HOUSE and Singapore Contemporary Young Artist Project introduce Nataliette, a young artist and illustrator exploring food symbols, representations and obsessions as they manifest in the human behaviour to tempt, desire and consume. This will be her first solo exhibition. The opening is on 11th Sept, 7pm and runs till 9 Oct. House, 8D Dempsey Road.
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Today we are showing you the winning design from this year’s installment of FL!P‘s annual design competition. To learn a little more we chatted to designers, Alex Lee and Lina Fong, two final year students Interior Architecture and Design at the Temasek Design School.
About their design: ” For the “FL!P a chair” competition, students were challenged to transform a chair into another piece of furniture while retaining its primary seating function. ‘The Act of twisting’ is an organic bar stool, with the name derived from the fact that the bar stool appears as though it is being twisted. This particular bar stool was inspired by the DNA structure as to break away from the original rigid structure of the four legged dining chair, while using only 20% of additional material. The rhythmic elements that the original Erpo Dining Chair possessed were being weaved together with the elements found in the DNA structure.”
“The beauty of this chair lies in the fact that the form of the chair changes from every possible direction with integration of aspects such as triangularity, circular, rhythmic, continuity and curved elements, resulting in the feeling of it being twisted. Thus, it is able to provoke a different and new reaction each and every time people see a different perspective to it. In this bar stool, only wood material was used throughout to give emphasis on the form of the stool, instead of the materials. Since it is an all-wood bar stool and due to its organic structure, the product was intended to be used in restaurants, pubs and bars with exotic interiors like Mediterranean or tropical or maybe even beach bars. The organic form of the furniture, complete with rhythmic, triangularity and continuity aspects, gives an artistic expression of it being seen as a work of art while retaining its primary function of sitting in this lifestyle of pubs and bars.”
Fido Dido picked up photography two years ago. “It’s just something I love to do,” Fido says. “The music that I listen to plays a big role in how I come up with my work. Most of my personal works have a certain meaning or memories to it.
“The two featured photographs were selected for the Noise 2009 showcase. I’m trying to capture more of the mood in it as if it is from a person’s point of view, standing and looking out the windows, daydreaming. ‘Comtemplation’ was taken in my bedroom while ‘Daydream’ was at my school’s studio. It was just something spontaneous at those moments that triggered me to take the shots.”
An exhibition by Ann Healey come 3rd September 2009 til 18 September 2009, at Night and Day. It’s interesting to watch how Ann’s works have evolved over the years. Be sure to check her works out. 139C Selegie Road, Singapore 18830
Making things difficult for himself is Terrence Tan‘s forte when it comes to art. Combined with an energetic vigor to differ, he likes to leave his peers wondering how it was done.
Terrence always wanted to be part of an art movement that promotes local artists, photographers and musicians. He decided to join Noise, and when you browse their website you will spot some of his works in the 2009 showcase, including ‘Black Audrey’ pictured above.
Terrence loves texture, and wanted to paint on something with more grain and feel. “I realized I could -and had to- make my own, since there weren’t any woven canvases around,” he explains. “During the process, it dawned on me that by combining two contrasting splashes together, the result was an even more randomly dispersed pattern, underlying a matrix of squares. You can call it chaotic order. My canvas was done. And all that was left, was Audrey’s timeless pose.”
Get your portrait drawn in 10 to 15mins at the OIC Portrait Day. 5 September, 2pm-7pm at MAAD.
Following A Nice Set Singapore, this time Crossville is hitting the Red Dot Museum for a pop-up night of paper, music and drinks.
As part of the event, they will be showcasing the International and Singapore series of custom “Ghostboy” models featuring artists such as Tado, Jon Burgerman, Evil/MCA, Eeshaun, Momorobo, Mindflyer, Sheryo and many others.
Especially for this event, Singaporean creatives were invited to download the NUT character and decorate it. A panel of judges recently choose fifteen designs which will go online for the People’s Choice Vote later this week.
4 September, 10pm to 2am at the Red Dot Museum.
Book launch ‘the sky i wish to share with you’ by han Tan. 9 September, 8 pm at Polymath & Crust (86 Club Street).
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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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