Diametrically opposed to my previous post, Bharat Sikka’s Indian Men is a series that well…focuses on Indian men. While the palette is decisively darker (shades of Edward Hopper), the sitters’ colorful personalities shine through. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Indian Men“) © Bharat Sikka, 2002 These environmental portraits are filled with interesting characters – all males [...]
I’m surprised that I’ve not come across this Korean photographer but Koo Sung Soo’s Magical Reality really caught my eye. The series consists of images filled with brightly colored manmade “monuments” – fake Statues of Liberty, a karaoke room (aptly named False Orchestra), odd trees and spaces that seem to be from pages of a [...]
Finally, some time for musing. The past month had been extremely hectic especially at the day job – hence the lack of posts. Nevertheless, I’m committed to injecting life back to the blog. Just a passing thought today but it’s as if we spend 80% of our time on 20% of the things that we [...]
Helping to pass the word along for a call for papers for the upcoming CAA conference in New York, Feb 2011. Art-related academia is way beyond my capabilities but I’m sure some of you readers may find it interesting. Read on for more information. Transcultural Visuality: Photography in East-Asia The session will focus on photography, [...]
TOP, Three Elderly Entertainers, Beijing © Liu Zheng, 1995 Talk about East meeting West. Sanatorium, a gallery in Turkey, is showing an exhibition on Chinese contemporary photographers, Passing China, from March 25 to April 24. This is in collaboration with Eli Klein Gallery from New York. A look at the list of artists reveal some [...]
Dennis Rito was kind enough to show me around Manila when I was there last year. His new series, UNLIMITXT, strikes a deep chord with me. Like the many netizens out there, my existence is intricately linked to my virtual self, usually kept on life support when I’m on the move through my mobile phone. [...]
Taking a break from all the blogging and juggling of my duo-life. Will be back for reservist training for the next three weeks. A good time to take my mind off my day job, the chaos that usually ensue and feeling guilty about not posting here. Hopefully, I will get some reading/thinking done at night [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“??/Looking Afar“) © Lei Jianyou Lei is a young photographer from Zhejiang, China. A self-taught photographer with a short history behind him, his works carry a certain heaviness. He infuses elements of melancholy romanticism in his pictures of abandoned objects, often resulting in works that are both beautiful and painful to [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“9#, Sk8 and Toy-kyo“) © Joji Shinamoto Street culture graces the portfolio of Japanese photographer, Joji Shimamoto, as he traverses between New York City and Tokyo. Born and raised in Japan, he has since relocated to the Big Apple as a freelance photographer. Recently featured in Japan’s Photographica magazine and studio [...]
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“November“) © Gloria Chung I know it’s only the end of January but Gloria Chung’s November series made me think a little about how time flies. Turn one round on the spot you’re standing on and you would be saying goodbye to 2010 already. This year has been pretty packed and [...]
