CARE-LESS – by 5 local artist!

 

About the Exhibition:

 

This inaugural exhibition of paintings and installations by a group of artists (Wong Shih Yaw, Tan Tuan Yong, Yap Kheng Kin, Shirley Ho and Ivy Li) who called themselves “5 Loaves”, invites you to consider the simple things in life. Their pursuit of art through contemplative practice prompts them to bring their interpretation to the many cares of our daily living. Using allegories, metaphors, representation and other visual imageries, 5 Loaves sends you on a journey of their inner and outer worlds, of dreams and childhood joys to liberation from bondage.

 

Ivy Inspiration on the Care-Less Exhibition derived from  “My Favorite Things” is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.

I am creating a series of paintings which depicts objects of my childhood fantasy.  The transition towards adulthood has proven itself to be occasionally mind-numbing and unimaginative. In accordance with the exhibition theme “Care Less”, this series of works is a recollection of the bits and pieces from my personal utopia.The documentation of Ivy’s happy thoughts is done in the hopes of it being like a memory box, which might just be able to take me to my secret haven when life gets old.

 

 

About the Artists:

 

Wong Shih Yaw graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Since then he had never look back and continue with his art career for 20 years. He had done 6 Solo Exhibitions and numerous Group Exhibitions in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Australia and Germany.

 

Tan Tuan Yong studied at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and also learns pottery & Ceramic from the Late Mr. Ng Eng Teng, Mr. Lim Meng Khuang and Mr. Brian Kemp. Since 1986, he had participated in numerous Group Exhibitions in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

 

Yap Kheng Kin has a Master of Visual Art (Painting) from Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney). He had won numerous Awards and had participated in both Solo & Group Exhibitions in Singapore and Sydney, Australia. He was also a Arts Seminar Speaker in several project in Project Studio- Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney and “AHCCA Postgraduate Association Conference” at the U. of Melbourne.

 

Ho Kar Hui Shirley has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia and also a Master of Education (Art) from National Technological University – National Institute of Education, Singapore. Since 1992, she had been actively involved in many competitions and exhibitions in Singapore.

 

Li Kexin, Ivy is studying Visual Communication @ Nanyang Technological University (School of Art, Design and Media). She had won the Most Promising Young Artist Award – Junior Section in 2005 during the UOB “23^rd Painting of the Year” Competition cum Exhibition and in 2007 exhibition at “STILL SMALL VOICE”. Ivy had work as Assistant to Artists Zadok Ben David & Tang Ling Nah and Artist Ho Kar Hui Shirley during 2008 Singapore Biennale – “Wonder” and Fusionopolis Mural – “Ecospex” Proposal draft (in colour) respectively.

 

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THIS IS FOR YOU by various local based artist.

Exhibition title	“This is for you!”  by Various Local Artists
Date	28 April 09 – 3 May 09
Venue	Forth Gallery Pte. Ltd. 69A Pagoda Street (2nd level) Singapore, 059228 Nearest MRT : Chinatown http://www.forth.sg
Artist	Koh Hwee Khoon, Annabel Tay, Bianca  Ang, Ng Kok Wai and many others.
Artworks	Acrylic/Oil on canvas
Admission	Free – Open to Public

 

About the Exhibition

 

“This is for you!”  is about generosity and opening our heart to the less fortunate – we have local Buddhist artist to showcase their artwork based on Buddhist ideology. At the same time, their artworks are offer as homage because 30% to 50% of the proceeds from the sales will be donated to any Buddhist Organization of the collectors’ choice. This is our way of offering our artworks to pay homage to Buddha teachings.

 

“This is for you!” also remind ourselves that Life is precious and we should learn not to be too attached to material mean. It will present artworks done in the “Flower” & other theme. Flowers are beautiful both in appearance and smell but will eventually wilted away. The offering of flowers reminds Buddhist of the impermanence of things, an important teaching of the Buddha. The transformation reflex on Human Life is similar through the representation of Flower.

 

 

About the Artists

 

A group of various artists which include Koh Hwee Khoon who uses Buddhist Philosophy to create with bold Calligraphy stokes and flower such as Lotus to represent impermanence. And other artist Annabel Tay, Bianca  Ang and Ng Kok Wai use different philosophies to create their artworks and pay homage to Buddha’s teachings.

 

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Paradigm Shift – change for a better tomorrow as espoused by LOTSU MANES

 16th-26th APR 2009

 

 

Presenting our first collaboration for the year, Utterly Art is pleased to announce exquisitely realist artist LOTSU MANES’ first overseas solo show at FORTH GALLERY, 69A Pagoda Street (2nd Level), Singapore 059228 from Thursday 16^th APR to Sunday 26^th APR 2009. The opening hours are from Tuesday – Sunday: 11.30pm – 7pm, Mondays and public holidays by appointment only. Presented by Utterly Art, we can be contacted at 6226 2605 (Kenneth or Keng Hock 94872006) or through utterlyart@pacific.net.sg. Forth Gallery can be contacted at 62227809 (Justin) or justin@forth.sg. The opening reception is on Thursday 16^th APR 2009 at 7pm. Members of the press are most welcome to attend. Attendance at the exhibition is FREE.

 

About the exhibition:

Using his consummate realist skill, Lotsu Manes weaves his fables of warning for the world around him in a tapestry of surreal social comment. Giant supermen lumber amidst bandaged worlds and golden piggybanks as Lotsu spins his allegories about the social and environmental inequities that surround him. Overarching themes include the rapacious siphoning of resources by the corrupt and powerful, the precarious inheritance of a battered planet for our young, and the tragedy of necessary migration of his countrymen.

His paintings do not sport the usually disjunctive, disoriented, or anti-aesthetic appearance that we commonly associate with the “contemporary look”, but his refuge in old-fashioned figurative realism could very well be the most ironic, radical act of defiance available to contemporary artists. As with his social agenda for a better tomorrow, this then is Lotsu Manes’ advocacy for a Paradigm Shift.

About the artist

Lotsu Manes’ early recognition came when his entry for the 1996 Shell National Students’ Art Competition was awarded First Prize. Having obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Painting from the Philippine Women’s University in 1997, Lotsu was chosen in 2006 to become a member of an elite group of restorers in the country. As a senior apprentice for Art Conservation and Restoration Specialists (ACES) in the Philippines, Lotsu was privileged to have participated in the restoration of important works by National Artists Jose Joya and Carlos ‘Botong’ Francisco, and even the famed national treasure Spoilarium by Juan Luna. Lotsu has also participated in projects held by Tutok (an “initiative of visual artists formed in 2006”), where he has been an active and core member for the past few years.

 

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