Singapore Biennale 2006
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Saturday, January 24, 2004
GNANI ARTS presents
and cordially invites you to the opening of
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an exhibition of contemporary paintings by Indian artists
Thursday 29th January 2004 7.30 pm
Utterly Art Exhibition Space
208 South Bridge Road 2nd Level, Singapore 058757
Tel: 6226 2605
Mon-Sat 11.30 am - 8 pm Sun 12 noon - 5.30 pm
The exhibition runs to Sunday 8th February 2004.
We are closed for Hari Raya Haji on Monday 2 Feb
but we are open on Sunday 1 Feb.
Presented by Gnani Arts, Vibrations is an exhibition of contemporary paintings by senior and dedicated Indian artists such as Alphonso Doss, V.Santhanam, Viswam, P.Gnana, S.Kumar, Rama Suresh, Sarbani Bhattacharya, Anu Jain, J.Kalidass, Perumal, Mini Mohan and Jayanthi Venketraman. Vibrations showcases the creative individuality of each participating artist, thus bringing about a collective sense of unity in diversity through themes that are both universal and Indian in nature.
GNANA in EVOLUTION - P GNANA's FOURTH SOLO EXHIBITION of MYSTIC ABSTRACTS
Final 3 days at Utterly Art from Sat 24th till Mon 26th January 2004
Thursday, January 22, 2004
SINGAPORE ARTISTS IN ASIAN ART BIENNALE
Supported by the National Arts Council, artist collective Plastique Kinetic Worms will be presenting Vincent Leow, Ye Shufang, Cheong Kah Kit and Lim Shing Ee at the 11th Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh.
The Asian Art Biennale started on 4 January 1981 with the participation of Asian countries only. It has since expanded to assemble and display contemporary works of Asia, Africa and the Pacific region. Organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts of Bangladesh), the biennale will open in Dhaka on 15 January, featuring paintings, sculptures, graphics and mixed media over 18 days.
There will also be a two-day seminar on 16 and 17 January themed Duality in Asian Art – The Ethnic and the Global. Vincent Leow will join curators and artists in discussing the impact of Asian cultures rooted in traditions interfaced with the West, and how this has engendered a distinctly-flavoured modern trend in the contemporary art of Asia.
The National Arts Council is pleased to support Singapore’s artists in the 11th Asian Art Biennale. The Biennale provides a unique opportunity for Singapore to reach out to cultural platforms in the immediate Asian region, even as the Council continues to profile our artists in major international arts events further afield.
Ms Goh Ching Lee, Director of Programmes and International Development Division at the National Arts Council, remarks “By presenting Singapore artists in international exhibitions and festivals, we hope to develop the capabilities of our artists and arts groups as they build their own networks and deepen their experience in international presentations and showcases. We hope that these experiences will enable our artists and arts groups to operate internationally and create ripples in the global arts community.”
Vincent Leow's Lovers' Plight consists of iconographies, images and urban myths intended to reflect the contemporary cultural environment. The work incorporates images that reveal absurdity and banality, blurred and confused by our perception of realities and fantasies from the media. Ye Shufang's Project: Small Sweets, is a series of magic-marker drawings of a variety of sweets in Singapore, with the ingredients of each sweet being spelt out. Viewers who are interested to try any sweet can subsequently mail their name, contact and a small token to the artist, in exchange for the sweet to be mailed back to them. With this work, Ye hopes to examine if culture and taste can be reflected in a simple exchange of a small sweet. Count on Cord and Spinning Pin resulted from Lim Shing Ee's recurring interest in the idea of support systems within the context of daily life, human relationships, objects, living spaces etc. and their interdependence. The works act as general philosophic equations that attempt to cause an inquisitive journey of mapping the various forms of our mental processes of associations. Cheong Kah Kit's Perhaps Our Concept of Love is Not That Different After All is based on how communication can travel between places at the same time without one knowing and wondering how information and thoughts can communicate and affect oneself.
BLOCK 43
Since the inauguration of BLOCK 43 in May, BLOCK 43 has had many exciting exhibitions, events and openings with some great artists, both local and international. And BLOCK43 has also been getting a lot of media attention, with features in the Life Section of The Straits Times and prestigious magazines like Harper’s Bazaar where it is being voted as “Singapore’s hippest and hottest art gallery” in the A-List lifestyle.
In 2004, BLOCK 43 is looking forward to another year of exciting events lined up for Block43 with International Artists such as Marc Camille Chaimowicz from the UK scheduled in July, a very special event in June with some esteemed and well respected artist from Singapore focusing on abstraction, and many other outstanding events unique to Block43’s philosophy of being in the forefront of contemporary art.
Alongside BLOCK 43 existing art courses (Arts Appreciation, Life Drawing, Intermediate), BLOCK 43 are also starting a number of new courses like:
5 Day intensive Art Course
Mixed Medium Course
Graduates of the Arts Appreciation Course and those with some experience can apply.
• Series of lectures on art History and contemporary art theory and practice
• And don’t forget our creative photography course.
BLOCK 43 is starting recruitment this week. Do let BLOCK 43 know if you are interested as places are limited to 6 students per course. Please contact www.block43.com.
Block 43, the Centre for Art, Collaboration and Education.
BLOCK43 Studio Gallery
Work Loft, Chip Bee Gardens
#03/80 Jalan Merah Saga
278115
Tel: +65 64711359
GNANI ARTS presents
GNANA IN EVOLUTION
P.GNANA's fourth solo exhibition of paintings
Wednesday 14th January 2004 7.30 pm (opening)
Utterly Art Exhibition Space
208 South Bridge Road 2nd Level, Singapore 058757
Tel: 6226 2605
Mon-Sat 11.30 am - 8 pm Sun 12 noon - 5.30 pm
The exhibition runs to Monday 26th January.
We are closed for Chinese New Year on 22-23 Jan and are open on the Eve till 5 pm
In Gnana In Evolution, the works reveal a segment of his search for his very own language in art; a language that is ruled by emotions that he deeply and spontaneously feels at the time of creation. Each one of his paintings is indeed a flow of energy and vibration beyond religion or beliefs, and is based on the condition of being human. From the use of the language of figuration, Gnana has reached a certain state where he does not seem to find the daunting need for figuration to actually express himself. For him, it has become a state where figuration is not avoided, but it naturally avoids itself.
In a state of automatic rendition, Gnana brings about a combination of lines, textures, tones and colours that somehow seem to co-exist effortlessly. “My lines, textures and colours are my symbols,” says Gnana, “they are there because they mean something from within me. Nothing exists for no reason.”
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Tree in a Room
You are cordially invited to the opening
of an exhibition by Zai Kunning.
Venue: Sculpture Square
Time: 7 pm
Date: Thursday, 15 January 2004
Opening Hours: 11 am – 6 pm, Monday – Sunday.
Except on Public Holidays (21/01 – 23/01).
Co-sponsored by Sculpture Square and the Artists
Village.
Sponsored by National Arts Council.
Installation is inspired by “Silly Little Girl” & the “Funny
Old Tree” script written by the late Mr Kuo Pao Kun.
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