I've always loved art. I grew up surrounded by art, whether it was visual or musical. However the one form of art I've never understood is abstract art. A painting presented before you with no meaning that could be understood on face value. Maybe it was because I never learned how to derived deeper meaning to a piece of art other that what was in front of me. But since I've started in NAFA, i've learned to appreciate it.

With this piece here titled "Meetings along the edge" by Patricia Oblack, it doesn't look like much. Quite honestly, it looks meaningless. However after learning and understanding the basic elements of art, the painting speaks volumes. The use of cool and earthy colours such as blue and brown depict the meaning of calmness and security. The texture of the colours that seem to merge to one another strengthens the meaning of the colours. The message that the artist could be conveying is meeting someone or finding something that puts your mind at ease with no worries of ever being lost.

I've come to grow a better appreciation for arts and for such artworks. No longer do I look at such pieces with confusion. 

My idol

This is a photograph I took of Kim Hee Chul, my Korean idol. I cherish this photo a lot as I even inserted a watermark.

I have been following the boy band Super Junior for a few years, and have been supportive of their activities and promotions. 

2 months ago, Kim Hee Chul have just been released from the army in Korea after 2 years of service. To my surprise, his first overseas trip right after he ended his service was Singapore.

Excitedly, his fans including me followed him around Singapore.

As Kim Hee Chul was staying in a hotel in Sentosa, he decided to visit the Universal Studios.

With shades on, he walked from his hotel to the Universal Studios. There was a huge crowd following him, and as we walked towards out destination, many tourists and passerby asked some of us who were we following.

Screams and cheers were everywhere. It was tough following him due to the large crowd and humid weather. My pair of Jeffrey Campbell even got damaged in the process. Everyone were pushing each other, screaming, sweating and taking pictures. Being surrounded by us, I don't know how his nose survived that ordeal.

As Kim Hee Chul walked out after buying his express tickets, I was luckily standing right at the exit which explains why this photo of him was clear and near. I quickly snapped photos. With my photography skills, I think I could be the next Jay Maisel.

The whole journey was tiring, but it was amazing. I got to see who I wanted to see and at the same time enjoy the time I spent with my friends who were also his fans. I hope to see my favorite boy band soon. Meanwhile, I have learnt how to work with a camera correctly.... and not to wear Jeffrey Campbell next time.

My idol by Jia Min is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Reverberate

Reverberate is the theme that I chose for my 2D individual project. Basically Reverberate is depicting symphony orchestra. Whenever I think of symphony orchestra, I think of the instruments that was played during an orchestral show. Of which made me draw the instruments like the piano, cello and trumpet into my artwork. I used different elements such as dots and lines, scraps of paper for textures, shapes, typography and colours too in my artwork. On the other hand, the soft colours and swirl lines was inspired when I heard a classical song from Beethoven. In conclusion although there is a lot of room for improvement, I'm really glad to be able to complete this artwork. I believe that Art takes a lot of patience and it is all about getting inspired.

 

Reverberate is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Togetherness

Togetherness is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

This picture was taken during a family road trip to a neighbouring country. During every special occasion or gathering, photography has been a common practice in my family. Every moment and time is captured through means of photography so that we could always look back and reminisce.

Pictures remind me of the people who have stayed throughout the period of my life. For that, looking back at past photo makes us appreciate the the people who've been there for us in times of need.

Least Appreciated Kind Of Art

The way society appreciate art has started changing over the years.In the modern days, people are showing more interest and appreciation for art that has relations to performing arts espescially Music. They have almost forgotten about the existence of visual arts.

This beautiful art works was taken from the Singapore Arts Museum gallery. How many of us would go and show our appreciation for these kind of art works? How much response would it get? I am sure that the number of people that appreciates Music is going to be so much more than the number of people that appreciates these art works.

Least Appreciated Kind Of Art by Arzira Aziz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

P for Passion & Photography

Back in 2009 while touring the United Kingdom (UK) with my family, the one most important thing I wanted to bring home wasn't gifts and all that souvenirs but memories, memories frozen in time. Clad in my woollen coat with a camera, I was intrigued by the limitless boundaries of photography, almost like a passion- except I knew nothing about it. 

One of my favourite photographs was this one I took at Epping Forest, South-East England. Having visited London a twice before, both in summer, I've never gotten to experience the beauty of British winter, which in my case was absolutely stunning. 

Given its relatively long timeframe since this photograph was taken, the fact that it still brings back the same winter tranquility is in my case, what photography is about- the ability to bring back sentiments and affectivity of the past. 

P for Passion & Photography by Rachel Ho is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Singapore License.

What is Art?

art

1  [ahrt]  Show IPA

noun

1.

the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.

How do you feel after watching the short clip? What kind of message did it send across, visually? Who did you think of while watching this clip? The emotions being evoked, the message being sent across, the images that is assembling in your mind.. That is art. This clip has an emotional punch at the ending to give the whole idea of the film an extreme

boost and impact.

The essence of all beautiful art - is Gratitude.

Now, give your folks a hug!

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A clip I've done back then when I was in Motion Graphics and Broadcast Design in NYP. Creating a clip with no longer than 1.15 seconds, using video cuts. Copyrights issues are to be concern about while doing this clip. Each cut in a particular video which was being extracted must have not be more than one scene, otherwise, it's violating the copyright policy.

Cherish Your Folks by Zelene Lim is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.