by Michele Adriaens, 28 Feb 2009 |
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BAREOFF designers Vincent and Ashton recently launched AVENUE 40, a series of vibrant journals wrapped in a black embossed leather stimulated cover. The journals come in two different sizes and five fluorescent colors. The center page of the journal is decorated with an embossed graphic, which makes this journal extra special.
Vincent and Ashton -both a design background- take a keen interest in book aesthetic and the fundamental of making them. “BareOff, wittily means “show off” the product of BareOff,” Ashton adds. “Make writing no longer an isolated affair (in bedroom, classroom, etc), but anywhere and everywhere inking thoughts down. Whereas time goes by, you can flip the pages and take a walk down memory lane with our creation, feeling complete that nothing much has been forgotten.”
Available from The Shop @ The Arts House and Salad.
by Michele Adriaens, 27 Feb 2009 |
If less is more, does that mean that nothing is everything? Part of an encore series of creative workshops by Noise Singapore, design industry veteran Bassam Jabry will be sharing his views on how simplicity, not complexity, can be the key to great product designs. The creative director of award-winning creative agency Chemistry, Bassam will also teach participants how to create better designs with less work, use fewer materials to greater effect, and look at the sustainability of their designs. 14 March, 1-3pm at *scape Lab. To register: Email workshop@noisesingapore.com with the workshop title, your name, NRIC and contact number, or call 6344 2953.
by Michele Adriaens, 26 Feb 2009 |
Get drawn in a variety of wild styles by the artists from Singapore’s Organisation of Illustrators Council. Every piece is unique! Simply pose for 20 minutes, and you get to choose and purchase your portraits for just $10 each. 27 Feb, 2-5pm at Noise, City Square, Level 3, Raffles City.
by Michele Adriaens, 26 Feb 2009 |
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28-year-old Kevin Yang never had any formal training in photography but learned his craft initially through trial and error, before becoming a commercial photography assistant. “I majored in video production,” he adds, “I made a short film but ultimately decided that I was more interested in stills.”
Kevin seeks inspiration from the usual suspects, namely films and daily life. He is constantly trying to find a balance between commercial and personal work, and draws the line between the two very clearly.
The featured image is part of a series titled “A Japanese Winter”, shot in Kyoto. “I followed the schoolgirl in the picture for quite a while and she was aware that I was following her. Then she sat down with the cat, and was completely nonchalant about my presence. She looked so at peace and calm in the bitter cold, that I literally had to freeze the moment,” Kevin explains. “In my personal work, I always try to seek beauty in the ordinary, especially in life’s quiet and fleeting moments. When I’m shooting for myself by myself, it is usually just me and my camera. I don’t like to have to explain my pictures too much, because I always feel the reason why I chose photography is to let the pictures speak for themselves. I think sometimes photographers get too caught up with trying to say or mean so much within a frame that they forget photography is a visual medium after all.”
by Michele Adriaens, 25 Feb 2009 |
Liu Fei paints bald young women that comment on the interplay of conformity and self-expression.
by Michele Adriaens, 25 Feb 2009 |
Catarina Hallzon makes jewelry made from animal and fish remains.
by Michele Adriaens, 25 Feb 2009 |
Ever wondered how you could make music right from your own home? In this encore workshop series by youth arts festival Noise Singapore, famed singer/songwriter Shirlyn Tan will teach young musicians how they can take their music to the next level, just by using Apple’s GarageBand software. She will also be sharing her tips on performing live, songwriting individually and as a group, the basics of stage presence, and her personal experiences on finding inspiration. 7 March, 2–4pm at EpiCentre, Wheelock Place. To register: Email workshop@noisesingapore.com with the workshop title, your name, NRIC and contact number, or call 6344 2953.
by Michele Adriaens, 25 Feb 2009 |
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Currently on view at the Wheelock Gallery is Loh Chew Min‘s “Literal Non-Transactional Shopping Experience” – a sculptural installation that retraces our urban oversight of common stairs and elevators, and ordains them as pure visual pleasures. In reducing them to their cognitive essentials in line form, she temporarily suspends functional utility to aestheticize their structural integrity.
Chew Min recently graduated from LaSalle College of the Arts’ Masters in Fine Arts program, and has a Bachelors degree from Kent Institute of Art and Design in the UK. About her installation: “Elevators and stairs are urban essentials to the high-rise commuter. We seek them out and appreciate them for the necessary conveniences they assure; indeed, they may be said to regulate the rhythm and tempo of our urban experience. But how often do we really look at them?”
The exhibition continues through 15 March at the Wheelock Art Gallery, 6 Scotts Road .
