Ha Manh Thang [SAM] August 5, 2008

At the Singapore Art Museum, I also saw a set of paintings that caught my attention. It was titled, “The Artist” and “The Artist’s Girlfriend”, 2007, by Ha Manh Thang (1980) from Vietnam.

[ Image taken by me, hence the lousy quality ]
Acrylic on Paper, 255cm x 83cm
The two artworks are in fact paper scrolls, placed [...]

Xu Beihong in Nanyang [SAM] August 2, 2008

Today, Jingjing and I went to the Singapore Art Museum, to check out the Xu Beihong exhibition. (5th April – 17th August).

[ Image taken from Singapore Sights ]
Potrait of a Young Lady, 1940, Oil on canvas
One of the paintings I saw was Portrait of a Young Lady. It depicts a young lady seated on a [...]

AEP Block Test II July 30, 2008

[Images taken from Sun Ran]
Describe the subject matter of these paintings. [Seated Model - Liu Kang][Bandung as a Sea of Fire - Hendra Gunawan]
Seated Model by Liu Kang depicts a woman, or as the title suggests, a model, resting on a black chair with natural scenery as the backdrop. The model is topless and is [...]

AEP Block Test July 30, 2008

Montien Boona, Two Buffaloes
Describe the subject matter by Montien Boonma, highlighting the significance of the materials used
Montien Boonma’s art work comprises of two stools, two rice sacks, a structure shaped like a horn, and a structure that resembles a long, braided rope. The fusion of these respective objects by Montien Boonma has created two figures [...]

AEP essay practice July 16, 2008

Describe one of Han Sai Por’s sculpture.

[ Image taken from boonscafe ]
“Spirit of Nature”, 1991
Spirit of nature consists of 3 structures, each made from granite. The structures are curvy and seemingly resemble the trunk of an elephant or a wave. The shape of each structure is organic, giving the entire figure a sinuous and flowing [...]

Nothing is as simple as black and white February 22, 2008

What are the immediate differences that strike David and Jennifer between their lives in contemporary American suburbia and the idyllic American life in the 1950s as portrayed in the TV soap Pleasantville?

The chief difference that strikes siblings David and Jennifer when they enter Pleasantville is that the world is no longer in colour. [...]