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Xie Shangyi // Nanyang Girls’ High School // Digital Manipulation // 3 Ipads Will there be a day when education become as addictive as games? This artwork adopts an 8-bit aesthetics of classic arcade games. The nostalgic ‘Space Invader’ game parallels the structured learning environment of a classroom, while the ‘Snake’ game resembles the constant […]

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A…EDGE

a | edge¹ is an annual art teachers’ exhibition organised by the Singapore Teachers’ Academy for the aRts (STAR). Since 2012, a punctuation mark is chosen as a graphical and symbolic stimulus for art creation. The theme for the exhibition, which changes annually, serves as a catalyst for generating conversations between teacher-artists in the fraternity. […]

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Foreword

Practice is an ongoing process. The continuous cycle of one’s artistic practice conceptualising, re-structuring, breaking apart and making whole again mirrors our daily routines of consistent disciplined practice. STAR is pleased to present a | edge, the annual art teachers’ exhibition organised by the Singapore Teachers’ Academy for the aRts in its fourth year running. The Academy encourages Practice […]

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Curator’s Note

A…EDGE 2015 Reflecting…celebrating…looking forward by Christina Arum Sok   “The arts humanize the curriculum while affirming the interconnectedness of all forms of knowing. They are a powerful means to improve general education.” Charles Fowler¹   The importance of arts education cannot be more emphasized; perhaps this comes across as preaching to the choir amongst this audience, […]

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LESSON IDEAS FOR DECONSTRUCTION OF SELF (2015) BY ADZMEY BIN ASMOM

This lesson is suitable for students in : Secondary 2 Artwork title: Deconstruction of self Possible Questions Possible Elegant Task Name of artist: Adzmey Asmom School : Junyuan Secondary School Possible Questions 1. What makes a sculpture? Would you consider this artwork a sculpture? Why? 2. What kind of materials do sculptors usually use? 3. […]

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LESSON IDEAS FOR FIGURES OF SPEECH (2015) BY ANG TZE QI, CHIA WEI HOU, JOANNA NG SHUHUI

This lesson is suitable for students in : Secondary 2, 3 & JC1 Artwork title: Figure of Speech Name of artists: Joanna Ng, Shuhui, Chia Wei Hou, Ang Tze Qi Artwork Lesson Idea description What is drawing? Drawing is essentially a story told through mark making. If a drawing says a thousand words, can we not use […]

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Dead But Alive (2015)

2015, Stop Motion Animation, Dimensions variable By  ANGELINA CHIA, Tampines North Primary School JASJIT KAUR, St Hilda’s Primary School             We were piqued by curiosity of how non-living materials could be manipulated to a living state. The close-up framing of the materials amplifies the textures, details and forms of these materials, evoking a […]

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LESSON IDEAS FOR DEAD BUT ALIVE (2015) BY ANGELINA CHIA and JASJIT KAUR

This lesson is suitable for students in : Primary 5 and 6 Artwork title: Dead but Alive Name of artist:   Jasjit Kaur / Angelina Chia    Lesson Idea description Are inanimate objects truly dead and lifeless? Are we really looking close enough to see the possibility of life in things around us?   Through experimentation […]

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