Most of us use smartphones every day, and many of us connect to Instagram, but can you ever imagine a smartphone making a huge professional change to one’s life? The story of the Russian new media artist Alan Mirkovich began less than a year ago, when he published on social networks his first ‘photo-painting’ made on his iPhone. Now he has an office in London dedicated to the task of marketing and distributing his work which now sells all over the world. Alan believes his creations not only delight the eye, but also empower the spirit. This claim is validated by therapists and philosophers who love his work. Be inspired!
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a[n]d event – HKwalls 2016
HKwalls is Hong Kong’s annual street art festival. It is an event with which the organisers contribute to bring art closer to our daily lives and at the same time improve the looks of some walls. We got to talk to the artists who are painting multi-storey walls. Have a look!
a[n]d event – Art Basel Hong Kong 2016
The hottest Art Fair in Asia: Art Basel Hong Kong.
Art Basel sits at the epicenter of Hong Kong’s Art Week, which features installation art and a myriad of events which has made Hong Kong a top destination for art world figures.
Design Thinking @ OCBC
Many people think design only relates to things that you can see and touch… but this is far from true… and this next story sets the record straight. Design is about making people’s lives better… and as we will see, a regional banking powerhouse headquartered in Singapore treats this matter very seriously.
OCBC is obsessed with constantly improving the customer experience and has a design team specifically tasked with this duty. Led by a trained architect, OCBC’s design lab applies what he calls design thinking… you will be amazed by the effort that goes into this!
Singapore Contemporary 2016
The Singapore Contemporary Art Show premiered in Singapore during Art Week 2016. The show positions itself as an addition to the much growing mid-tier art market with artworks ranging from S$10,000 to S$100,000 and up.
Singapore Contemporary focuses on enabling interaction between the artists and the visitors, including live artists’ performances, of which we were able to catch those by Jeff Murray, Simon Wee and Madeleine Ekeblad.
As far as we could see, visitors were quite satisfied with what Singapore Contemporary brought to us for the first time this year. Have a look!
Art Stage 2016
A feast for the senses!
Check out what caught our eye and listen to Art Stage founder and president Lorenzo Rudolf’s vision for the fair and how he describes the evolution of the Singapore and SE Asian art scenes.
Take a look!
Atelier visit – Dadi Setiyadi (Indonesia)
Viewing a painting from Indonesian artist Dadi Setiyadi, you are immediately transported into a world that mixes modern with traditional. Dadi’s work embraces cultural influences while exploring their meanings in global and local setting. While Dadi’s work demands engagement and contemplation, they consistently leave viewers with a broad smile on their faces. His work has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions all over the world including Singapore, where his art is proudly on display at the Art Fellas’ gallery. Art that is courageous in subject matter and large in scale… This is Dadi Setiyadi.
a[n]d flashback – Art Stage Singapore 2015
“A fair that has the Basel spirit with a clear Asian identity” (Lorenzo Rudolf)
Step into the highlights of the biggest art fair in South East Asia, Art Stage Singapore!
From dealers, gallerists, and art advisors to collectors and curators, art fairs are where people in the art business do deals! But fairs are also lavish visual emporiums that are open to the general public, where exhibitors are keen to sprinkle the events with spectacular pieces to delight the crowds. Art Stage Singapore is South-East Asia’s signature art fair. It’s an assault of the senses and often takes more than one day to digest… Even then you are left pondering.
Be provoked, be inspired and be turned on by Art Stage Singapore and get ready for the 2016 Art Stage Singapore edition from 21 to 24 January 2016.
Artist meeting – Ngiap Heng Tan (Singapore)
Interesting story about Ngiap Heng Tan is that he wasn’t supposed to be a photographer. He holds an electronic engineering degree and a doctorate, not to mention he undertook certificate in dancing and performing arts. As time goes by, he found passion in photography and he finally debuted an exhibition called ‘Fade’ that was inspired by his Father who suffered from a stroke, at M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. In this exhibition, visitors can easily bring home the hung iPhone photographs as a meditation on how we lose our memories as we age.
a[n]d Journey – Bazaar Art Jakarta 2015
Launched in 2009, Bazaar Art Jakarta has grown to become one of the leading platforms in South East Asia for art lovers, collectors, curators and artists themselves to share their passion. With a variety of international and local galleries, Bazaar Art Jakarta is a not to be missed appointment with Indonesia’s contemporary art world.
Have a look at what and who we spotted at this year’s event!