Painting of The Week: 2

Title: Forum romain ou Vue pres le Palatin
         Forum Roman or Seen close the Palatine            one

Artist: Felix Valloton

Year: 1913

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Style: Post-Impressionism

Genre: Landscape

Description: Collumns and ruins. Scenic view.

                       Warm and hints of cool colours.

Painting of the Week: 1

Artist: Norman Prescott-  Davie

 Title: Honeysuckle

Date: 1890

 Medium: Oil on Board

This painting is absolutely lovely. The unfocused and soft look featured on the countenance of the lady goes well with the subdued yellow she's wearing. The crowned Honeysuckles she adorns, compliments her well. Everything about the painting screams simple yet delicate, and I just love it.

Forced Connections excersice

For the last day of Creative Thinking class, we presented our project which started on the 1st of October til today. So it was based on Forced Connections.

We were supposed to choose 2 objects out of six and connect it to the given emotions.

Emotions                 Objects
Creative                    Pencil
Sad                             cup
Brave                         candle
Hardworking           plug
Greedy                      computer mouse
Passionate                clock

My group and I chose the cup and candle. I had focussed solely on the cup and made several sketches to which I thought would serve as a proper example.

My rough sketches on the cup

With all those, we came to a final decision in which we chose the better example and presented it to our lecturer.
So here are our final..

The Cup

Creative: Opening different.

Brave: A knight with a sword

Passionate: Abstract swirled designs, forming a heart shape at the top.

Hardworking: Muscles at either sides.

Greedy: Many compartments for more drinks.

Sad: An upset cup. Upside down to show sadness.

The Candles                                                          

Sad: Made to look like Dripping wax

Brave: Human climbing at the sides

Creative: A Light bulb with the candle inside

Passionate: A heart formed by two candles when come together.

Greedy: Loads of candles.

At the end of presenting it to our lecturer, he told us it was alright. We played more with the extra designs and details. If we were to cover the side of the arms of the cup for example, it would just be a regular cup.

If I were to cover the sides,

It'll look like a normal cup.

Though he did mentioned that the Greedy and Passionate cup was alright. I guess it is due to designing the form. If I were to cover the Greedy cup at the sides, I'd still see the original design.

It was indeed confusing when my lectured explained the first time. But, we finally understood what he meant as he gave us examples. I think this topic on Forced Connection and the exercise was indeed helpful. It'll help me in the future, I'm sure.

Underwater gallery by Jason deCaires

An underwater gallery? Yup, it exists and continues fascinating its audience.
A project founded by artists, Jason deCaires and 2 other organizations, had created over 500 permanent life-sized human sculptures and set it underwater in an underwater museum called MUSA, formed in the waters of Cancun.
This project was very ambitious, attracting vast amount of visitors.

What the artist intended to portray, was the interaction between art and the environmental science.
Each of the sculptures has specialized materials to promote coral life and attract algaes to enhance the sculptures.

In my opinion, this installment is very creative and fascinating. Its rather uncommon to view galleries underwater. So, Jason deCaires's experiment with a whole new setting is very clever.
Moreover, the algaes that has attached itselves to the sculptures give the art a more ancient and imaginative feel.
All in all, Jason deCaires really created a masterpiece.

Video: Making of Chanel's Fall/Winter 14/15 Haute Couture

Fall-Winter 2014/15 Haute Couture CHANEL Show - YouTube

I really don't know where to start...
After watching the making of Chanel's Fall/Winter 2014/15 Haute Couture, I can never express my deep admiration towards this famous designer label.

Those intricate details..the luxurious fabrics..the smooth cuttings..are just incredible! Now I understand why their pricings are rather high.
Chanel has always been one to put their Couture collection on a high end level, adorning their apparels with such lavishness.
All that makes me hope that I'd achieve such high level of skills and be as great as Chanel.
Karl Lagerfeld deserves a huge round of applause!

Disney Fashion Collaboration

Wouldn't it be a dream came true if top fashion designers actually designed a Disney Princess-inspired gown!?
Well, we don't need to wish it as it has already been granted.

In 2013, there was a Disney and Harrods collaboration with few top designers as Ellie Saab, where they created a collection of gowns, inspired by the well-known Disney princesses.

These ten designer Disney inspired dress were displayed for public viewing in Christie's auction. And later on, they were auctioned off to raise money for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity.
The collaboration prooved to be succesful.

Personally, I think that the collaboration was worth it as not only did they did it for charity, but those dresses they created evoke a sense of childhood nostalgia in almost all the audiences who were clearly fascinated by the works.
These types of collaboration should indeed carry on in the future and I do hope that I'd be able to contribute.

Without further ado, here are all ten of the dresses...

Aurora by Elie Saab

Rapunzel by Jenny Packham

Pochahontas by Roberto Cavalli

 Ariel by Marchessa

Belle by Valentino

Cinderella by Versace 

Jasmine by Escada 

Mulan by Missoni 

Snow White by Oscar de la Renta

Tiana by Ralph & Russo

Latte art

As I wake up in the morning, I always crave for for coffee as does almost everyone!
Just who exactly don't love coffee? The filling aroma..the exquisite taste..are just so wonderful.

But what about the visual look of a coffee!?
Now is the time to introduce Latte art!
Latte art is a method of preparing coffee created by pouring steamed milk into a shot of espresso and resulting in a pattern or design on the surface of the latte.

It is rather difficult to create it consistently, not due to the skills, but the demanding conditions required of both the espresso shot and milk. Nonetheless, Baristas still pour their passion into cups of coffee, making it more visually appealing.

Here are some images of Latte art that I find to be stunning.

The uncomfortable

The uncomfortable, is a project done by Katerina Kamprani. And the title of her work really does sum up all of her re-designed objects.
So, for her project, she decided to create and re-design useful objects, to make them uncomfortable, though still usable.
And just looking through her works, makes me so frustrated! I guess that was part of her intentions..
Her designs doesn't really has a meaningful purpose and message. And as much as its frustrating, i think her works are rather creative and intriguing. She really does think out of the box and its really rare seeing works like hers, in the market and such.
With that, get ready to feel the uncomfort and frustrations I felt!..

My Coffee is ruined...

Try drinking this without looking like a fool...

Lets worry about fitting into them first..

So...

Just how exactly...

One has to be really really skinny..

 Everything is wrong here...

Alright...enough of the annoyance.

Victor Nunes~Turning everyday objects into playful art pieces

An imaginative and playful artist, Victor Nunes, seeks us to expand our minds and creativity. And how is that so?
By combining an everyday objects with simple illustrations.

It seems rather simple, and it is. But not everyone has a mind like Victor Nunes! Few artist has done similar works as him, though I think that he does it better!
He uses even foodstuff into his art collections! For example, celery into a dress, popcorns into a face..and so much more!
Its better if you see it for yourself.
So here are few of his works.....

Analogical thinking~ Expressions on buildings etc.

These are few images of buildings, interior and objects that posesses expressions, similar to that of a human.

It is easy to locate the eyes. But the mouth could be anything, depending on how you focus on it! For me, I see a rather jovial face.

Can you see that shocked face!? Those bright lit eyes...and such a square formation of a mouth..

Taken from the MRT station, the expression seen is rather neutral...

An image of the patterns on my bag seems to have a happy expression...

I've not noticed this..til now..

It's creepy having to carry a bag full of expressions..

Unamused. 

There's a few faces there actually...but try focussing on those green eyes with its mouth hanging open..

Wonder what made it shocked...

 A rather neutral face...

Is it mad on the mat!? Well, technically its actually on the carpet..

Yes. This is a wall that's part of my house.

So why do I have a rather brainwashed-looking expression painted on the wall?

The contractor didn't have enough cement..so he thought painting it that way would be acceptable. I guess that's okay then..

May look a bit blurred. But just concentrate on the papaya fruits. They've formed a smirking face! I guess they just wanted me to get my work done.

Reflection........

I didn't really get why I had to do this project in the beginning. But after some time, with my exploring on these unintentional faces, I finally understand why.
These excercise has made me use my analysis and observational skills. Furthermore, it has quite likely open up my mind to think creatively in my daily life. And I guess it was quite helpful.
As much as its an advantage with the findings of faces, its also rather creepy...
I'm starting to make up faces everywhere!!