Dec 29, 2007

Seasons of Love

This is my latest painting, my second attempt at painting without model or references, painting that is semi-abstract.
Since the new year is coming and 2008 will be all about LOVE (read my resolution entry in the other blog and you'll understand), I decided to paint something mushy and lovely. This is a clock, made out of a pavement of stones. The middle is a puddle of water, reflecting the colors of the sky, my forever love subject in paintings. The clock is split into 4 quarters of 4 seasons. For each season there is a heartshape pattern that fills it. For spring it's the sakura petals all over. Summer is filled with cherries. Fall is of course covered by falling leaves. Winter is represented by Snowflakes. Zoom in by clicking on the pic, if you cant see these details


My room is starting to be filled with paintings. Anyone wants to buy some???

Christmas Photohunt

Last week on Hari Raya Holiday, I and Fushan went for a little Xmas hunt. Here are the photos that I took. Enjoy the festivity!!!

Fruit Market
Lost in the crowd
Focus
Was playing around with the camera. With very slow shutter speed and very steady hands, if you suddenly switch the zoom focus you will achieve this effectCrossroad
The shopping crowd crossing the street
Baby "What the fuck is this bitch thinking pushing me in the middle of the road?"

"Go Mommy go!!!"
Give me a greenlight
Innocent
Spitting in public

Bugis
The other photographer
Devoured
National Library

Untitled 1
Untitled 2
The photographer 2
Couple 1
Couple 2
Friends
Photographer 3
Beautiful stranger
The ordinary life
A man driving tourist boat is taking a break and having fishball noodle
Standing tall
This is the famous statue that always goes into Singapore's commercial. I think the guy name is Robinson, you know, the one who found Robinson Department store. Singapore is one huge shopping mall
Rush hour
I was standing in between the escalater, using a very slow shutter speed so the people are blurred as they moved

Ornaments
Jewels
China town
Fulerton
The bridge 1

The bridge 2
The bridge 3
Chasing cars
Merlion
Light

The bay
The photographers
We never said anything. Just happened to have itchy hands at the same time. MRT station door reflection of 2 itchy photographers who just don't know how to stop taking photos
Rush hour 2
Hate it when people pushing through the train.
Handles
Snow fall

Teddily ever after
Huge Xmas Tree
Live, Laugh, Love

Me :)
Fushan

Dec 25, 2007

New Paintings

Eye of Nature
My first attempt at "Abstract" painting. It's called the eye of the nature. I used the eye as the central element marked out by the streets. Then I use the 5 elements of nature: earth, trees, metal, fire and water through the bomb hole, dying forest, construction site, forest fire and flood. I'm always fascinated with the idea of the blood-tear so I added in a little road-kill. Hope you like it :)


Hikaru (Light)
Another self-portrait. I just wanted to paint this as a contrast to the old "Darkness" portrait of mine. This is to mark a point where I'm happy and I want, need and deserve to be happy. So there it is, hikaru, shining light.


377A
This was painted a few months back while I was still doing the media law project. You know in Singapore there is a law that ban gay sex called 377A (I kid you not, read the law a the government website here. It's under Unnatural Offenses. They say "sexual choice is not a right. Therefore gay right is not right." in the Strait times, official news media of the country. Whether it is a choice a lot of people still argue, but to me, to be able to live with your choice is a right of people. I was at the smoking corridor of Arts in NUS where there is a No smoking sign, and I thought a sign like this would be interesting. Why did I paint this? As my classmate has beautifully put it "I'm not pro-gay. I'm just anti-injustice".

Rising (Sculpture Design)
Weijia called me during lunch seeking for help conceptualize a design for a sculpture that they need to do for their faculty. So these are my 2 ideas based on their concept and description. One of these days when you stop by NUS and see an ugly piece of rock next to other ugly pieces of rock, it might have been my idea, which has about 1% of my input to it.
Till we have faces (Masks design for Hall Play)
These are the actual result of the design I had a few months back. They are painted directly on the surface of the masks using oil paint. Pretty?

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