Special Singapore art show inspires sense of community

In its fourth year, Varnam, a special Singapore art show for the country’s Malayalee community, is expanding from a two-day format to four whole days to make room for the thousands of visitors expected to take in the wide range of art that will be on display. More than one hundred masterpieces from 25 artists will be on hand in prices ranging from $100 into the tens of thousands of dollars. A small portion of proceeds garnered from the show will go toward a special fund aimed at bringing art to the disabled population.
Artists taking part in this year’s installment of Varnam aren’t restricted to a specific theme or medium, meaning that visitors will be treated to art of all shapes and sizes and messages. Everything from acrylic paintings to mixed media works will be on display. One full-time artist says she achieves a 3-D aspect in her paintings by using different mediums, including glass paint and metallic colors, in spite of the fact that her favorite subjects are natural ones, including trees and coral formations. Another artist who will be featured at the show works on a large scale, completing murals that take hundreds of hours. This artist taught himself to paint, and the method of his murals isn’t something that is readily seen in Singapore.
Due to the popularity of Varnam in years past, this year, organizers allowed for the first time for artists who are not a part of the Malayalee community to participate. Of the 25 artists on hand, seven are from outside the community, representing an effort to be more inclusive and all encompassing for people belonging to both the Malayalee community and those outside of it. The art show brings different groups together, which is important so that they can learn from each other and build on mutual skills and understanding. Art can be a big part of teaching people that there are common themes and understandings that span all different types of cultures and communities. Art can be a language that people from multiple places in the world can grasp, and that can help bridge misunderstandings.
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To learn more about the special art show, go to http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/fostering-community-bonding-through-art-exhibition-singapore-malayalee-association.