TEHRAN-- Five Iranian kids have actually won prizes at the 2022 Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children in Japan.Ahura Bakhtiari, Zahra Mozaffari, Zeinab Baqeri, Tarannom Sheikhsharifi and Bahar Rezaian are all members of Irans Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults-- Kanoon.The contest is organized by Kao Corporation, a chemical and cosmetics company headquartered in Tokyo.Nine-year-old Ahura was among the eight winners of the Kao Prize.
It is quite intriguing that the earth in the center is drawn beyond the typical senses; the work is excellent in so far as revealing that the earth has feelings and feelings much like us, the jury stated in their statement.
The use of colors and strategies are also elaborate, and the texture and coloring leave us with a strong enthusiasm relating to the work; this work shows the message of striving to work on international ecological concerns positively, the jury added.Ten-year-old Zeinabs painting Pets was honored with the Jury Sumiko Okubo unique prize.The jury stated, The brilliant orange color is remarkable and has an effect.
The large spider attracted the foreground is appealing, and the viewpoint is revealed well.
The painting stimulates an atmosphere by a pure expression based on the painters keen observation of elements in everyday life.
I Feed My Birds by 6-year-old Tarannom won the Jury Kei Matsushita unique reward.
This work utilizes each private color without mixing or blurring them.
It reveals a message for the future, encouraging us to appreciate the individuality of each living thing while working to develop the exact same world together, the jury asserted.Bahar, an 11-year-old woman, won an Eco Friend Prize for her illustration I Love Nature and I Love Trees .
It is generally challenging to depict nighttime scenes, nevertheless, this work expresses well the smell of trees and marshmallows roasting in the bonfire, and the cold night air under the moon; expression in the work is excellent, such as portraying of the darkness and peoples face lightened by the bonfire, the jury stated in its comment.Eight-year-old Zahra was likewise granted an Eco Friend Prize.
There are still numerous problems worldwide that can not be solved immediately; nevertheless, the painter expresses an earnest dream that every living thing holds each others hand and develops a peaceful world; it is amazing for them to be revealed so simply as the painters truthful desire through the eyes of a kid, the jury said.Woraphitcha Phuangprakhon from Thailand won the Planet Earth Grand Prix at the contest.Photo: An illustration by the 9-year-old Iranian boy Ahura Bakhtiari won a Kao Prize at the 2022 Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children in Tokyo, Japan.MMS/ YAW