Really like what the Galleries are doing. Breaking out of the white cube. Think Art Stage is shrinking, perhaps because a lot of the galleries are taking things into their own hands without the need to pay the expensive art fair fee. Good or bad? Not sure yet.
Anyway Art Week should prove to be quite interesting with many things popping up. Di Sini festival by Chan+Hori. Gillman Barracks and the Civic District coming alive. Too many things going on. Can't cover everything especially if you aren't on leave.
Anyway back to Foster Emporium. The gallery has been transformed into an Emporium and is retailing Art and Design, and many items produced by artists or independent makers or craftsmen. To use a word that has been used too loosely, artisanal.
Anyway to stick to the art, it's mainly works from the FOST stable. Artists which we associate with FOST, Jimmy Ong, John Clang, Ang Song Ming, Izziyana Suhaimi, Heman Chong, Bovey Lee.....
I respect these artists who have signed on with FOST or any artist that has committed to a gallery. And I think it should be the way. Flying solo is not easy for an artist unless they want to handle the business end of things and they know what they are doing. And being promiscuous gallery-wise is not a good thing either.
Most of the works you have seen before.
But Tan Wyn-Lyn showed some new works. It was her signature style of painting but on small blocks of wood and placed onto a mirrored pedestal. The works were really nice. And the works go really well as a group. I understand they were sold individually, but I really feel that they should go as a group. Really like where she is going with her works. The one at Shared Coordinates at Arts House was really good too. She has really improved from her last solo and the works shown at Art Basel HK last year.
Artwork of the month awardee!
Point for collectors: Strong buy rating. She's a passionate and involved artist.
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