Graffiti
25 May 2008 2:13am GMT GraffitiOriginally uploaded by melisateoMelisa Teo is a book editor who's also a very happening photographer. (Just follow the link to her photostream to see what I mean). Here's a shot she did in Singapore. So tagging could be very cool, if we all had Melisa's eyes to see it... Or at least there's one tag out there that in the right light looks just perfect. I'm guessing this is back of Ann Siang Hill.
Singapore at the Cans Festival
5 May 2008 5:55am GMT Uniquely Singapore style fascism Originally uploaded by WowtheWorld With all the press hype over the appearance of Singapore films at the Cannes Film Festival, it's a bit disappointing that a Singapore-related entry at the Cans Festival didn't merit a mention in the Straits Times. But here it is... nothing subtle about this!
Public sculpture in the way of retail experience? Off with their heads!
19 Apr 2008 11:15am GMT Look what they've done to my sculpture, ma!How to react to these latest images from Orchard Rd (by MMS from Lucy Davis)? Can they just speak for themselves? (Maybe not, as the figures appear to have been muzzled). Shall I get all pedantic on you and write an entry on the conflict between the needs of privatized retail space and real old-fashioned public space? If I did I could have the pleasure of quoting Daisy Loo, (a fiction writer would get in trouble for giving a character who is the Head...
portrait of Thomas Woolner
29 Mar 2008 12:37am GMT portrait of Thomas Woolner Originally uploaded by Katong Stumbled across this portrait of Thomas Woolner. He's the artist who created the Raffles sculpture that now sits in front of the Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore. This image is in the collection of the National Library of Australia. Follow the link for more info on the image.
Knitting Graffiti
16 Mar 2008 6:19am GMT Am so loving the new possible angles of attack on the idea of "graffiti" - interventions in public space. Check out "knitting graffiti"...(thanks to Glenn Schloss for the reference - he points out that this recently received plenty of publicity in the US - more than many high profile big name commercial projects.