First week of school started this week to prepare us for the coming block test. Taxing enough, but we had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go for the Art Stage exhibition held at Marina Bay Sands Expo Basement 2 the day before! Held annually, the Art Stage is an exhibition that display art works from all over the world, including Singapore itself.
The challenges posed to us were to look out for artworks that correspond to the artistic strategies that we were assigned to. [For me, I was to search for artworks that reinvented media forms or challenged pre-conceived conventions (of everyday life), akin to Rene Margritte.] Apart from that, we also needed to search for works that correspond to the coursework theme we were dealing with.
Having arrived at around a quarter to four in the venue, I eventually felt that spending too little time in a huge exhibition was not worthwhile. I continued to explore the premises on my own after 5pm, while the others left the convention centre sooner than I did. Looks like indeed, curiosity pays, in discovering artworks that I have never seen before. [not to mention adding some of them to my personal favourites list.] For artworks that I may not understand just by looking at them, [some of them did not come with a description, FYI] it does not hurt asking the artists themselves or the exhibitors for the rationale behind the artworks created.
Treasure this rare opportunity at MBS Expo and Convention Centre, H2 art mates. Meanwhile, all the best for the coming block tests!
0 comments:
Post a Comment