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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Have you visited Singa-planet?

MY PAPER TUESDAY MAY 31, 2011, PAGE A14, LIFESTYLE
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By Satoko Nishimura | my paper, myp@sph.com.sg, Tue, May 31, 2011

PHOTO: Chicken-rice stall - BLENDING THE OLD AND NEW: Singa-planet is a compilation of art by contemporary artist Akira Yamaguchi, who has a Master of Art in oil painting, that gives an unusual perspective of Singapore's quotidian urban landscape.

PHOTO: AKIRA YAMAGUCHI
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PHOTO: AKIRA YAMAGUCHI - a contemporary Japanese artist
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THE ubiquitous (existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time, omnipresent) Housing Board flat, home to the majority of the population in Singapore, has become part of the art of a contemporary (present time, modern) Japanese artist.

In Akira Yamaguchi's imagination, HDB blocks are seen as historical monuments sprouting out of their green natural setting.

In his book, Singa-planet, the latest compilation of art drawn by the 41-year-old artist, he gives a new, unusual and refreshing perspective of Singapore's quotidian (usual, everyday) urban landscape.

PHOTO: Singa-planet | Japan Creative Centre
Denise Kok / April 28, 2011, Art / Exhibition
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"I was lost for words to see such beautiful buildings," he told my paper in a recent interview.

The art in Singa-planet was exhibited recently in Singapore at the Japan Creative Centre (JCC), which is run by the Japanese Embassy here, and was a parallel event of the recently concluded Singapore Biennale.

To Yamaguchi, who has visited Singapore twice, it isn't the obvious tourist icons like the Singapore Flyer or the historical statue of Singapore's founder, Sir Stamford Raffles, that catches his eye – or his heart.

PHOTO: The theme of this exhibition lies in high-rise buildings, presenting paintings that seems as if it is compressing and interchanging people’s lives and history, a beautiful and playful work that creates a lonely atmosphere caused by discontinuity, and a piece of video art that shows an imaginary elevator moving beyond all the walls.
Singa-planet | Japan Creative Centre, Denise Kok / April 28, 2011, Art / Exhibition

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Instead, it is the humble HDB abodes and things in Singaporeans' daily lives, such as a chicken-rice stall or escalators in a shopping mall, that give him inspiration.

Representative of his peculiar visual perspective is the pencil-and-watercolour artwork on the cover of Singa-planet, in which Singapore is depicted as a huge ship sailing strongly against the wind.

PHOTO: Skyscrapers in Singapore stand high in the sky as if there is no such thing as gravity. They throw ordinary people from the ground to the upper floor. People who used to be neighbors on the ground are now divided by the same distance in mid-air. What kind of a gateway would a carefree tourist’s impolite gaze discover in the building?

Singa-planet | Japan Creative Centre, Denise Kok / April 28, 2011, Art / Exhibition
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There is no clear indication whether the vessel is sailing in the sea or soaring in the sky.

Heading skywards is a skyscraper that is a mix of Singapore's modern condominiums, a helicopter port, HDB blocks, churches and Indian temples.

PHOTO: Skyscraper, a mix of Singapore's modern condominiums
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Also included are Malay-style kampung houses, a busy shopping mall, and even the outstretched arm of a construction crane – reflecting the fact that the building of concrete structures is a continual process here.

In blending the past and the future, Yamaguchi creates unexpected beauty. His drawings contain both abstract and obvious messages and tempt the audience to scrutinise details to seek clues to the artist's intent.

In doing so, the audience becomes a part of his art.

PHOTO: JCC presents – Yamaguchi Akira Solo Exhibition “SINGA-PLANET”
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The Tokyo-born Yamaguchi lives and works as a contemporary artist in the Japanese capital. He has a Master of Art in oil painting from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Almost every year, he holds either solo or two-person exhibitions, the latest being City Strollers, at the Fukuoka Mitsukoshi Gallery.

His art is on display at Narita International Airport and in the Tokyo Metro, as well as at several museums in Japan, including Mori Art Museum in Tokyo.

Commenting on Singa-planet, Mr Rikimaru Takahashi, deputy director of the JCC, said: "The artist, who has sublime talent in painting, gives us new and refreshing perspectives (of) Singapore through his art."

By Satoko Nishimura | my paper, myp@sph.com.sg, Tue, May 31, 2011

The writer is a Web designer with AsiaOne, the news and lifestyle portal of Singapore Press Holdings.
Singa-planet is now on sale at the Japanese graphic section of Kinokuniya bookstore at Ngee Ann City. The book is priced at $23.90, with GST.

PHOTO: Singa-planet – Yamaguchi Akira,
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The Japan Creative Centre is at No. 4 Nassim Road
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PHOTO: Yamaguchi Akira Solo Exhibition："SINGA-PLANET"
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HELPDESK
我的字典: Wǒ de zì diǎn

Compilation: 编集 - biān jí
Visual perspective: 透视感 - tòu shì gǎn
Abstract: 抽象的 - chōu xiàng de
Sublime talent: 超群的才能 - chāo qún de cái néng

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Miniature Buildings - Street Art by Evol

Evol is a gifted designer and street artist from Berlin. He thought that there were too much boring urban surfaces and he decided to transform these. Just by printing repetitive buildings pattern on paper and pasting these to electricity boxes, small planters or other type of street equipments, Evol gives the city an incredible magic effect. Indeed, Evol turns a random electrical installation

Awesome Patriotic Airbrushed Camaro

Here's a bunch of pics of the unveiling of the American Pride Camaro from the Camaro Fall Classic car show. This car is incredible! The painting was done by hand with an airbrush and then clearcoated.Artist Mickey Harris created the Chevy Camaro American Pride on commission from GM last summer as a one-off for its show car division.Hit the jump to see the “close-up view” pictures and the

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

San Francisco Made of 100,000 Toothpicks

Scott Weaver's amazing piece, made with over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 35 years, is a depiction of San Francisco, with multiple ball runs that allow you to go on "tours" of different parts of the city. It will be on display in the Tinkering Studio until the end of June! Continue reading.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Stunning Steam Punk Sculptures

French artist Pierre Matter is showing the world how beautiful copper can be by creating extraordinary sculptures out of it. Mixing it with resin, , bronze, rubber, aluminium and other materials his creations are simply fantastic. More of his work over here.

Sequence Photography

Sequence Photography is an amazing technique of shooting a series of images where the subject is captured in successive motion. When creating a sequence photo, one needs to get all the action for taking sequence pictures.One way to get sequence photos is to shoot quickly a series of separate frames and combine them together later with the help of photo shop.

Angry Birds Artwork

With growing popularity of Angry Birds, we have decided to take a look into Angry Birds Artwork. Angry birds fans are inspired by this game and they have created amazing artworks ranging from plush toys to sculpture, mealbox to cake and many more. Enjoy this angry birds artwork.Angry Birds Plush ToysAngry birds NailsAngry birds PaintingsImage SourceAngry birds meal box decorationImage SourceImage

Thursday, April 7, 2011

55 Beautiful Bird's-Eye Photos by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

One interesting trend we have noticed recently is the use of a bird’s-eye view to take photographs. Modern photographers love to experiment with things and observe how people interact with their work. Although not yet the most common trend, still, as new design styles come up and more and more photographers notice and make use of them, it promises to be an interesting area.Yann Arthus-Bertrand is

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Miniature Books as a Hobby

Jozsef Tari from Hungary collectss micro books. Let's see his amazing collection. He downloads books from the Internet then he prints them out and makes miniature copies of them. These are terrific looking miniature books.Source: ilovepecs

Friday, March 25, 2011

Architecture-Inspired Typography

Scotland-based artist Christopher Labrooy sure knows how to make words come alive! He combines graphic design and typography to creates three-dimensional worlds filled with wit and whimsy. Experience modern fonts and see the names of famous architects Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Toyo Ito, and Oscar Niemeyer like never before. Cool bonus? At then end, check out some funky fresh typographic

Thursday, March 10, 2011

The City of Gent Project

Here is a new logo of the Belgian city of Gent. Do you think it was created with some kind of a graphic software? No way. They have built the whole thing with every small detail such as a bikini girl in the pool and a woman riding a sheep. Well done Gent, well done.Source: coming-soon.be

Friday, March 4, 2011

Literary Legos

Is there anything that hasn’t been created from Lego bricks? Fine Clonier ran a contest that invited people to create historical figures out of Legos. Mark Twain below was the overall contest winner. Bookalicious recently posted some of the literary figures featured in the contest.Source: flickr

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Dead Trees Come Alive In Colorado

Talk about turning an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan – Curtis Killorn is single handedly reviving dead trees in Colorado by painting them in bright beautiful colors. The result, as these beautiful pictures show, is magnificent. I absolutely love this original and very creative art work and thank the artist for generously sharing his pictures and link with me.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Sotheby’s auction hits post credit crisis high

MYPAPER, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2010, BUSINESS, PAGE A26
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By NEW YORK, BLOOMBERG

PHOTO: Seated Nude on Divan, 1917
Modigliani, Amedeo 1884 - 1920 Italy, Expressionism
BREATHTAKING: This Amedeo Modigliani 1917 nude sold for S$88.9 million.
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AN AMEDEO Modigliani 1917 nude has sold for US$68.96 million (S$88.9 million), a record for the artist, helping Sotheby’s reach its highest total for a New York Impressionist and modern-art sale since May 2008.

The auction tallied US$227.6 million with commissions, below Sotheby’s top estimate of US$266 million, which does not include the buyers’ premiums.

That reflected a sober mood in the room, brimming with cautious dealers and collectors.

A quarter of the offerings failed to sell, including works by Francis Picabia, Joan Miro and Henri Matisse.

“The sale was strong in areas, and weak where it should be,” said London dealer Alan Hobart of Pyms Gallery, who bought Henri Matisse’s bronze Deux Negresses for US$8.5 million on behalf of a client.

Modigliani’s Nu Assis Sur Un Divan (La Belle Romaine) was offered early in the 61-lot sale, the first of the two-week New York autumn season.

Five phone bidders vied for the work, described in the catalogue as a “post-coital rendering”.

“It really set a benchmark,” said dealer David Nash of Mitchell-Innes & Nash.

The artist’s previous record was set in June, when a limestone bust went for US$53 million, blasting past its US$7- million estimate.

The sale provided further evidence of fine art’s recovery since the credit crisis.

On Tuesday, Sotheby’s shares rose US$1.88 to US$45.12, the highest closing price in almost three years. The New York-based auctioneer is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings today.

Modigliani nudes are especially coveted. La Belle Romaine has an almond-eyed model, head cocked eductively and torso wrapped in white drapery that reveals more than it obscures (conceal).

It previously sold at Sotheby’s in 1999 for US$16.8 million. The seller then was a member of the Sultan of Brunei’s family, dealers said. It was estimated to fetch US$40 million on Tuesday night.

The sale on Tuesday also saw a pair of paintings offered to benefit non-profit organisation YoungArts, established by the late billionaire Ted Arison. Dealers said the seller was his wife, Marilyn.

One of the works, Claude Monet’s 1917-1919 verdant water-lilies painting, fetched US$24.7 million.

The Arisons acquired the work for US$9.9 million in 1998 at Sotheby’s.

Sotheby’s charges buyers 25 per cent of the hammer price up to US$50,000, plus 20 per cent from US$50,000 to US$1 million, and 12 per cent above US$1 million.

Impressionist and modern sales also took place last night at Christie’s, with an 85-lot sale slated to total between US$199 million and US$287 million.

By NEW YORK, BLOOMBERG

HELPDESK
我的字典: Wǒ de zì diǎn

Tallied: 加起来 - jiā qǐ lái
Bust: 胸像 - xiōng xiàng
Drapery: 窗帘 - chuāng lián
Non-profit organisation: 非牟利机构 - fēi móu lì jī gòu

Other Interesting Oil Paintings Reproductions

PHOTO: L'Abandon
Seignac, Guillaume 1870 - 1924 France, Academic Classicism
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PHOTO: The Wave
Seignac, Guillaume 1870 - 1924 France, Academic Classicism
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PHOTO: The Awakening of Psyche
Paintings Seignac, Guillaume 1870 - 1924 France, Academic Classicism
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PHOTO: In the Tepidarium, 1881
Alma-Tadema,Sir Lawrence 1836 - 1912 Painter,Draftsman,Netherlands,Victorian Neoclassicism
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PHOTO: Leda Atomica , 1949 Dali, Salvador 1904 - 1989 Spain, Surrealism
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PHOTO: Male Nude known as Patroclus
David, Jacques -Louis 1748 - 1825 France, Neoclassicism
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PHOTO: The Awakening of Psyche (Le Réveil de Psyché), Salon de 1904, by French painter Guillaume Seignac (1870-1924)
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PHOTO: Lilith by John Collier
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PHOTO: The Wave by Guillaume Seignac
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PHOTO: La Vague by Guillaume Seignac
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PHOTO: L'Abandon (before 1924) by French painter Guillaume Seignac (1870-1924)
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PHOTO: ‘Woman with Seashell’ (Femme au Coquillage) is an 1885 oil painting by French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905).
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PHOTO: Cave of the Storm Nymphs (1903) by British painter Sir Edward John Poynter (1836-1919)
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PHOTO: In the Tepidarium (1913) by English painter John William Godward (1861-1922) from the end of the Pre-Raphaelite/ Victorian Neoclassicism era
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PHOTO: Lot and his daughters (1616), oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617), size 140 cm x 204 cm, located at Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands. A note with this digitally altered picture explains, ‘In the left, Lot is sleeping, after being seduced by his daughters. The fox behind the tree symbolizes female cunning. In the background in front of the burning city is the pillar of salt, Lots wife.’ The pillar of salt referred here is the formation of a rock figure on Mount Sodom, Israel.
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PHOTO: Odalisque with Slave Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique 1780 - 1867 Painter, Printmaker, Violinist, France, Neoclassicism
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Reference

Andromeda chained to the rock

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PHOTO: ‘Andromeda chained to the rock by the Nereids’ (Andromède attachée au rocher par les Néréides), created in 1840 by French painter Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856), dimensions 92 cm x 74 cm located in Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
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According to Greek mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, the king and queen of Ethiopia. Her mother Cassiopeia bragged around that Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids, the daughters of the Sea God Nereus and often seen with Poseidon.

PHOTO: The sculpture ‘Andromeda and the Sea Monster’, made by the prominent Italian Baroque sculptor Domenico Guidi (1625-1701), is currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA.
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To punish Queen Cassiopeia for her arrogance, Poseidon, brother of Zeus and god of the Sea, sent a sea monster, Cetus, to ravage Ethiopia. The desperate King Cepheus consulted the Oracle of Zeus, who said that there would be no respite until the King sacrificed his virgin daughter Andromeda to the sea monster.

PHOTO: ‘Andromeda chained to a rock’ (1869) by French artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor Paul Gustave Doré (1832-1883).
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So, Andromeda was chained naked to a rock on the coast of Jaffa - most paintings and art objects depict the theme of Andromeda chained to the rocks.

PHOTO: ‘Perseus and Andromeda’ (1679) painting by French painter Pierre Mignard (1612-1695), oil on canvas, 150 cm x 198 cm, located at the Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. The scene shows the King of Ethiopia Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia thank Perseus for having saved their daughter Andromeda, offered in sacrifice to sea monster Cetus.
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However, Perseus slew the sea monster Cetus, saved Andromeda and married her, who was previously promised to her uncle Phineus. At the marriage there was a quarrel between Perseus and Phineus, who was turned to stone by the sight of the Gorgon's head.

PHOTO: Henri-Pierre Picou (1824–1895) French painter, 27 February 1824(1824-02-27) to17 July 1895(1895-07-17) English: Andromeda Chained to a Rock
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Andromeda followed her husband to Tiryns in Argos, where they became the ancestors of the family of the Perseidae through the line of their son Perses. Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons; Perseides, Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus and Electryon, and a daughter, Gorgophone. Their descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus attained the kingdom, and would also include the great hero Heracles. According to this mythology, Perseus is the ancestor of the Persians.

After her death, Andromeda was placed by Athena amongst the constellations in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia. Andromeda is represented by the constellation Andromeda which contains the Andromeda Galaxy. Four constellations are associated with the myth: Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, and Cetus.