Month: March 2017

As we delved ourselves in technology throughout these years, we often forget our beautiful planet that is on the brink. With all the catastrophes happening around the world, it becomes clear to us that we are responsible for these environmental impacts and that it is time to care for our planet.

With cameras everywhere on the streets and the introduction of having a small chip inside us, the question starts to haunt us whether we still have privacy and security. Below is a fashion film by photographer Nick Knight. It features footage from security cameras and presenting Kate Moss as she does her daily routine. Watching it like in a stalker’s perspective.

For the styling workshop I wanted to take inspiration from construction workers uniform. Taking colour ideas from the hi-vis garments, brightly coloured caution tapes etc. As I don’t have hi-vis clothing for the workshop, I plan on buying hi-vis tape and use it to create stripes of neon coloured tape onto the clothes.

These are some of the photos that I admired the most from Wolfgang Tillmans. I love the two images shown above of a flower and a close of a neck as a ‘set’ as the juxtapose each other in size but both create a feeling of delicateness and fragile-ness.  And they also have similar tones in terms of colour. I also liked the image of a fly on crab shells, it looks disgusting in a way but beautiful at the same time. The images of the ocean and the sea creates a calming and tranquility vibe, and it feels home to me as I grew up near the sea.

Richard Aldrich

Walking into the wide and well lit exhibition space, the first thing that I was drawn to was this portrait shown on the right (above) titled ‘Stranger in a Strangeland’ because it had more details and depth compared to the other works like the one on the left (above). They are both minimal but the ‘Stranger in a Strangeland’ makes you look at it for longer, more in detail. These canvases are really big with a lot of negative spaces.
David Salle

Above is close up image of ‘Dean Martin in “Same Lame Running”‘ and it was the first thing that I saw that stood out to me the most because of the contrast between the dark portrait image and the light coloured painting around it. I was also drawn to the detail of her face and hands of where the shadow and highlight sits.

David Brian Smith

Unlike the spaces for the other artists at Saatchi Gallery, the room for David Brian Smith was a little gloomy compared to other spaces but it works well with his neon/pastel coloured paintings. It gives a little contrast. Also, being in the darkly lit exhibition, the painting gives light to the room. Immersing yourself while looking at the painting, as if you’re right there – part of the painting.