Art Stage Singapore highlighted dozens of artworks from both Singapore artists and creative minds from around the Southeastern Asian region. Hundreds of artists were able to showcase many masterpieces during the event, which focused a special spotlight on the area’s art scene.
Art Stage Singapore hosted a vast variety of different kinds of work, offering different pieces for all sorts of different tastes.
One such piece was a highly accurate to life depiction of two women hugging, constructed with oil and resin on wood by an artist known for his highly detailed depictions of humans in his work. Even the raised veins on the hand of one of the women are apparent, making the viewers feel as if they are intruding on this intimate and private moment. Both of the women wear splendid headdresses of what appears to be blossoming magenta flowers, and the woman whose face we can see is gazing into the distance with an expression akin to longing. With another person so close to her, what can she be thinking about?
Another notable artwork was another life-size sculpture cast in aluminum by a New York artist now based in Bali. Taking his inspiration from his new Indonesian home, the artist has cast a striking figure complete with flowered hair and waist decoration offering a plate full of a bounty of fruit. Interestingly enough, the only color in the metallic gray sculpture is on the lips, vividly and sloppily painted with bright yellows, greens and oranges, and a startling realistic depiction of the woman’s eyes.
One of the most talked about artworks was a series of installations made by an artist from Thailand. He constructed positive word series, including “love” and “faith,” by using plastic cockroaches. The insects crawled and writhed across the white canvas, spilling out onto the white wall behind it. The result of the installation was one of perhaps pervasive insistence or invasion. Only the letters of the words in the middle of the canvas were discernible, though a few stray cockroaches still marred the message.
Another very magical 3-D sculpture art was by a Chinese artist who uses stainless steel as a medium to represent moving water. It is difficult to separate the idea of liquid in motion with metal, traditional a very static medium, with the splashy addition to the art show. The steel sculpture twists and turns in the air, suspended in part from the ceiling, complete with tiny dot splashes and gurgles that accurately mimics the movement of water flung, dripped and splashed.
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For more on the artworks displayed during Art Stage Singapore, go to http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/25/arts/art-stage-singapore/.