MANGA & ANIME! JAPAN @ Japan Creative Centre

A Journey from the History to Modern Day Inspirations

Master piece you don't want to miss!!

OIC Artist colaboration art piece

A Media room around the corner for animation viewing and manga reading

fisheye lovers photo competition

Love makes the world go round! We are fishing for the best fisheye couple self-portraits. Snuggle in a circle and show us love is never square this Valentine’s Day! The new Lomography Fisheye No.2 Pink Edition and other fishy treasures proudly sponsored by lomography await you in the deepest ocean! Hook on to www.lomotionsg.com for more details!

Fab-Fibe Show 2009

Aother friend of mine, Roomism is holding an exhibition on the multi-possibilities of fabric and paperFestive. This is the third year they making effort to get artists and designers around the world to do the collaboration for the toy skin design. Check out the artist's works at this 3 days event!

Date: 18 - 20 December 2009
Venue: Sculpture Square (view map)
Check out event detail on ROOMISM and FB

Michael Lau @ Zinc Art Space, Kuala Lumpur

source picture from www.streething.com

I came across this from a friend's FB photo coincidentally and realized Michael Lau is holding an exhibition in Malaysia! There are many artisits with unique styles but I particularly love his originality. He is a very hands-on artist. I'm dying to see his works!!!

Check out the official website

Solo exhibition by Koh Cheng Kuan

Lucha no Libre

The magnificent set up, colorful masks, high acrobatics difficulty fight, and rapid sequences of holds and moves are the elements which make the Mexican free wrestling an all time famous. However the gorgeous trick or the swift and fierce style cannot hide the fakeness essence of the sport. All the deathliest fight, one climax after another, including the victory and defeat are under the prearrange program situation. However, the audiences are still crazy about it and chooses to believe everything happened in the arena are real.

不自由的自由摔角手
华丽的包装、瑰丽的面具、如同耍杂技般高难度而令人叹为观止的搏斗，皆是墨西哥自由摔角能够风靡全球的元素。只是，再绚丽的花招，再凌厉的招式，都隐藏不住其虚伪的本质。然而，在明知道所有的生死搏斗、高潮迭起，包括胜负都是预先安排好的戏码的情况底下，观众却依然选择为之疯狂，甚至选择相信擂台上发生的一切，都是真实无误的。

A friend holding his 2nd solo exhibition, reminded me his words at his 1st exhibition, Pandora boxes,"“革命尚未成功！” . He's now back for his 2nd one, even greater master pieces!

Venue: Metro Fine Art
Legend Hotel, Ground Floor,
100 Jalan Putra,
50350 Kulala Lumpur

28th Nov - 12th Dec 2009

www.shinkenart.com

Lets drop by to show some loves!

Fabric Fun Dolls Exhibition 2008

Welcome to Fabric Fun Dolls Exhibition 2008
@ Basheer City Room Gallery (view map)

Date: 21-30 November 2008
Time: 11am-8pm.
Venue:
231 Bain Street, # 04-19,
Bras Basah Complex, Singapore 180231

Info: nana.roomism@gmail.com
Website: www.fabric-fun.blogspot.com

Boxy Bat Collaboration Project

More then 100 Dolls design and Unique boxy bat designed by young illustrators and designer from Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Friends Soloist (a.k.a. Wei Loon) & Buwawa showing their fun creation BatDNA & Faric Fun Doll! This is the most complete exhibition since they first started a year ago. There are Loads of passion and effort to see them making this far, salute!! Show your love and be there!

Playground Exhibition!

Playground: A Playful Photography Exhibition
opening night : 7 nov 08, 7.30pm
date & time : 8 & 9 nov 08, 12pm to 10pm
venue : post-museum, showroom
address : 107+109 rowell rd (little India)(click for the map)

More info "Its Playtime!" and Lomotion!

Do drop by have fun at the lomography Playground!



Exhibition afterward






Playground cleaning up

pandora's boxes exhibition

I made a trip back to Kuala Lumpur specially to support my college friend, Shinken's (a.k.a. CK) first solo exhibition. Contemporary paintings that extended the Greek mythology of pandora's box. The show speculates curiosity and the definition of hope while living in this uncertain society.







shinken 本尊

I asked him how he felt that day and he said “革命尚未成功！”

Let's look forward to more great works from him! I wish him all the best!
Check out more of his works here!
more news and pictures at pipit

Apart from his solo works, I am pleased and honoured to be invited to be part of a collaborated painting for this exhibition. The brief is to depict my interpretation of the theme, pandora's box.

Here's my contribution:




希望方程式
Reformulated Hopes

Acrylic on canvas 12" x 12"

Perfection is the key to survive. Frustration leads one to seek a better way out. Always looking for a better choice and finding a sounder solution that will make things better. The hope to turn things around.

In order to solve the problem, a great deal of effort and sufficient hard work are required. By keeping still, hesitating in doubt, plain waiting and hoping, will never solve the problem. The process of analysing, judging and deciding becomes a formula to every problem.

Turning the symbolic character of pandora's box into a cubic puzzle, the painting denotes hope and optimism. Life is like a complicated puzzle. It's no mystery. For if you try hard enough, all you need is a combination of formula to solve it. Let's try our best combinations!





Is there an easier way out?

Keep hoping. Keep trying. Keep solving. Keep breathing. Keep living.