures.

Below is the full poem: I buried my dreams in that summer night
So I no longer have to wait for the autumn maples and the winter snow

I buried my dreams in that summer night So I no longer have to worry about being stabbed by the light

I buried my dreams in that summer night No more happy or sorrowful tears will break my cheek

I buried my dreams in that summer night I would not see the stars shining in the dark night

I buried my dreams in that summer night I promised him that I would never look back on a hopeful past time

I buried my dreams that summer night I guess I won't be afraid of being alone anymore Just one person's heart 

Bye-bye, my dream 

You will sleep in the middle of my garden
But I pray
In the next bright spring
Please don't bloom in front of the gravestone

 

 審査員評

Beautiful stylization.
The texture and the contrasting colors bring the whole to life.

Steven-Van-Hasten


The illustration is very good.
It has a different atmosphere and composition that makes it unique.
The technique of perspective, the beauty of color variations, and the fineness of the story are wonderful, and it is a highly complete work.
Congratulations.

Amire Alaei


Thank you for this conceptual project and an aesthetic way to show that visually.
Well done!

Laimute-Varkalaite


Dannie's work has a celestial tone to it that makes it dimension-breaking.
I love how they pair the gold hues with the blue against the dark backdrops.

Tran Nguyen


作家の心情を描いた作品。
コメント欄に書かれた詩を読んで絵を見て欲しい。

蟹江隆広


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