Singapore’s upcoming Portable Art Week is just about as easy as it gets for visitors to experience new and collectable pieces of art. The idea of such an art show is that it is a great place for new and emerging artists to have the first experience of displaying their work in a gallery space without the high pressure that comes with an initial solo show. The group show will be held in a gallery in Singapore. Artworks that will be on display are hemmed in by size requirements to make the art easy to display, admire, and collect. The art is also defined by its relatively low price point, meaning that beginning collectors can get a taste of what it’s like to start purchasing their first masterpieces. It’s a win-win for everyone involved — artists who might not get the opportunity to show in a gallery because they’re too new to the scene, and collectors who might not get the opportunity to begin purchasing art because it’s out of their price range.
Another special part of Portable Art Week is that the eight artists participating are all Singaporean — with the exception of a Japanese artist whose Singaporean ties are him attending school at LASALLE. That means that visitors to the show will get a taste of what local artists have to offer.
One of the pieces that will be on display is from an artist who was born in Singapore, raised in Hong Kong, and now attends art school in London. The piece, titled “Corner,” is a quick view of a city corner filled with a number of different textures and sights, rendered in black, white, and gray. Though devoid of people and traffic, the number of textures — from the pavement to the sidewalk to the items offered for sale in a shop window — act as a sort of interesting patchwork of visual interest. It could be anywhere in the world, which reflects the kind of traveling that the artist has done in her lifetime.
For the featured artist of Portable Art Week, one of the pieces that will be on display has also been completed in monochrome. The piece in question, which is a quiet but powerful depiction of plugs in a wall with cords coiling downward, is striking in its simplicity. Capturing these kinds of scenes on canvas is a testament to the artist’s view of the magic in everyday life.
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To read more about the portable art show in Singapore, as well as to get a sneak peek of the artworks that will be available to view and purchase, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/new-collectors-can-afford-these-artworks.