Anyway the following are some pictures of works which were shown at SEA Focus.
We will be detailing Faris Nakamura's presentation at Richard Koh Fine Arts in a separate post.
Interesting exhibitions which we attend. Mainly paintings but everything Art in Singapore with hot collector tips.
Saturday, 30 March 2019
SEA FOCUS
This inaugural exhibition was held from 24th to 27th January 2019 at Gillman Barracks in case Art Stage didn't materialise whch was the case.
Anyway the following are some pictures of works which were shown at SEA Focus.
We will be detailing Faris Nakamura's presentation at Richard Koh Fine Arts in a separate post.
Anyway the following are some pictures of works which were shown at SEA Focus.
We will be detailing Faris Nakamura's presentation at Richard Koh Fine Arts in a separate post.
Supper Club - Alvin Ong
This exhibition was from 23rd January to 24th February 2019 at Yavuz Gallery over at Gillman Barracks.
This time Alvin has arrived. From the last solo show at Chan Hampe a few years ago which wasn't that good yet, then onto the European inspired works at Taksu and with Yavuz at the Millenia Walk AGAS show where improvement was shown and now onto these brilliant works.
We at 75GOP love the works. Some might have issues with the colour palette, the certain ways he deals with subject and the garish works. And we agree that the garishness could have been more subtle as his technical skill doesn't need to be in your face to make the work stand out.
Points for collectors: Buy rating. I think he sold out most works. Now that he has arrived, hope he continues moving to the next destination.
This time Alvin has arrived. From the last solo show at Chan Hampe a few years ago which wasn't that good yet, then onto the European inspired works at Taksu and with Yavuz at the Millenia Walk AGAS show where improvement was shown and now onto these brilliant works.
We at 75GOP love the works. Some might have issues with the colour palette, the certain ways he deals with subject and the garish works. And we agree that the garishness could have been more subtle as his technical skill doesn't need to be in your face to make the work stand out.
Points for collectors: Buy rating. I think he sold out most works. Now that he has arrived, hope he continues moving to the next destination.
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
In random order - Kray Chen, Heman Chong, Grace Tan and Syagini Ratna Wulan
This exhibition was held from 23rd January to 3rd March 2019 at FOST gallery over at Gillman barracks.
It features the 4 artists but we'll talk mainly about the Singapore ones.
Kray Chen showed his waiting for bird series. Two different editions this time , of which one was shown previously at Art stage by Grey projects a few years back.
Heman Chong showed a painting, book covers and his back door series.
Grace Tan showed a few installations. An interesting piece was the one with blue pigment which stopped flowing down to the lower level of the work and was left in stasis, ready to start flowing again if you give it a tap.
Point for Collectors: Heman Chong buy rating. Like his works and he's active in the art scene. The works are priced a bit on the high side but at least his work can sell at auction. Kray Chen. Buy rating. We like his humour and like his videos too. Grace Tan, buy rating too, nice sculptures/ installation.
It features the 4 artists but we'll talk mainly about the Singapore ones.
Kray Chen showed his waiting for bird series. Two different editions this time , of which one was shown previously at Art stage by Grey projects a few years back.
Heman Chong showed a painting, book covers and his back door series.
Grace Tan showed a few installations. An interesting piece was the one with blue pigment which stopped flowing down to the lower level of the work and was left in stasis, ready to start flowing again if you give it a tap.
Point for Collectors: Heman Chong buy rating. Like his works and he's active in the art scene. The works are priced a bit on the high side but at least his work can sell at auction. Kray Chen. Buy rating. We like his humour and like his videos too. Grace Tan, buy rating too, nice sculptures/ installation.
Monday, 11 March 2019
Print Room - Collect - Ang Song Nian, Robert Zhao, Woong Soak Teng
This exhibition is held from 11th January to 30th March 2019 over at Deck at Prinsep Street near La Salle College of the Arts.
The exhibition showed Robert Zhao's works from his With Nature and a Camera series, dealing with how nature interacts with Man and the urban landscape and how nature has adapted to it.
Ang Song Nian showed his Hanging Heavy on My Eyes series, where he documents the Haze and the Psi reading and interprets it and presents it with a range of gradated photos of different shades of gray. And I believe the photos are processed using traditional darkroom processing.
Woong Soak Teng showed Ways to tie trees, which showed pictures of tied trees.
Points for collectors: Robert Zhao has a good following and he does nice work. He is recognised by the Art Gods and is well collected. For that he gets a buy rating. But personally we are giving him a hold rating. Because we have seen a lot from him and a lot of the same. Though each series touches on different things the end result is very similar. Ang Song Nian's series is interesting and he does good work too. He gets a buy rating too. Woong Soak Teng, we don't know enough to give a fair assessment.
The exhibition showed Robert Zhao's works from his With Nature and a Camera series, dealing with how nature interacts with Man and the urban landscape and how nature has adapted to it.
Ang Song Nian showed his Hanging Heavy on My Eyes series, where he documents the Haze and the Psi reading and interprets it and presents it with a range of gradated photos of different shades of gray. And I believe the photos are processed using traditional darkroom processing.
Woong Soak Teng showed Ways to tie trees, which showed pictures of tied trees.
Points for collectors: Robert Zhao has a good following and he does nice work. He is recognised by the Art Gods and is well collected. For that he gets a buy rating. But personally we are giving him a hold rating. Because we have seen a lot from him and a lot of the same. Though each series touches on different things the end result is very similar. Ang Song Nian's series is interesting and he does good work too. He gets a buy rating too. Woong Soak Teng, we don't know enough to give a fair assessment.
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Mind(less) Wilderness - Nandita Mukand
This exhibition is held from 17th January 2019 to 2nd March 2019 over at Miaja Gallery (in collaboration with Ikkan Art Gallery) at the Robertson Quay area.
This show was a collection of her works over the past years. She showed paintings which were the prelude of her sculptural works. She also showed her progression; her flat wall works, the Interwoven landscapes and the sculptural wall works. Similar to the ones shown at One East Asia earlier.
In addition to things which she had shown before are also newer paintings. She showed the piece that was shown at VADA and some newer works also (post Vada but pre sculptural). Those paintings were nice too, she definitely showed progression in her paintings. She also showed her European residency works.
But the main feature was the newer wall sculptural works which are more complex and more chaotic to represent decay and the way nature and the urban mix. Also she showed larger free standing sculptural works, something she had been thinking about as she had shown a one small work/ study at One East Asia.
Points for collectors: Nandita is a strong buy. Love her works. She has many friends in the art circle. But a slightly different circle in the art Venn diagram. Good that she has moved to a better gallery, but still not a major gallery who has their base of collectors who they can place the works with. It's now a matter of opportunity for her rather than skill here.
This show was a collection of her works over the past years. She showed paintings which were the prelude of her sculptural works. She also showed her progression; her flat wall works, the Interwoven landscapes and the sculptural wall works. Similar to the ones shown at One East Asia earlier.
In addition to things which she had shown before are also newer paintings. She showed the piece that was shown at VADA and some newer works also (post Vada but pre sculptural). Those paintings were nice too, she definitely showed progression in her paintings. She also showed her European residency works.
But the main feature was the newer wall sculptural works which are more complex and more chaotic to represent decay and the way nature and the urban mix. Also she showed larger free standing sculptural works, something she had been thinking about as she had shown a one small work/ study at One East Asia.
Points for collectors: Nandita is a strong buy. Love her works. She has many friends in the art circle. But a slightly different circle in the art Venn diagram. Good that she has moved to a better gallery, but still not a major gallery who has their base of collectors who they can place the works with. It's now a matter of opportunity for her rather than skill here.
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