We Shine as a Team
Lim Xin Ying
Pencil Drawing
2010
This artwork reflects a team of eleven basketball players, as suggested by the basketball jersey that they are wearing and the big basketball behind them.
The figures of the basketball players are just mere silhouettes and their detailed features cannot be seen. They appear to be giving off some kind of radiance that surrounds them. The basketball is also shining brightly. The entire artwork is created using a monochromatic colour – black, with different tones. The composition of the artwork is balanced. The shadow figures are drawn with smooth pencil strokes and their ‘skin’ (the parts not covered by jersey) is dark and gives off a ‘cloudy’ effect. The dark background is created by pencil strokes being blended together and it is created to give contrast to the light being emitted by the figures and the basketball.
As the title suggests, a team shines together. The individual figures are just mere shadows as shadows are dark, which reflects the fact that these basketball players do not shine as an individual. Basketball is a team sport and not a one-man show so a team must work together to win a match. A team wins together and loses together, it is all about teamwork that will make them stand out.The glow that the figures give off as a whole team says that they will shine if they work together, as a team. They work together to achieve a common goal, which is to shine in the world of basketball, as the big shining basketball behind them depicts.