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Students Name: Charcie Chan

Title: untitled

Work type: Fine Art oil on Canvas

Category: Political Art

Size: 14x17

In this politically driven painting, WCAAD student artist Charcie Chan, depicts a young girl being silenced with statical data that is written becoming a symbolic yet revealing prison. The girl is silenced and becomes a victim and another statistics the world forgets about. This work is intended to educate as Charcie has done research and cares about this increase violence against young children as we all should. This painting is intended to have a double read and ponder how as a society we can better challenge social and cultural norms, having more information on awareness and prevention, survivor support, and providing more statistical data to have accountability and global standards like the International Classification of Violence against Children.

Published ahead of the International Day of the Girl, according to UNICEF this article states that over 370 million girls and women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children. “The first-ever estimates on sexual violence in childhood reveal alarming prevalence, with devastating impact on NEW YORK, 10 October 2024 – More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, according to new UNICEF estimates released today. Children”

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