Friday, May 7, 2010


Imprints Official Opening - RED DOT DESIGN AWARDS



With thanks to OMY and YESTERDAY.SG in their kind invitation for the official opening of IMPRINTS (located at Red Dot Museum), I rushed down after school yesterday and met Shrek, who was my companion for that day. (Thanks, Shrek!)

Well, if you haven't heard about IMPRINTS (A Yesterday.sg and Singapore Young Contemporary Artists Exhibition), then its time to check them out after reading my entry! It's a place filled with creativity and you'll be fascinated at some of the inspirational designs there, especially if you are a designer. More details about it are near the end of this post...)

Anyway, enough said. An entry without pictures are going to be a bore! I'm gonna start the ball rolling!

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When we first entered the exhibition, we were greeted by a warm welcome - together with door gifts that were served at the counter. (I totally LOVE the badges and lanyards which have the word "I love Museums" imprinted on it. So cool, can??! )

And here is one interesting design made out of small "chalkboards" and drawings on it that probably tell a story. (I didn't even realize it's a Heart shape while I was snapping close-up shots of the design! You can only see the shape if you step back.)


And here is something that fascinated me alot that was hanging on top from the ceiling. Its actually a light, designed from "acrylic rods". Those rods were actually bent individually, in which the light source passes through them to produce several "streaks of light". Honestly, whoever thought up of this is a genius. =D



At the other side of a wall, something "moved", which caught my eyes. Upon closer observation, I realized it was an illusion produced from just a simple-looking transparency sheet through a small tool hanging from the ceiling!

** I attempted to take a picture of the "illusion" on the wall. Its a vivid image, but I'm sure you will still be able to make out what's on the picture! Notice the door grills? ;)**



And here's the tool that projected the image: (Amazing, huh?)



Next, we proceeded to the displayed art pieces, and here's one of them I saw: (and really liked it!)
**From what I heard, these are actually daily snapshots taken by the artist.. and each of them has its own story to tell...**


And I got hungry just by looking at one of the snapshots: (It looks really 3-dimensional in this photo, right??! Its actually just a flat-surfaced snapshot!)



And a lovely canvas painting of another artist: (**This somehow reminds me of my old school days while I was still an art student. Hahaha.**)



One of the highlights of the exhibition was not only these art pieces, but an unique performance by one of the talented young designers, Kelvin.
Well, its really something I've never seen and experienced before! Its not your usual dance/sing/talent-showcasing performance... ...



But a performance that tells you his personal life story.
Personally, I feel that this is something special. When he was just beginning to perform, our heads were filled with million of questions when he was just doing normal stuff like folding papers and even opening a packet of MAMEE noodles. (And I was like, "What the heck is he doing?")
But somehow, I was intrigued by every little action he did as the performance went on. It was at the end of the whole performance that you'll realize and SEE the meaning behind it.

Basically, I feel that the whole of the performance is an art by itself. Very, very interesting.



Here's the final "product" when the performance ended. Everyone was rushing and eager to take photos of it. (including me. LOL) If you are wondering, those papers "hanging" on the small fences are actually reprints of the artist's original certificates that were soaking wet from being placed in the liquid-filled pot. The fence around it actually represents a "barrier" and "a form of restriction" as told by Kelvin himself.





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It was really a nice experience visiting the exhibition (I left feeling inspired! HAHA) , and yes, I urge everyone of you to go there with your friends and family members while its still available! These photos alone do not do it enough justice.

P/S: There isn't any photo(s) of myself as I wasn't in my best form yesterday, a.k.a "Bad Face Day". LOL. But anyway, the main focus is on the exhibition!!

AND here are the details:



Venue: Red Dot Design Museum
Dates: 6th to 11th May 2010. (The exhibition will only be here for a limited period. Do catch them while you can!)
Admission: FREE!!! (so there's no reason why you shouldn't go! =D)

And here's their facebook page for the event details:

SO COME ON, SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS NOW! ;-)

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