reviewing the passing moments

it's been long while. The seoncd year is more taxing. I took Print II, Painting II, Introduction of language(english), English, Western Art History and SHE for first term and Print III, Drawing, Modern Malaysian Art, BM, Phonetic and Study of Language(English) for the second term. The coming third year, I have to get ready to present the proposal for the FYP when semester starts in September 2011. I have decided on the theme and the title, it has to do with the chinese character texts and the chinese auspicious symbols. I will be doing woodcut printing.

this is my final sem2 project. It is called "Ruyi Jixiang". The character texts read: ruyijixiang which is homophonic with the graphic at the lower right hand corner, an auspicious symbol meaning "as you wish". If things can be as you wish, everyone should be happy and blissful. Red is used as background to convey the joy in conjuction with the happy occassion ( could be new year, could be joyful celebration).




For drawing, it was more of collage. See photos below.





I'll continue the theme on print III, using chinese auspicious symbols and texts. will be doing sketches during the term holidays.

Actually just came back from touring Paris and Rome. The Louvre and Orsay Museums are most rewarding. Gallery Academy and Borghese gallery not so exciting. Of course I get to see the original David by Michaelangelo. It's spectacular to say the least. But Sistine Chapel by Michaelangelo is the grand finale of the whole tour. It is awesome. I also saw master artworks of gustav courbet, van gogh, manet, monet, renoir, JL David, Auguste Ingres, Fragonard, Watteau, Poussin, and lots and lots of great artists. It is truely the tour of the aesthetic world. Other than the artworks that draw my focus, I do not find Paris and Rome interesting at all. Not as clean, not as efficient, not as friendly, not as convenient as Singapore. Malaysia is more friendly, more convenient and food is heavenly!!