A number of cutting edge artists are coming together for a new exhibit at the Singapore Art Museum that puts moving images in the spotlight. Everything from videos to installations to animations and more will be on tap during the show, which will run through March of next year. Though current technology lends itself well to this genre of art, the history of moving images in art actually date back two centuries.
In one of the moving artworks that will be on display in the exhibit, a simple, pixelated world is on display. In a still from the video, figures in yellow suits hop on top of a large, green crocodile in the middle of an industrial or laboratory setting. The still is reminiscent of classic video games.
Another installation includes a twofold presentation. The projector of the video, which shows an artist at work on a drawing while using geometric tools, is actually an installation itself. The sculpture of the projector is mounted on the wall, and its elaborate design recalls a complicated 3-D sculpture borne on the shoulders of a group of running figures.
In a still from another video, thousands of buttons and and beads form a collage of a singing woman. Various shades of green buttons form the background, while white, gray, and black buttons form the microphone and woman. Tiny white beads make up the skin of the woman. The effect of all the various pieces is kinetic and exciting, though it is very apparent just how much work went into crafting the single scene.
Yet another installation includes twelve various light panels that display different shades and tones of white. Even though the piece is called “A White, White Day,” the panels are everything but. In the photo provided of the panels, only one of the twelve is white, and there is still the lingering effect of a dark shadow crossing its borders. Other panels are pale shades of purple or pink, along with one orange panel. All of the canvases include dark shadows, almost like tree branches.
Another arresting display is a long 3-D rectangle of gel displayed in a glass case. Within the gel, several bullets have been fired. Viewers can see the path the bullets traveled into the gel, along with where they stopped, as the bullets remain suspended in the gel.
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To see a sneak peek slideshow of some of the works that will be on display at the exhibit, go to http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/2675096/cinerama-art-and-the-moving-image-in-southeast-asia-at.