CHEN CHEONG SWEE TAUGHT AT MY PRIMARY SCHOOL BEFORE!!!!!

after dark

2010 EOYS

"after dark"

coursework.

argh. i didnt want to post my coursework till everything is done 

pictures below show the progress of my work. 

(picture and word post)
COURSEWORK 2011

• You should include a blog entry where you list all the hyperlinks to the comments that you have made in your peers’ blogs.

• http://esoile.blogspot.com/2011/08/progress.html#comments
• http://esoile.blogspot.com/2011/01/painting-2010-eoys-along-way.html#comments 

•  http://firetruckwentbang.blogspot.com/2011/05/wave.html#comments
• http://firetruckwentbang.blogspot.com/2011/03/converse.html#comments 

•  http://cherfolio.blogspot.com/2011/09/painting-nanyang.html?showComment=1317025698782#c794539692205963129 
• http://cherfolio.blogspot.com/2011/09/doodle-doodle.html?showComment=1317026317449#c3818694908091028730 

• http://un-erasable.blogspot.com/2011/09/handmade-books-ii.html?showComment=1317038941749#c8392012525502711481
• http://iloveaep.blogspot.com/2011/09/dream-and-reality-hits.html?showComment=1317039338997#c3960886369098258267

ceranimal (cera-animal)

continuation from http://sylaep.blogspot.com/2011/02/mysterious-animals.html where i posted my prep

bt2

i saw eli had included her essay as part of her essays. LOL sounds funny. so i'm gonna include mine too, for convenience sake as well haha

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Looking Ahead by Ng Eng Teng, 1987
Bronze,79 x 56 x 29 cm

Growth by Han Sai Por, 1985
Marble, 111.2 x 88.5 x 40 cm

a)Describe the subject matter of both works.

lets get healthy

i love this commercial. i like how they show many people doing a continuous action, i dont know how to explain. isit called time lapse photography? but i like this idea, its fun and gets its meaning across well. the song's cute and catchy too, one of my favourite commercials

what a cute mv!  the way they dance, the way words aren't use. its seriously my first time seeing a 'dancing' mv and not some mv where there is a story line and the singers act it out, or some sexy dance or some group dance. okay im contradicting myself cause this is a group dance but the way they dance is different, just watch and i think you'll understand what i mean.

this is what i call narrating using dance.

viva

viva voce's over!!!!!!
hah!
had mine today, was kinda fun explaining the process, inspirations and my artwork. im satisfied with my work so far, although if given more time, i would add some stuff as mentioned to the mrs tans.
i think viva voce is interesting and fun. it allows me to convey my ideas and reasons behind my work. i think i enjoy doing such presentations? at first prior to the presentation i was a little nervous and i had remedial before it so i didnt have much time to think of what i wanted to say. i guessed i just go with the flow? i explained whatever popped into my mind. i think its important you say what's on your mind for viva voce, what you want to express, and why isit done that way. why not other ways? everyone should make good use of this platform to tell the mrs tans what your work is about. i genuinely enjoyed viva voce, i wouldnt mind a second round but i've said everything i wanted to say already haha. i think i took quite a while for viva voce but im happy that i said everything. the process is kinda fun, i wasn't too formal (not sure whether the teachers mind it) but precisely because i was less formal, it was enjoyable to talk about my work.

to fellow aep-ians/gap-ians(i doubt any gap ppl) who hasnt gone for viva and happen to read this post : ALL THE BEST!!!! its really quite fun so just relax. its nothing difficult and actually you dont really need to prepare. i didnt prepare or plan what i wanted to say. since its your work, you WILL have things to say about it and dont worry about questions cause its your work! you WILL know how to answer the questions. this project is something that we have worked on for months, you WILL know what you are doing and you WILL know how to respond and you WILL know what to say. dont say you dont know, just go there and relax and say everything about your work. i think you would enjoy the process too :}

jon rappleye

Fantastic Planet

acrylic and spray enamel on paper

42.375"x72" 

2008

A Litany in Time of Plague 
acrylic and spray enamel on paper
22.25"x30"

2008

on a side note, mrs tan talked to us a little about PEACH. (read backwards, its an acronym:} ) you need a personal statement, portfolio, maybe interview.

scary.

andy goldsworthy

today we had SOVA lessons as per normal and covered Andy Goldsworthy. He is AMAZING. here are some of his works

                                         (toner value)

(forms, shapes, lines)

introducing an artist the same age as us: lee lip jiang!!! haha, he was in my primary school, he is now in SOTA. never talk to him but his talent is crazy!!! he has this series of work (its ongoing) and it is all base on a simple template of his face

every week or so, he would post a new picture of his face and these pictures are based on themes. so far he has 189 pictures. how cool is that? 

paying for a photo with nude artist

(this essay is slightly informal)

LAST 2 DAYS

i love watercolour

havent lost my touch! im so glad!!!!
its been like almost a year since i used watercolour!!!!!
these are some of the prep drawings that are included in the coursework board. its kinda fast like 10 mins plus per work, excluding drying time. its done on normal a4 size paper, not watercolour paper so the effect is slightly different, like the colours are in patches rather than nicely blended. but i like this kind of texture too. because its not on watercolour paper, the watercolour is quickly absorbed making blending difficult.
i used the lightest colour to paint everything, it acts as a wash, and then i build up the colours. when its all dry, i use pen to outline and fill in details to enhance the works, or else it will look very messy and incomplete. usually people are hesitant to use watercolour because they say they dont know how to blend, not good at it, blah blah blah. i personally think that watercolour will vary from one person to another, just like any other medium. so there's no right or wrong to watercolour, no good or bad. everyone's watercolour painting will come out differently. i personally like watercolour, its one of my favourite mediums. i guess most people are afraid of using watercolour because they are afraid that their work will not come out nice but the most important thing in watercolour is the first step, just like calligraph (calligraphy requires even more courage lol, cause its like irreversible) however, it is reversible for watercolour. :D
i encourage everyone to try out watercolour, its kinda fun and its fast. it covers large areas easily :)

on a side note, some tips on watercolour (im no professional, its just some tips that i think will help base on my own experiences)
1. this will only work on watercolour papers: watercolouring is a reversible process!!!!! just use water and wet the area that you painted wrongly, then use a cloth to rub the paint away (gently rub--> can use cloth of the paintbrush) there may still be stain marks if you're using a dark colour but most of the colour will be gone. <it works only if the accidental paint that you painted/dripped onto the paper is fresh. eg: it wont work that well if painted on for a while and all of a sudden you want to remove that portion of paint. this reversible thing is usually for accidents>

2. for my kind of watercolour painting, use more water. well watercolour is about water and colour right? so if you were to use little watercolour, then i guess it would be slightly difficult to blend? then again, different people have different style!!

3. dont be afraid and just paint. dont worry about the outcome. you can always tweak it a little so that it becomes nicer. its just a come and go thing i guess? art is so veratile, you may never know, what seems ugly to you may seem nice to other people. take this opportunity to try out new things too!!

4. have  a palette. i have a watercolour palette and i dont wash it (i will upload a pic of my palette-> its so dirty!!!! hahahahaha) you dont need to wash you watercolour palette everytime you paint. in fact i dont wash it haha, i just close it and keep it and reuse it again. its very convenient :) in fact, its one of the most convenient painting mediums!!!! its like instant noodles!!! just add water!!!!!!

5. try not to use the hard bristle brush when doing oil paint, like those brush that you use for oil? i dont think the effect for watercolour is very good :/ but watercolour brushes for oil, thumbs up. haha, okay it depends on what kind of painting you are doing


prep work:
watercolour and pen

ECO ART

aurora robson makes art from recycled materials

Robson’s work uses recycled materials to such an extent that she now enjoys receiving junk mail because it gives her new material to create her work. “The language and costly graphic devices and fancy printing used in junk mail gives it a persuasive, positive and personal flavor, making it great fodder for my work. My practice is ultimately about recognizing and embracing new possibilities and encouraging others to do the same,” she writes in her artist’s statement. Some of her more memorable pieces involve plastic bottles carved, cut and twisted into romantic, unrecognizable forms. Like the best artists working with recycled materials, Robson makes the trash she works with a thing of beauty and mystery.

print print print

more of printmaking!! its abit unproportionate. its cause of the angle at which it was taken haha


medium: printing ink, acrylic paint with mixing medium, colour pencils, black marker



on a side note: I NEED A CONCENTRATION PILL ARGH.