National Gallery Singapore is in the midst of hosting the first-ever Gallery Children’s Biennale, an art show focusing on art for children, including interactive and immersive experiences that will delight visitors of all ages. The theme of the exhibit is “Dreams & Stories,” and the art exhibits involved in the show will not disappoint on that front.
One of the most anticipated exhibits will be an installation by a popular Japanese artist. The installation itself won’t be much to look at — at least not at first. Visitors will enter what appears to be a white room furnished with white furniture. However, it’s tasked to visitors to make this room really come to life. They will be given colorful, dot-shaped stickers to stick on every available surface in the installation, bringing color to the whitewashing. The stickers will number in the hundreds of thousands, meaning that the installation will soon be perhaps one of the most colorful portions of National Gallery Singapore.
Another interactive, immersive experience will test the fortitude of anyone who gets even a small taste of vertigo when faced with heights. The installation requires that visitors walk over a transparent bridge suspended over a distance that seems to gape into the deep unknown. The bottom is concealed in darkness — how far could it go down? The effect is created with illusions helped by mirrors, and open drawers suspended below adds to a sort of madcap feeling. Only the bravest visitors will be able to make it across the bridge.
A third installation requires some hands-on help to even get through. A room has been filled with gigantic, light-up, inflated balls. Visitors will have push their way to get through the veritable obstacle course of an art installation. The balls are tightly packed, and visitors become part of the spectacle, edging along through other people and the prolific balls.
Another installation tasks visitors with coming up with the art. The artist has left a number of foam-constructed interlocking pieces that people can make and unmake into their own sculptures. Many will be moved to recall the toy building blocks Legos — if Legos were gigantic, soft, and organically shaped.
Art is for people of all ages — from the youngest children to the oldest grandparents. Celebrate that fact by enrolling you or your loved ones in an art class today. Visit SGArtClass.com to see all the different art classes you can sign up for, including 3-D sculpture, found art, watercolor painting, and many more. Expert teachers with experience teaching art students of all ages will be on hand to impart the skills necessary to complete projects you’re passionate about. Teachers will also meet you in the comfort and convenience of your own home, or at a common location you agree upon beforehand.
To learn more about the art that will be on display at National Gallery Singapore for the first Gallery Children’s Biennale, go to http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/yayoi-kusama-national-gallery-singapore-children-biennale-8853664.