Three medical students’ artworks were selected as the top submissions in Heartfelt Images 2014 – an annual art contest for UBC medical and dental students to conceptualize the heart and circulatory system artistically.
Now in its 14th year, Heartfelt Images encompasses all forms of artistic expression, including sketches, paintings, sculptures and textiles. The submissions are judged on artistic merit and on their connection to cardiovascular content. The winning submissions are displayed in the “Heartfelt Hallway” at the UBC Life Sciences Centre.
The winners of Heartfelt Images 2014 are:
Bhavik Mistry, Vancouver Fraser Medical Program
Artistic Fibrillation (Acrylic on canvas)
“Artistic Fibrillation” by Bhavik Mistry
Artist’s statement: “The painting describes how the heart functions. The eye is first drawn towards the left, representing blood through a network of capillaries flowing from its initial source, the aorta. The heart (black), kept alive by coronary arteries (red), is able to contract following a ‘wave’ of depolarization that is detectable by an ECG trace (white).”
Quinn Gentles, Northern Medical Program
Light hearted (Photograph)
“Light hearted” by Quinn Gentles
Artist’s statement: “Before cardiology block I always thought of the heart as basically a pump. But the more we learned about the motion, complexity and conduction of this organ the more it really came alive for me in a new way. More than anything I wanted to capture that energy in this image.”
Evan Woo, Vancouver Fraser Medical Program
Heartful Shopping (Photograph)
“Heartful Shopping” by Evan Woo
Artist’s statement: “The condition of our heart is revealed by what we feed ourselves. The phrase “you are what you eat” has origins in 19th century France and Germany. It wasn’t until the 1920s that it took on the meaning we have come to know today. This piece embodies the concept that our cardiovascular health is determined by our food choices.”