Thursday, August 24, 2023

Put the A in STEM = STEAM @ National Gallery

S T E A M

Science . Technology . Engineering . Art . Mathematics >


 it has been years since i signed up for f2f art workshop on my own initiative... saw the potential in this one and was so happy with the ideas and info that were gathered... heee


All the 4 trigger artworks are on the P4 MBL routes and I was so excited to find out that these art carts are on loan to schools... just need to be fastest fingers !!! 



< #1 : idea adapted from Rivervale >

inspiration from : Dalam by S Mohdir (Singapore)

"fossilised fish bones and fishes slip between the natural world that we inhabit and the ancient world. The layering of translucent colours and shapes build up into a three dimensional space on a flat surface. Contrasting warm colours like red and orange with cold colours such as blue create an illusion of depth and space. The amorphous and organic shapes construct images of an aquatic world that these fishes inhabit. The title, Dalam means ‘deep’ suggests the deep sea as a world that offers infinite possibilities, a world that humans have yet to explore and understand fully, and hence, a space that provokes imagination for an artist.Dalam adopts the surrealistic pictorial idiom to create an imaginary mindscape of fishes that forms part of his larger oeuvre exploring the natural world." ~ roots.gov.sg



scientific understanding : Understand the relationship between colours and light absorbency and how different colours affect the absorption and reflection of colours.


artistic exploration : explore opaque (construction paper), translucent (tissue paper) & transparent (cellophane) materials to create an artwork informed by their understanding of lights & colours


Art station where i got to make my own "Now you see it, now you don't' artwork... 😅😅😅




< #2 : idea adapted from Seng Kang >

inspiration from : Landscape of Vietnam by Nguyen Gia Tri (Vietnam)


scientific understanding : To ethically source and mix materials from nature to create coloured pigments


artistic exploration : explore colours from natually found materials 




was very excited to see, smell and guess the different ingredients but no like the niam niam-ness from this art exploration... 😝😝😝




< #3 : idea adapted from Rosyth >

inspiration from : Wayang Kulit by Choo Keng Kwang (Singapore)



scientific understanding : Understand the relationship between light sources, objects and the shadows they cast




artistic exploration : explore wayang kulit and alternative materials to make shadow puppets



< #4 : idea adapted from North Vista >


artistic exploration : Compare & Contrast with Wassily Kandinsky's Composition VIII and explore visual (3D) elements to represent music


inspiration from : Music by Tan Ping Chiang (Singapore)



goody bag for us... 😍


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took the opportunity to roam roam around National Gallery after the workshop... 







a pregnant wooden giraffe !!!






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