Wording Art

deTour 2015 | Connection

December 1, 2015

I’ve mentioned my busy semester a few times now, I realize, but this has seriously been my busiest sem so far. 1/1/2 more years to go!! So of course, I was perfectly happy to take a long break this weekend. I went to deTour at PMQ along with City Girl, City Stories on a media tour and here are my highlights of the event! A lot of fun, feel-good activities for everyone!

This year’s theme is Connection, about the connection of artists and designers from different cultures and various creative media connecting together on one site. First up is Urban Symphony on the Courtyard, an installation of entangled tubes that brings me back to my band days in secondary school (I was a saxophonist!). I think you can talk into some of the bells and hear an echoing on the other end, but it didn’t really work for me, haha!

| Cover picture: Urban Symphony, Alen Ng, Courtyard, G/F |

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Vincent | The Song and the Artist

November 7, 2015

/ Crossover, Words

It’s been a busy semester so far and I would love to have another holiday again! Right now, it feels great to relax in a bit of song and art. This brings me back to a conversation that I had with my mum about that familiar refrain “starry starry night”…

I went to look it up and it’s Don McLean’s classic Vincent from 1971. An oldie, but still a goodie! Lyrics are below. :)

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Two Cents’ Worth | Opinion on ‘What Is (Good) Art?’

September 30, 2015

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There are times when art seems to be laden with so many complications than it should be. Why can’t art just be something beautiful to look at? What is art? What makes something a work of art? So many questions, but always so many debates and no real answers.

Some debates are centered in the academic field, but can also easily apply to anyone’s experience with art. It does make my study of art history more varied and well, it keeps things interesting.

I’d like to add my own two cents’ worth of opinions to the various debates out there after having circled around others’ different opinions for a while now. It all came up again with The Art Assignment’s I Could Do That video that popped up on my Facebook wall a few weeks back.

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Dreamworks Animation

September 15, 2015

/ Crossover, Review

Sometimes, the best way to find out about the best exhibitions in town is to be there and take a look around at the biggest, flashiest ads! Chances are high that these exhibitions would be a great experience.

Dreamworks Animation: The Exhibition was such a case for me and I finally went to pay a visit to the ArtScience Museum in Marina Bay two months into my stay in Singapore. I will recommend this to anyone who has watched an animation and loved it! :D

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Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris [CLOSED]

August 12, 2015

/ Review

Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris was a surprise that I didn’t know about before coming to Singapore! After seeing the ads on various buses and taxis, I knew I had to pay a visit. I also realize that this is my first foray into talking about Western art on the blog, even though that’s what I mostly work on in university. For anyone interested in having the chance to view Western historical works in Singapore, this museum would be a good start. Read on for my review below. :D

Update: Singapore Pinacothèque de Paris closed in April 2016. The main branch in Paris has also closed in February 2016.

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