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Comment on A Ridge, A Word, A Brush 笔墨交融 – Wee Beng Chong 黄明宗 by davidyeh0011

davidyeh0011 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:18:23 +0000

I just want to clarify that the comments I have made earlier are meant to be constructive and not to hurt Mr Wee. What I mean to say is that compared to artists like Xu Beihong and Liu Haisu who had also been trained in France, I do not see signs of mastery like theirs in Mr Wee works that were exhibited. My apologies, if I have caused any unhappiness on his part or anyone.

Comment on A Ridge, A Word, A Brush 笔墨交融 – Wee Beng Chong 黄明宗 by David Yeh

David Yeh — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:23:30 +0000

Having read in the papers about the exhibition, I made a bee-line to your campus. Without any due disrpect for Mr Wee, I must say that I was quite disappointed. For one, there was no explanation in English nor Chinese on the calligraphy which were supposed to form a crucial part of the paintings. Chinese artists trained in France like Xu Beihong and Liu Haisu chose to switch back to paint in Chinese ink towards the end of their artistic career and had successfully created a superior style of his own. Unfortunately, there is no such evidence in Mr Wee’s works as both the brushstrokes and calligraphy appeared to be half-hearted attempts at mastery.

Comment on Holes in Bugis Junction! by jieni

jieni — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:21:23 +0000

it is amazing,i hope have more…

Comment on Boys and their Toys is cheeky and titillating by Joleen

Joleen — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:55:30 +0000

I don’t see how this is effective in “empowering individuals to embrace their femininity”. Photographs of transgenders dolled up, sexualized and posed alongside toys is not what i think of when i think about empowerment. It gets worse with the title of the show. I’ll explain myself. It encourages the ideal of what a woman should look like, and maintains the notion of women as an object of men, for their viewing pleasure. Like suzz herself points out, she “felt an inferiority complex just by looking at their perfect bodies and beautiful features”. As for the women being transgender.. to meet the perfect ‘ideal’ look of a woman for men – to be the perfect boy’s toy – is that really empowerment? Is the objectification of these women what the transgender community needs at the moment? If the ‘boys’ in the title referred to these women, i think it is wrong to maintain that considering that it is very clear from the photographs that they identify as women. This exhibition is very unexamined, and is a piss in the face of the feminist and the transgender community.

Comment on Boys and their Toys is cheeky and titillating by raytoei

raytoei — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:28:17 +0000

very nice! love the concept. very cheeky, disturbing all at once.

Comment on Artist-in-residence on Sentosa Island by Dacey

Dacey — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:19:38 +0000

I am definitely visiting there for my next holidays. She is a great artist and i think that she is born artist and i like her each and every painting. To know about her i am going to visit Sentosa

Comment on Celebrating our Nation’s 46th Birthday by Koh Jun Jie Jason

Koh Jun Jie Jason — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:54:30 +0000

nice colours and fonts!

Comment on The Elephants Are Coming! by contemporary art

contemporary art — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:56:16 +0000

Nice post, I love the website.

Comment on Artist-in-residence on Sentosa Island by Michael

Michael — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:23:39 +0000

I guess it is a compromise of sorts since Sentosa closed down the Artists Village. Amara Hotel is pretty soulless as it is, despite the fact that it’s a spa hotel so the artists will help to mask that.

Comment on Celebrating our Nation’s 46th Birthday by Suzz

Suzz — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:47:35 +0000

Thanks Micheal. Please email me your mailing address @ suzzanachew@artitute.com. Have a great weekend!