Artwork Title: [ Back + Forth ] Name of Artist: Nurul I’zzah Bte Basiron School: Cedar Girls’ Secondary School Possible Activities for Engaging with Artwork 1. Identify as many objects as you can from the work. Describe them. 2. Creative Questions (Adapted from: Harvard Project Zero’s Thinking Routines) Brainstorm a list of at […]
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2015, Joss Paper burner, stack of envelopes, matches, Dimensions Vairable By ONG HUI SAN EILEEN, Northbrooks Secondary School This artwork is created in memory of Jone Low, my good friend since Primary 1. Four years ago, she died a sudden death in a boating accident near Mersing. I was in a state of shock upon watching […]
Read more "Dear Jone … with love"Art Form: Assemblage Theme: Friendship Elegant Art Task: Create a memento from found objects/materials to celebrate friendship. Lesson objectives: Students will be able to: explore the deeper meaning of friendship and learn to appreciate and value their friends; understand what is assemblage art and create an artwork with found objects; This […]
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2015, Mixed Media, 20.3cm x 20.3cm (Series of 3) By SERENE LIN-ANG MEIZHEN, Greendale Secondary School A deconstruction of the idiomatic expression “wearing many hats”, this body of work explores the notion of having different roles to play. A mother. A wife. A daughter. A friend. A teacher. A colleague. And who? Themes from these roles […]
Read more "“Who?” (2015)"Artwork Title: “Who?” Name of Artist: Serene Lin-Ang Meizhen School: Greendale Secondary School Possible Guiding Questions For Discussing Art 1. Describe the lines, textures and colours in the paintings. 2. How are these textures created? Where can you find some of these textures in the environment around you? 3. What are some words […]
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2015, Photographs, Objects, Dimensions variable By VICTORIA LOY, Singapore Teachers’ Academy for the aRts Balik Kampong refers to ‘returning to one’s hometown’ in Malay. For me, it means leaving the hectic city life to enjoy a few days of serene village life in Pengerang, a quaint fishing village, the hometown of my in-laws. Each […]
Read more "Heart to Heart to Heart (II): Balik Kampung"This lesson is suitable for students in Secondary level Title of artwork: Heart to Heart to Heart (II): Balik Kampung Name of artist: Victoria loy Medium: Photographs, objects Dimensions variable Possible Guiding Questions for discussing Art Looking: Ten times Two Take a close look at the artwork and list down 10 words that describe what […]
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2015, Illustrations on Photographs, 29.7cm x 42cm (series of 3) By WANG MO, Bedok Green Secondary School Dreams invite people to ponder. I happen to be one, who dreams a lot at night. As if it is not enough, I dream a lot in the day too, or ‘daydream’. Very often, the broken pieces of […]
Read more "My World… (2015)"This lesson is suitable for students in : Secondary 3 Express Artwork title: Illustration on photograph Name of artist: Wang Mo Reference Artist: Johan Thörnqvis Possible Guiding Questions for discussing art What do you consider as the most striking feature of the artworks shown? What do you see in these works? How do you […]
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2015, Photography, 110cm x 30cm By WOON SHER LIN SHERALYN, Orchid Park Secondary School This work examines Singaporeans’ love affair and assumptions with real estate. The artist visited vacant properties where these holes and stains, hidden behind doors and rugs, appealed to her aesthetic senses. This was in contrast to the anxiety of the property agent […]
Read more "A…Void (2015)"This lesson is suitable for students in : Secondary 3′ Artwork title: A…Void Name of artist: Sheralyn Woon Possible Guiding Questions for discussing art What do you see in these photographs? Describe the lines, colours and textures. What do the lines and texture remind you of? Why do you think the artist has chosen […]
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2015, Digital Painting, Dimensions variable By XIE SHANGYI, Nanyang Girls’ High School My mother and I love each other, but I barely know her.” How Else Would I Know You Care is inspired by a conversation during the school parent-teacher meeting where a parent expressed the frustration and helplessness in communicating with the child. […]
Read more "How Else Would I Know You Care (2015)"This lesson is suitable for students in: Lower Secondary Title of artwork: How Else Would I Know You Care Name of artist: Xie Shangyi Possible Guiding Questions for discussing art Spot the differences between the day and night scene. What has changed? What is missing? How long would it take for you to take […]
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2014, Mixed media photography, 594 x 420 mm, Series of 5 By ZAKI ZULFAKAR NOORDIN, Si Ling Secondary School, Lead Teacher, Visual Arts When we are uneasy, we clasp our hands together naturally, until the challenging time has passed. Our hands are twins of each other and so they will band together to support each other in times of need. This is also true whenever […]
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2014, Table, chair, dress, various objects, Dimensions Variable By WOON SHER LIN SHERALYN, First Toa Payoh Secondary, Art Teacher This nascent work examines my own heritage from both a personal and an artistic perspective. It questions the image of the Peranakan culture, as it is portrayed in a commercialised format for the consumption of mass tourism. It also aims at probing the […]
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2010-2013, Pen and ink on paper, 42 x 30 cm, Series of 3 By WANG MO, Bedok Green Secondary School, Art Teacher I am interested in the same subject matter of the female. My ambition in discovering the female persona was matched by a critical anxiety that encouraged me to think deeper about my practice throughout the years of art making. In this series of […]
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