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Name: Andrew Bai

School: The American School in London

Town: London

County: United Kingdom

Year: Year 12

Inspiration: I used dunce caps because of their cultural significance. Its cultural meaning is symbolic and global, but it can be used in order to display an individual quirk. It is also regional and affected by time; in the Cultural Revolution, dunce caps were used to shame people, who often committed no crime. However, no matter how affected the dunce cap is by region and time, it comes back to the global connotation on what the dunce cap stands for; stupidity. I challenged this idea in my works such as juxtaposing the dunce cap with certain people, objects and even statues. What does it mean to be stupid? What significance and connotations does it really have if we do not regard it in a social or cultural context?

Title: Dunce Hands

Description: This portrait is of one of my friends Johnathan. I was interested in using him as my character because I have certain personal connotations of him, and especially in his hands. What if I could show shame in his hands by covering it with a dunce cap? By crossing them, I strived to find that deeper connection.

Medium: Oil Painting

Width: 40 Height: 91

Keywords: Dunce Cap, Hands, Johnathan