Each weekend in September guest artists will be splashing out with live creations, alongside a display of their individual artwork within the adidas Originals Concept Store. The completed works of 8 artists (Sheryo, Killer Gerbil, Phu, Lazy, eeshaun, Zero, Antz and Hypethetic) will be exhibited in October. Click here for details.
‘Liquid City‘ is a Sonny Liew comics-anthology, presenting an edgy vision of city life in the past, present and future. The book is a mixed bag of amazing and sometimes plain whacked work from artists and writers from South-East Asia and beyond. “Aside from hopefully providing a platform for some of the creators to be read by a wider audience, I thought just having a collection of stories might be one step in the long road of creating a comics community here in South-east Asia,” Sonny explains.
The Liquid City artists and writers work in a variety of styles; from Leong Wan Kok’s distinct post apocalyptic landscapes and alien creatures, to Lat’s charming look back at Malaysian life in the 1960s, from Mike Carey’s meditation on colonialism to Ken Foo’s dark visions of regurgitation and bodily transformations. Also contributing to the anthology are cover artist Shelly Wan and award-winning illustrator, Jon Foster.
Says Sonny, “Liquid City was an attempt to create some sort of joint enterprise that comics creators in the region could all participate in. The theme of cities provides some grounding but is also loose enough to allow the creators to pursue their own agendas.”
The comic book will run a total of 312 pages, wrapping up on 5 November. Until then, you can drool over the previews on the website.
Los Angeles-based artist Jennifer Steinkamp uses state-of-the-art equipment and software to create her digitally animated projections.
Paperdoll Collection. Click image for more views.
At little while ago, I met the lovely Yilin Lu from upcoming label Yumumu. She was wearing a dress which was so fresh, pretty and sunny that I was instantly smitten. That alone was reason enough for me to go and check out her recently launched website.
Yilin graduated from Slade School of Fine Art in 2004, and is currently teaching Art in a public school. “My lack of formal training in fashion allows me to present a fresh take on garment-making,” she says. “My fascination with fashion began when I realized that everything that fashion stands for is overrated and underrated for very different reasons.”
Yilin enjoys moulding, draping and sculpting garments that bring alive the peculiarities of the wearer, drawing her inspiration not from fleeting trends but shifting ideas that are often overlooked. “Fashion designs are usually first conceived flat on paper. My Paperdoll collection (above) strives to retain that flatness. I’ve tried to avoid distender of any kind – pleats, gathers, etc. – to emphasize the intrinsic flatness of fabric, so much so that they have come to resemble the flatpack lifestyle we are familiar with. The simple form is reminiscent of the shift dresses of the 60′s. I am fascinated by how the flat garment radically transforms as it falls against the contours of the human body.”
Designer Hisano Takei makes mesmerizing wool creations.
THE DESIGN
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After living in Singapore for nearly five years, I finally started riding around the city on a bike. But due to the lack of an urban bike culture, cycling the streets of Singapore poses its own unique set of problems, not the least of which is the absence of cycling lanes and bicycle parking racks.
Industrial Designer, Adeline Thong created the kind of stylish and functional rack design the city needs, The Elevacion. Adeline explains: “Elevacion’s radial arrangement solves the problem linear racks have, where the slotting of bikes in between existing ones results in the tangling of pedals and unsightly slanted bikes. Specifically designed for West Coast Park, Elevacion cleverly takes on a motif of a sliding child, a sight often seen in the park.”
Coffee and cigarettes is a homage to the ritual of coffee+cigarettes, perpetuated for centuries during the morning breakfast or after meals. Design: Paolo Casalis.
Raj is an 18-year old aspiring Graphic Designer, specializing in 2D graphics, web, identity and print. “I found my passion for design at the age of 16 through Abode Photoshop, and I have been doing Arts and Design ever since. I now work as a freelance Graphics and Web designer and I am also studying graphic design at Lasalle, College of the Arts.”
About his illustration titled XII, Raj says, “The work focuses on time and power. It’s about a strong nation which grew over time and became very powerful … or even too powerful maybe? I titled my work XII basically because it is the biggest number in time (not counting 24 hours) and at the same time I wanted to incorporate the element of power, which was gained through both economic and military development. The giant clock represents how the power grew overtime and also gives the illustration a sense of perspective.”
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This annual series of presentations on design showcases objects, products, interiors, landscapes and architecture. It aims to promote awareness of the excellence of local design; provide a platform for designers to interact with students, educators, practitioners and users; and share new design perspectives and solutions devised to meet the emerging and evolving needs of changing lifestyles. Dialogue with Poetry, Innovation & Ecology by Look Boon Gee. 20 Sep, 7:30-9pm at Filmgarde Iluma. Click here for tickets.
- #On Friday, 3 September, FICKLE GORILLA brings the very best in electronic music to the real party people. The Little India launch Party will see the old brick walls of the Post Museum crumble and shake under the explosive beats of DARKWING & RTYPE. Combining house, breaks, funk, disco and dubstep, the curious ying-yang symmetry of these two artists will be flicking all your switches and have you smashing up the dance floor as they tag-team their tunes throughout the night. For this special launch event - DARKWING will be teaming up with drummer & brother-in-alms HORATIUS for a first taste of DARKWING LIVE – An assault of the funkiest, creamiest, rocking dance music floor stompers, set to electronic percussive wizardry. Adding to the chaos are Niko dishing out wicked hip hop tunes and Submerge and Presha of Meshradio notoriety bring their breed of drum & bass and dubstep to our little music feast. As well as the music, FICKLE GORILLA will provide the last chance for Punters to take a look at pieces from Post Museum's most recent exhibit 'Shape Of My Heart', which features artworks reflecting what Singapore means to a selection of Singaporeans. Capacity for the event will be very limited so you will need to be early for this one. Free Flow Champagne and vodka 10pm-12am. Entry to the event is free.
- #The annual MFO Girl DJ Bootcamp is back for the 3rd time in 2010 at new venue, Zouk. Held every Saturday at 1pm – 7pm from 2 October to 16 October, the Bootcamp incubates aspiring girl DJs into the art of DJing. The Bootcamp costs $380 and is by application only, with a class size limited to 12. Featuring local luminaries, 2010’s lecture lineup includes: The Analog Girl, Ginette Chittick, Brendon P, Jean Reiki and Ko Flow among others. They, together with the Bootcamp’s organisers, Debbie Chia, Natalie Pixi[e]dub and Cherry Chan, will induct the participants into topics such as DJing formats, equipment knowledge, beat matching and DJing etiquette. Practical sessions ensure hands-on experience using equipment such as turntables, CDJs and Serato. This year also features the Bootcamp’s first international guest lecturer from Los Angeles, USA: TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee). For more information, please email: debbiechia@gmail.com. To apply, please download the application form here and email to girldjbootcamp@gmail.com by 12 midnight, 22nd September 2010.
- #Get your portrait drawn in 20 mins at the OIC Portrait Day. 4 Sep, 2pm-7pm at MAAD.
- #In "Breathe Again", the artist Christina Chua continues to expand the boundaries of art-making with the use of thread to create marks. Her belief that simple stitches can form dots, then lines in continuous form, suggests suffocation, growth and extreme fragmentation. This act and use of such feminine material creates a density that disorientates vision and provokes a feeling of suspension, and enclosure: a holding of breath. Li...ke the growth of plants and flowers, Chua’s works appropriate abstract images to illustrate the transformation of the self. 3 - 22 September 2010. Gallery opens from daily (excluding Mondays and public holidays), 10am - 6pm. Venue: LASALLE TriSpace, B1-05.
- #One of the most sought after Noise Singapore programmes each year, The Apprenticeship Programme (TAP) has helped dozens of talented young artistes through the personal guidance and mentorship by some of Singapore’s biggest names in photography, design, music and illustration. Now, you too can undergo a 10-week personal mentorship under these luminaries, and gain a leg-up into the creative industries. Besides the amazing opportunity to learn first-hand from these industry veterans’ experiences, you’ll also get the rare chance to be a part of real-life industry projects, and even network with other prominent names in the industry. What’s more, Art & Design and Photography apprentices will have their TAP project showcased at the Noise Festival Showcase in Feb 2011, while Music apprentices will record one song professionally and perform on the big stage during Noise Singapore Concerts at the Esplanade and at other venues. Applications Deadline: 5 Sep 2010. Click here for a full list of mentors and application details.
- #By its very nature, skateboarding is a political act - despite a proliferation of purpose built skate-parks, the street still remains the most popular venue for many skaters. Public and private spaces are reclaimed and re-designated as skaters use banked walls, kerbs, steps, handrails and pavements as the backdrop for their uniquely raw art form. This oppositional approach was the inspiration for a series of illustrated boards created by the students from the Design Communication programme at LASALLE in conjunction with some of the most exciting graphic artists and designers in Singapore. Adopting the language of graphic activism the designers involved have created works which aim to powerfully persuade visitors to reconsider their attitudes toward a range of contemporary issues. 26 August, 7pm at LASALLE, Earl Lu Gallery.
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