Category: Art/Design

Wanted to post these some time ago, here they are:

Some self-portraits of myself, the one below playing a guitar in a crowd

This is my final exam piece:

An excerpt of the description I wrote:

The two sides are almost mirror images of each other, with each side depicting a different part of the identity and culture of America and Singapore respectively. The artist wishes to portray the distinct differences between the two cultures, as well as showing how Globalization has caused Americanization in Singapore. The aspects of transportation, food, living, housing, military, architectural icons, flora, freedom of speech and climate are involved in this comparison. Each country offers a different point of view, and one can observe the contrast by seeking the mirror image on the other side. Some components of the identity are similar, while other portions of the identity are drastically different. There are also two icons which actually overlap the two sides.

The two sides are almost mirror images of each other, with each side depicting a different part of the identity and culture of America and Singapore respectively. The artist wishes to portray the distinct differences between the two cultures, as well as showing how Globalization has caused Americanization in Singapore. The aspects of transportation, food, living, housing, military, architectural icons, flora, freedom of speech and climate are involved in this comparison. Each country offers a different point of view, and one can observe the contrast by seeking the mirror image on the other side. Some components of the identity are similar, while other portions of the identity are drastically different. There are also two icons which actually overlap the two sides.  Overall, the artwork shows an appealing study of the two cultural identities, and one needs to study the artwork in detail in order to appreciate what the artist is trying to convey and achieve.

Haven’t been posting in a while, here’s more of my drawing assignments this quarter:

Landscape gesture drawing in charcoal at an area near the Porter Meadow, UCSC.

Still life drawing in charcoal: The Bible versus the things of the world.
(The bible was intentionally placed vertically in juxtaposition to the other objects placed horizontally.)

Landscape in charcoal using subtractive method. Subtractive method is to colour the whole paper in black charcoal, and then using the eraser to slowly erase the highlights and lighter areas. Kinda hard to do the forests and trees though.

Landscape in ink and brushes, of Porter College apartments alleyway. Used different types of ink including pens, bamboo brushes etc. with an attempt of some Van Gogh style in the sky. Someone said it looks like a foot. lol.

This is my first drawing assignment for my art class, which is to draw an object repeatedly using different media and techniques. It was my first time playing with char-kole sticks and charcoal pencils, as well as graphite sticks and pencils. I haven’t drawn like this in a long time, and I always wanted to learn drawing formally in order to draw better for storyboards, graphic designs, mock-ups and what not. So this is a good time to learn and experiment, although the materials were expensive. I still remember I used to draw a lot of different trains by tracing them out on paper when I was young, and I still have a great fascination with trains. I think I still need some patience and (divine) inspiration in order to draw more proportionately. I did some drafts on smaller paper, and this was the outcome of my second attempt:

What do you think it is? It is my pencil box =)