Thought Lines - Berny Tan

This exhibition is held from 11th January to 28th January 2018 at SuperNormal gallery at Kreta Ayer. (Just above Creative Joe's)

Berny Tan did 20 embroideries which she left on the wooden hoop. All were done to rules. Very OCD. Pizza Queen loves it. Saw some other embroidery works at Waxing, Waning (which we didn't feature) but those were interesting. And in this context we are able to understand her works better and  appreciate those better now.

Points for collectors: Really like this series. Looking at her website she has done a lot of other interesting works too. Buy rating. Now she just needs to get into the commercial circuit for us to buy something.

Re:Generation - Jodi Tan, Justin Lim and Yeo Jian Long

This exhibition is on from the 10th of January 2018 to 27th February 2018 over at Fullerton Hote and organised by Theo Arts Professional.

We have featured all these artists previously.

Jodi did more of her still life and abstracted figures. Previously we have seen the cross stitches which she started off the series with and now she goes on with paintings, oil on canvas, acrylic on paper... Really nice works!

Justin Lim has improved with his charcoal drawings. He showed some of his drift project works. And some new ones with flowers which have shown an improvement in skill. But still needs to improve more. We still prefer Chen Yanyun's charcoal works. But his mixed media work with lines (Reverie series) and some geometric shapes are really nice! Think he showed 4 for them.

Yeo Jian Long. People like his works. But we didn't really like those. But he did an interesting pen on paper drawing (After A). And we like those.

Justin Lim's Reverie series

Yeo Jian Long's After A

Points for collectors: Jodi Tan always a strong buy. Justin Lim can buy, especially the reverie series. The other drawings can wait for him to improve first. Yeo Jian Long can buy. I would recommend his After A works and see how he progresses. 

Waxing, Waning - various artists

This exhibition is held from 6th to 14th January 2018 at Ion Art.

It features 22 young artists. Michelle Lim, Deborah Ong, Priscilla Tey, Berny Tan, Justin Lin, Megan Miao, Serene Ng, Michael Ee, Jennifer Ng, Aini Azidah, Rifqi Amirul, Norah Lea, Andre Wee, Rifdi Bin Rosly, Joscelin Chew, Yeo TzeQing, Che XinWei, Vimal Kumar, Zu Orzu, Lim Jun Hong, Nurshafitri Ya'akob and Nur Halimah Jasni.

Some interesting works. Some not. Very varied group of illustrators, photographers, designers, video artists, painters.....

Some of the pieces which we like:

Priscilla Tey

We really like Priscilla Tey's works. Think she is represented by an agent (a/t her website) and does book illustrations. Nice works. I think there are some prints, painting, drawings and watercolour works. Talented lady.

Priscilla Tey

Justin Lin

Justin Lin works mainly with metal. He did a show with Tay Ining (one of our favourite metal fabricator artists) at Flaneur Gallery a few years back. Interesting work. But have to see the rest of his body of works to decide. Think in this case, a good curator for the exhibition would have been useful for us to understand the works better.

Rifdi Bin Rosly

He is definitely a good photographer. The usage of lighting and the composition is great. The exposure and the saturation of the images are nicely done. However, we have seen many similar photographs of this standard. Photographers really need more to set them apart from others and have to open a gap from the recreational photographers who have the best equipment/ means. 

Zu Orzu

Found this work very interesting and intriguing. Would give it a buy rating. But she needs more exposure to mainstream galleries and art collectors for us to firmly recommend our readers to go ahead and get the work.

Nur Halimah Jasni

This is a nice textured work. There is raised texture on the black area too. And has fabric flowers on it. The black textured area reminds me of the work by Warah Rashidi at Kontemporari 2017 a few weeks earlier, also at Ion Art Gallery.

Nurshafitri Ya'akob

She presented a really nice video work. Passed the 1 minute rule. This would definitely get a buy rating.

Che XinWei

She showed these ceramics on a wax base. She also showed the 2 drawers that were shown at VADA. Good ceramist and sculptor.

Rifqi Amirul

This work was on glass. Etching, enamel paint, acrylic and ink on glass. Interesting work. Given a buy rating. He has completed his DFA and is doing his BFA at LaSalle now. Think he is the same DFA batch as Leow Weili and Cassandra Koh (see the VADA posts).

Points for collectors: These are young and talented artists and not in the mainstream Fine Art system. So we are not sure of their longevity and if they will stay on the fine art route. So buy if you think the works are up to par (the works /artists featured aboved are considered up to par) and you want to support these young artists. If you are doing it for monetary/ investment purposes, please consider the pedigree and predicted longevity of the artist before going ahead.

Kontemporari 2017 by Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya (APAD)

This exhibition was held from 22nd December 2017 till 1st January 2018 at Ion Art Gallery.

The exhibition featured the members of APAD and younger artists not from the association were also invited to exhibit.

The quality of the works were varied. Some good and others not so. Interesting to see the varied works in one place.

Nhawfal Juma'at

T:zi

Abu Jalal Sarimon

Warah Rashidi

Nafisah Mohamad

Nhawfal Juma'at

Zulkhairi Zulkiflee

Rofi

Some of the pieces which I thought were more interesting.

Singapore Art Week is coming and the deluge of art events too!

I need to start catching up.

Will try to write about

1. APAD's Kontemporai 2017
2. Waxing , Waning

Things that are coming up

1. Re: Generation at Fullerton Hotel from 10th January 2018 featuring Jodi Tan, Justin Lim and Yeo Jian Long.
2. Folkloristics - Group show at Mizuma which features Zen Teh from 18th January 2018.
3. RAID - Tiong Bahru Air Shelter on 13th January 2018.
4. Shared Coordinates - at the Arts House from 20th January 2018 featuring Artists from ROH projects, Fost Gallery, Silverlens and Edouard Malingue Gallery.
5. Accelerated Intimacy - Sarah Choo - Yeo Workshop.

These are the confirmed ones i know of. But I am sure there will be tons more, think Chan + Hori is showing Dawn Ng.