Graffiti wall mural at Coral secondary school

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This big retainer wall behind the school is visible from the MRT track near Pasir Ris Station. Forty-two students from the school’s art club was back in school early on a Saturday morning to bomb the wall with help of guest artists The Killer Gerbil and One Two Delta. We did a lot in one morning and probably could have done more if not for the rain.

“A comprehensive programme that covers both theory and practical aspects of graffiti. Students were fully engaged and were able to complete an amazing twenty-metre mural.”

Mdm Norzalina Bohari

The Killer Gerbil x Alamak

Artist talk and graffiti throw-up demonstration for students at Outram Secondary School participating in my graffiti arts workshop.

Serangoon Secondary School: National Education Graffiti Murals

Serangoon secondary school now have a 40 meter long mural depicting the values of national education in Singapore. The 25 students that participated in our graffiti mural painting workshop were very creative, resourseful and committed to achieve a good piece. Which goes well with their school vision: To be the ‘Home of Achievers’.

“Instructors were able to engage students effectively. Students are challeged to try out new art techniques freely in a non-threatening environment and are taught to differentiate between art and vandalism.”

Mr. Rafi Abu Bakar & Ms. Loo Puay Ling

Showing at ‘Not-that-balai’ in KL, Malaysia

Notthatbalai 2007 is an independent arts festival in Kuala Lumpur, held from Fri (20 July) to 5 August. Singapore art collective p-10 has been invited as guest curator, and they’re putting up a new visual art exhibition entitled ‘Happy Together‘, which will be shown in 2 different locations in KL:

Lost Generation Space and 67 Tempinis Gallery.
The official opening of notthatbalai 2007 will be held on
Sat (21 July) at Lost Generation Space.

I am happy to have one of my earlier brick series batik-installation featured here. P-10 states: ‘Happy Together’ is an exhibition of artworks by Singaporean and Singapore-based artists which seeks to explore the relationships between artists, their artworks and the audience. The artists featured are Li Cassidy-Peet; Cheo Chai Hiang; Amanda Heng, Twardzik Ching Chor Leng and Vincent Twardzik Ching; Jeremy Hiah; Ho Tzu Nyen; Kamal Dollah; Kai Lam; Lee Sze-Chin; Lim Kok Boon; Gilles Massot; Tang Ling Nah; Woon Tien Wei and Joshua Yang.

I really wish I could be there but I have too many workshops now. If you could make the trip, it will be worth it as at the same time in KL, TK Sabapathy is curating the commemorative exhibition for Redza Piyadasa, entitled Piyadasa: The Malaysian Series. This will be held at Galeri Petronas, also from 20 July to 5 August. The opening reception will be held on Thu (19 July).

Caricature drawing workshop at Ping Yi Secondary School

Students participating in the caricature and cartoon drawing workshop were highly engaged in the drawing exercises that they all lend a helping hand at distorting their friend’s face, during an on-the-spot caricature demonstration by artist-instructor Ye Ruoshi.

Post note: We established a website specifically for our caricature drawing services in January 2008 at: WWW.CARTOON.SG. More caricatures for viewing, please click here.

International Summer Camp at Nan Hua High School

Students from all over the world attending the Nan Hua High School’s International Summer Camp had a lesson on the history and practice of batik making. Following that, a hands-on experience in batik painting which they brought back to their homeland as a souvenir of their wonderful experience in Singapore.