Diversity is on display at a Singapore art show to welcome the spring season. Meant to inspire conversations across cultures and countries, the works that will be on display during this exhibition vary wildly from genre to genre. One artist is a master at creating paints from natural sources like shells and minerals, using the hues to paint scenes of the nature where the medium originated. Another artist is known for combining digital and traditional art to make scenes never before seen. Still another, who is the progeny of sword makers, shapes metal to her will, creating unforgettable art in an unexpected medium.
In one painting that will be on display during the show, a rocky outcropping and evergreen tree seem to emerge from a white mist. Everything in the painting is rendered in a soft monochrome — grays and blacks — acting as almost a dreamscape. Though it is a painting, the masterpiece might as well be a photo. The rock face is rendered with breathtaking detail and realism, and the tree branches with their needles offers a foil with soft, giving texture. Another painting from the same artist features a triptych of cliff faces. The white mists surrounding them provides an air of mystery, softening the harsh material of the rock and adding interest and depth to the landscape.
In another work of art on metal, minimalism and abstract art unite to showcase a haunting landscape in blues. The metal canvas itself is bisected, the darker blue color at the top suggesting a deepening sky. A horizon is represented in brighter blue, though it fades to gray toward the bottom of the piece. The overall effect is both soothing and engrossing, drawing the viewer in.
Yet another piece that will be on display offers an engaging and textural examination of abstract art. The artist seems to have almost used a dry brush technique, easy to achieve when using oil paint on linen. The effect is almost that of ink blots, or tie dye, rendered in earthy oranges, browns, and navy blues. The viewer attempts to try and make out a pattern or meaning in the stretched lines and blots. Another painting by the same artist appears to be abstract ribbons unfurling in the same technique as the lines in the first painting. However, the title reveals the lines to be indicative of mountains, making the viewer second guess their initial impression.
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See a sneak peek of the spring-themed art show by going to http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/2946212/spring-highlights-at-sundaram-tagore-gallery-singapore.