Kuala Lumpur International Batik (KLIB) Convention and Exhibition 2011

January 5, 2012

It was my third time attending the KLIB as a speaker and the only Singaporean member of The World Batik Council. It is a bi-annual convention held on 9-11 December at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It also coincides with their nationwide batik design competition – The Piala Sri Endon.

This time I shared my experience of our community batik project in Namibia and my views about how to promote batik by making it an accessible experience through community batik projects. My profile below and proceedings from my 2009 presentation titled: High and Low Batik Painting.

Speakers profile of Singaporean artist at the International Convention of Batik.

Page 16 & 17, Handbook for Convention Participants, "The Business of Batik", Kulala Lumpur International Batik (KLIB) Convention & Exhibition 2011, Yayasan Budi Penyayang ©2011.

High and Low Art - Batik painting in contemporary art and traditional practices for craft making.

Proceedings - The Business of Batik, Kuala Lumpur International Batik (KLIB) Convention and Exhibition 2009, ©Yayasan Budi Penyayang 2011, Page 57 & 58,

 

 

 


DiverseCity – Connecting Communities through Art

January 5, 2012

Publication to accompany the Singapore Internationale exhibition 2011. Held at the Gallery, School of the Arts, Singapore from 2 – 11 December 2011.

Singapore artist in Namibia for international art and cultural exchange programme

DiverseCity, Comecting Communities through the Art; © Singapore Internationale, 2011; Page 62,


Art Commentary: Making Things Right When We Are Wronged

December 27, 2011

This is an extremely late post. I found this article and response for the Malay Newspaper exactly a year ago today. Its my response about the writers misconception about artistic development of the Malays in Singapore. I thought its necessary to post it here for posterity. Apologies no translation is available.

Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya's role in promoting art to Malay community in Singapore

My response was to clarify the writer's misconception about the lack of support in the Singapore Malay community.


Post-Exams Community Batik @ Griffith Primary School

November 11, 2011

students from every level contributing their part

students painting the community batik

the completed 5 meter community batik


Graffiti Workshop @ Nan Chiau High School

November 4, 2011

students spraying their characters on the wall

spraying the words sincerity and perseverance

students and their instructor with their completed graffiti

wall with the completed characters that they have created


Post-Exam Graffiti Workshop @ Griffith Primary School

November 3, 2011

students spraying their graffiti on walls

students spraying the wall

complete graffiti wall and the students

A completed wall done by the students


Griffith Primary School Post-Exam Batik Workshop

October 31, 2011

students doing the waxing, tjanting and painting

tjanting, waxing, painting, hot pot, hot stove, students, batik painting

painting, batik, dye, batik, students

 


Graffiti Workshop @ Fuchun Primary School

October 28, 2011

students starting on their own graffiti on paper

graffiti at fuchun primary school

students at fuchun primary doing a graffiti workshop

one of the completed walls


Graffiti Workshop @ Admiralty Secondary School

October 27, 2011

students with one of the graffiti walls

students with second completed graffiti wall


Watercolour Painting Workshop for Art Club @ Punggol Primary School

October 27, 2011

Students with their artworks

primary one and two students getting their brain juices flowing

dry on wet technique taught to the students

students painting their artworks


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