Local artists are the main focus of this year’s Singapore Art Week. While the art fair has traditionally hosted big names in the art world from around the globe, the success of Singaporean artists will be front and center, making this installment of the festival even more exciting.
Organizers are expecting at least 100,000 attendees for this year’s event, which stretches just over a week and features a wide variety of talks, tours, exhibitions and more. One such Singaporean artist of interest is a sculptural artist who created an installation of giant seeds. The artist seeks to inspire those people who might stumble upon the bright red, shiny clumps of seeds in the middle of a green lawn. The installation is also meant to commemorate Singapore’s 50th birthday, perhaps imparting some wisdom with what might grow from the seeds within the country’s creative realm in the next 50 years. The artist hopes to surprise people who might be roaming around aimlessly during Singapore Art Week. The seeds are a way to connect with the audience, who might feel like they discovered a secret surprise just for them.
Other outdoor art installations that will be a part of this specific exhibit include enormous mynah birds perched in a lawn for passers-by. Both Singaporean artists and other Southeastern Asian artists contributed sculptural works to complete this show.
The outdoor exhibit was organized so artists could have a chance to display their larger works, which might be problematic within indoor galleries with restricted space. The organizer of this show said that the show even inspired artists to imagine their works on a bigger scale than normal, breeding imaginative creations that might not have happened otherwise.
Hundreds of artists from Singapore are slated to participate in Singapore Art Week, making the festival more Singapore-centric than ever before. This will allow for attendees of the events to compare art in Singapore to art from the broader world. One international artist who will be prominently featured in an event at Singapore Art Week is a photographer who shot the now-classic “Afghan Girl” for the cover of the National Geographic magazine. The portraits will highlight a journey from North and South America to Asia, featuring photos of important figures from around the continent and world. A question and answer session with the photographer, Steve McCurry, in order to enriched the experience and add context to many of his iconic photos.
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