2013, Digital Print, 841 x 594 mm, Series of 3 By MUHAMMAD RAZALI BIN PUASA, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School (Secondary), Art Teacher Dark, dingy and dripping with unseen dangers, derelict buildings form the alley. It offers a quick connection, but often accompanied with the smell of stale urine, the sight of garbage and the fear of uncertainty, which oftenprompt its user to forget its […]
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2014, Acrylic on Canvas, 35 x 45 cm By LOW SOK HUI, Hwa Chong Institution, Subject Head, Art Past Present subverts the idea of acrylic on canvas. Made of dried paint peeled off discarded palettes, this work continues working with the medium of acrylic, albeit in a different manner. Each piece of dried paint takes on […]
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2013-2014, Digital print and drawers, Dimensions Variable By LOKE PUAY YIN, Hua Yi Secondary School, Art Teacher The artwork examines the relationship between the artist and her possessions in transition from one home to another. Living in land-scarce Singapore, our dwellings become smaller and smaller. We are confounded by the dilemma of what to keep […]
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2014, Stoneware and threads, Dimensions Variable By LIM MUI HOON, AMANDA, CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent, Art Teacher The hyphen has a dual purpose: it connects and yet it separates. This tension between connecting and separating is prevalent in family relationships, where differences in personality and lifestyle often drive a wedge between parents, children and siblings. The desire to be free […]
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2014, Mixed Media, 400 x 20 cm By LEE MUN YEE, Orchid Park Secondary School, Head of Department, Aesthetics The work is inspired by the geological forms of stalactites and stalagmites of Luray Cavern and the magnificent Grand Canyon. The two sites are formed by entirely different geological processes: the former by mineral deposits and the latter by erosion of uplifted […]
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2014, Stoneware, Dimensions Variable By LEE KOK HIAN, MARK, Telok Kurau Primary School, School Staff Developer Thought or personal view in the mind is non-visual. No one will know unless it is expressed, either in spoken words or in actions. To put a thought or view into expression, we are making our view visible and it may sometimes need courage. Do you have the courage […]
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2013, Canes, metal frame chairs, Dimensions variable, Series of 2 By LEE CHOONG YUAN, LORRAINE, Student, National Institute of Education The rattan cane is an object imbued with significance and meaning. This relates to the cultural significance we attribute to it, from seeing it as a household item alongside a disciplinary symbol. The relationship we have with […]
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2014, Metal Wire Sculpture, 350 x 150 cm, Series of 3 By KOH PO YIN, ANGELINE, Springdale Primary School, Art Coordinator How do we behave when we are exposed to new challenges and situations? The state of our behaviour is not constant, but changes and evolves markedly over time, comparably to that of the lifespan development of living creatures, where metamorphosis occurs. Human […]
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2014, Time-Stamp Machine, cards, instruction sheet, Machine 15 x 16 x 19 cm, Cards 10.5 x 7.5 cm By KAREN YEH, National Junior College, Art Teacher The viewer enters the site and sees the time-stamp machine. He or she draws a card from the stack and stamps the date/time of arrival to the exhibition. Before […]
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2014, Photography scratch cards, 5 x 9 cm By XIE SHANGYI , Nanyang Girls’ High School, Art Teacher JOSCELIN CHEW, Student, Goldsmiths College, University of London All yours is a collaboration piece exploring the complexities of the Ancient Greek term of the ‘hyphen’. By bridging two separate words as one, the term seemingly draws connotations between the two, yet […]
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2014, Plaster in Glass Jar, 10 x 11 cm, Series of 12 By HAIROL MD HOSSAIN, Anderson Secondary School, Art Coordinator This installation – where I cast my own lips using plaster bandage – depicts the everyday restraint in my speech. Spray-painted red, the lips illustrate the desire to be heard. But our words are sometimes trapped in a vacuum. We celebrate freedom of speech and expression. […]
Read more "Re-straint… (2014)"a-edge The choices we make every day as teacher-artists are created from a purpose within. This deeper sense of a quiet self-awareness, in making a decision to articulate through the process of our artistic expression is often transformational. We celebrate this idea through this third series of exhibitions by teachers who find the time and […]
Read more "Foreword"“ the hyphen though not as huge as an elephant still does gargantuan jobs for amongst a host of things it does it can bring words together to make them one…” – Raj Arumugam, Singapore poet a|edge, an acronym for ‘Art Educators’ Developmental & Generative Explorations’, is an annual art teachers’ exhibition. The exhibition theme changes […]
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2014, Broom, Dustpan, and Paper, Dimensions Variable By FOO TIANG WENG, Mee Toh School, Art Teacher A common statement used by generations, past and present, onto students. Is it meant to be an encouragement, a threat or both? How does a seemingly well-intended statement reflect on our views, perceptions and regards of sweepers in our society […]
Read more "If You Don’t Study Well, You Will Be Sweeping The Streets (2014)"Organising Team Advisor: Mrs Rebecca Chew Academy Principal, STAR Curator: Ms Daniela Beltrani Artist, Independent Curator and Mr Lim Kok Boon Programme Director (Art), STAR Mdm Victoria Loy Master Teacher (Art), STAR Ms Tang Hui Jing Programme Manager (Art), STAR Ms Grace Kwa Programme Manager (Art), STAR Mdm Ira Wati Sukaimi Programme Manager (Art), STAR Mdm Chun Wee […]
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2014, Digital Print, 203 x 254 mm, Series of 3 By FOO CHANG YONG JOHN, Pei Hwa Secondary School, Art Teacher The uniformity of our concrete landscape has always fascinated me. Personally, I felt this architectural phenomenon has blended into our lives and we depend on it to function and to survive. During this urban experience, I […]
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