Category Archives: Art
Art Incubator
The Art Incubator Residency Program is a professional development opportunity for Singaporean artists below 35. It will offer two local residencies and one overseas residency in 2010. Residents will be given a studio space, assigned a mentor and develop new work. They will pay you a stipend of S$1000 for sustenance and S$3000 for materials [...]
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Dayoung Kang
TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“swallow“) © Dayoung Kang, 2009 Dayoung Kang’s swallow series depicts the anonymity and lack of identity in modern society. Faceless characters inhabit the images; unable to communicate with others in the society. The hidden wounds we carry haunt us, yet we continue to swallow the pain. Visit her website here. This [...]
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Kwon Ji hyun
Kwon Ji hyun: I’m so sorry. I’m just, just photographing in the messed up world. Judith Gehring: My sentence was paid for by an innocent dove, whose beauty was distorted so that I would enjoy freedom! Damian Pieniazek: I am too ambitious, that’s why I don’t have enough time for my family. TOP TO BOTTOM, [...]
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Noriko Ishihara
Noriko Ishihara’s works explores the inner human condition. Within our cages lie a multitude of concerns and fears – things that frighten us. The series questions the individual’s inner being and represents them in a whole new light. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“?? (silent and loneliness) world“) © Noriko Ishihara, 2009 Highly abstruse, the images’ [...]
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Kim Ji-Hye
Kim Ji-Hye approached a subject that affects roughly half the human population – the menstrual cycle. She approached individuals who shared with her their greatest concerns/peeves about it and transformed these stories into caricatures. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Menstrual Cycle“) © Kim Ji-Hye, 2009 For an act as natural as breathing, the topic remains mostly [...]
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Serry Park
Serry Park’s series, XO pale white, delineates the meaning of objects in our daily lives. A minimalist piece of work, the simplicity of the images hides the amount of effort placed in creating the set. TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“XO pale white“) © Serry Park, 2009 From her statement: I cannot open the window, nor [...]
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Showcase: Chung-Ang University
Walter Bergmoser, a professor at Chung-Ang University’s Department of Photography, approached me sometime last month to showcase his students’ work which was shown at Bratislava’s Month of Photography. I will be putting up some of the works along the course of this week. One of his students, Jihyun Kwon, won the Best Portfolio award, and [...]
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Wong Hoy Cheong: Days of Our Lives
Playing for Dying Mother, 2009 After Puvis de Chavannes’ “Jean Cavalier jouant le choral de Luther devant sa mere mourante,” 1851 Reading, 2009 After Henri Fantin-Latour’s “La Lecture”, 1877 The Charity Lady, 2009 After Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s “La Dame de Charite,” 1775 TOP TO BOTTOM, from (“Days Of Our Lives“) © Wong Hoy Cheong, 2009 Wong [...]
Chinese Photographers Wanted
The Tao Gallery in Hong Kong is looking for new/young Chinese photographers working primarily in black and white along contemporary themes. Interested parties can send a pdf portfolio to Scott Minick via email. Good luck to everyone who’s applying!
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Passing China