Baba Art - Peranakan Festival 2009

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Herman Salleh's ArtWorks
In Bloom
Mixed media on Canvas
102x102cm
Cosmic Culture
Mixed Media on Canvas
153x122cm
SOLD

My Nyonya
Mixed media on Canvas
102x102cm

Revolve Peony I
Mixed media on Canvas
51x41cm

Intricate Fusion
Mixed media on canvas
51x41cm
I Love Peranakan
Series of 3
Mixed media on Canvas
70cm in diameter
Revolve Peony I
Mixed media on canvas
70cm in diameter
Reborn in the Wind
Mixed media on Canvas
102x102cm Alluring Charm
Mixed media on Canvas
123x92cm

Novelties
Mixed media on Canvas
123x92cm

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Mardiana's Artworks

Invasion of Blessing
series of 6
Acrylic on canvas
30x30cm
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Layers of Blessings I
Acrylic on Canvas
127x101cm
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Golden Blessing I

Acrylic on Canvas
127x122cm

Golden Blessing II
Acrylic on Canvas
127x122cm

Layers of Blessing II
Acrylic on Canvas
122x92cm
SOLD


Michelle Lim's Works

Playing Dress Up !
Mixed Media & Silkscreen on paper
75x105cm
Shelter Sayang, But Not From Change

Hoo-Leng Protects the little Nyonya

Needles Away, Its time now to fix Gundam!

Being Nyonya, Peranakan Bride

Baba Boy Riding the British Thoroughbred

A Baba-Nyonya Mid Autumn




Baba Art - An exhibition

SMU Gallery and Concourse , 11am - 6pm, 28 Nov - 6 Dec 2009
Featuring Peranakan-theme artworks by young artist promote by Sunjin Galleries, and is especially curated for the Festival.

Artists : Herman Salleh, Michelle Lim & Mardiana Jamaludin.

System Revisited

I LOVE YOU

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SOLDIER BOY THAT MAKES ME WHOO!
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RELAX AND KISS ME

EMBRACING JACK
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BEARY NICE KISS

NUMBER ONE
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MUST KEEP MY EYES OPEN
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RESCUE ROMANCE

EXCITING WITH BRUCE

KHIGHT'S KISS
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In partnership with the Philippine Embassy in Singapore and Philippine Art Trek III,

Sunjin Galleries presents “System Revisited,” a solo exhibition by Filipina artist Clairelynn Uy from November 7 to 21, 2009. This is Uy’s 11th solo exhibition and her first outside Manila.

“System Revisited” showcases the artist’s intensely-colored oil on canvas paintings. Uy says that her paintings “span the range of the perceptive and the judicious portrayal to the bizarre and the spectacular.” She is well-known for her series on toys facing different real-life situations : action figures, dolls and stuffed toys performing mundane everyday tasks to being challenged by more precarious propositions. In “System Revisited,” she combines these inanimate objects with colorful backgrounds of dialogues inspired by comic books. “In my works, living issues and actual situations abound that provoke a compelling honesty and existential urgency to subliminal and subconscious currents and contradictions that are too often ignored as the course of life flows with its repetitive nature.”

Who We Are

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Who We Are
a contemporary indian art exhibition

6 October – 29 October, 2009

In conjunction with Arushi Arts Gallery of Delhi India, Sunjin Galleries is pleased to present “Who We Are”, an exhibition introducing some of India’s finest contemporary artists. A showcase of the diverse creative talent of India, the exhibition explores the identity of modern India. The themes explored relate to critical current events in India as well as the day-to-day life of modern citizens of India.

Roy Thomas’ work entitled “The Invisible Revelation Part II” is a reaction to the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008, an event that provoked personal, political, and social responses from people worldwide. The masked villain and multitude of guns featured in the painting are hauntingly reflective of the horror and shock experienced by those who watched in disbelief as terrorists launched a series of co-ordinated attacks across Mumbai.

Mousumi Biswas’ and Saptarshi Naskar’s works portray images of youth. Biswas’ works have a surreal quality to them incorporating exotic and fantasy like images, reflective of the active imaginations of children: their dreams and aspirations. Naskar’s work entitled “Overflow” shows a buggy filled with school children dressed in uniform. The beauty of Naskar’s work lies in the detail – the manner in which the children’s hair is combed and how the children’s socks are worn pulled up. There are too many children for the vehicle, yet they appear content despite the crowdedness. Naskar explores Indian urban society through images of daily life experienced by the middle-income citizens in India.

Joydip Sengupta also portrays the daily life of Indians through his use of water tanks, a central aspect of life for middle-income families. The water tanks in the backgrounds of Sangupta’s works incorporate a distinctive symmetry while a young man appears to be doing a balancing act in the foreground. The painting “Vantage Point” is littered with the elements of daily life, paintings, storage containers, a mug and even a bunch of bananas, suggestive that the water tank system is yet another mundane dimension of urban life.

Sanjay Verma’s work illustrates the streets of India. Verma takes symbols that are uniquely Indian such as a horse buggy or two people sitting on a scooter, common modes of transportation in Indian cities, and superimposes them onto a relatively plain background. Within these symbols are images of India’s busy streets that are overflowing with cars and people. Verma’s artistic skill lies in his ability to offset the crowded focal points in his works with simplistic backgrounds and clever use of colour and shading. Sohan Jakhar’s work is more specific and focuses on street vendors in India. Jakhar’s palate for vibrant colours and textured backgrounds accurately represent his roots and Rajasthani culture.

In addition to paintings, sculptures by artist Venkat Bothsa are also included in this exhibition. Made of fibre glass, Bothsa’s sculptures take the shape of life-size human heads that are painted with images of nature and the modern world; a reflection of deteriorating ecological balances as urban development rages. Bothsa who comes from a small fishing village Visakhapatnam, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, contrasts the beauty of simple village life with the culture of consumerism that characterizes urban centres. In so doing, he critically engages with and assesses the values of modern society.

The underlying theme that connects the artists in this exhibition is the exploration of the Indian identity. India, the second most populous country in the world, is also the largest democracy. As the 12th largest economy with an average economic growth rate of 6.5% expected this year, India has both political and economic significance. Yet India suffers from severe poverty and socioeconomic inequality. The “Who We Are” exhibition is an expression of the life, concerns and dreams of India’s modern generation. While the art works contain elements that are distinctly Indian, viewers are confronted with a representation that barely betrays the origins of the artists. In the era of globalisation, the concepts and aesthetics of India’s contemporary artists have become increasingly universally, resulting in works that are relevant and appreciated by audiences worldwide.

We welcome you to join us as Sunjin Galleries this October to experience “Who We Are” an exhibition of contemporary Indian art.

Batman Forever

'Batman Forever' chronicles Ketut Teja Astawa's fascination with globalisation and social cultural issues, which Astawa discerns as lying between a reaffirmation and cultural reconstruction of his Indonesian descent. Batman is the central figure on his canvas. In his world, American folk heroes dominate the heroes of puppet show and the gods of the Balinese pantheon. One feels in this paintings the shaping presence of modern media and the artist's consistent dejected skepticism as he "cooks up a brew of elements emerging from the social horizon rather than be immersed with the issues." These artworks will serve to alter preconceived notions of Balinese art and arrest your attention.

Ketut Teja Astawa b. 1 Maret 1971

Celeng
130 x 80 cm

acrylic on canvas
2007

Celeng

oil on canvas

140 x 140 cm

acrylic on canvas

Celeng

oil on canvas

140 x 90cm
2007

Back to the Camp

acrylic on canvas

150 x 200 cm

2008

Ketut Teja Astawa b. - 1 Maret 1971

PENGALAMAN PAMERAN


1991: Pameran di Museum Ratna Warta Ubud
1992: Pameran Kelompok Lanjalan Ubud
Pameran dalam rangka Dies Natalis STSI Denpasar, di STSI Denpasar
1993: Pameran di Art Center Denpasar
Pameran Peksiminas, di STSI Denpasar
1994: Pameran di Museum Sidik Jari Denpasar
Pameran Seni Masa Kini, di STSI Denpasar
1995: Pameran di Museum Seni Lukis Klasik Nyoman Gunarsa Klungkung Pameran HUT II Kamasra, di STSI Denpasar
1996: Pameran Kelompok Sebelas, di Darga Gallery Sanur
1997: Pameran Kelompok Sebelas, di Art Center Denpasar
Pameran di Arnanda Tour Kuta
1998: Pameran di Canberra Sidney Australia
Pameran Refleksi Seni’98, di Darga Gallery Sanur
2000:Pameran Refleksi Seni II, di Darga Gallery Sanur
2001:Pameran Taksu Bali, di Gallery 678 Jakarta Selatan
Pameran Seni Rupa Bali Kontemporer, di Bentara Budaya Jakarta
Pameran What II, di Gallery Sembilan Ubud Bali
Pameran Himpunan Pelukis Sanur, di Balairung Dewi Sri Exhibition Hall Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Jimbaran
2002: Pameran Himpunan Pelukis Sanur Soft Opening Santrian Gallery, di Santrian Gallery Sanur.
Pameran Perupa Dalam 16, di Gabrig Art Gallery Sanur
Pameran Paradise Youth Activity For Humanity Sangga Bhuana, di RRI Denpasar
2003: Pameran TAIBlack Dies Natalis STSI XXXVI, di STSI Denpasar
Pameran BIG Perupa Dalam 16, di Art Center Denpasar & Santrian Gallery Sanur
Pameran NEW Harmony, di Rare Angon Gallery Sanur
Pameran Pesta Kesenian Bali XXV, di Art Center Denpasar
2004: Pameran Mosaik Himpunan Pelukis Sanur, di Santrian Gallery Sanur
Pameran Drawing New Harmony II, di Rare Angon Gallery Sanur
Pameran 10 Artist Introduce Themselves, di 10 Fine Art Sanur, Bali
Auction, di Swissotel the Stamford Singapore
Pameran The Journey Himpunan Pelukis Sanur, di Museum Puri Lukisan Ubud
2005: Pameran Bali to Bali, di Sun Jin Gallery Singapore
Pameran Berdua “ Art As Self Expresion”, di Santrian Art Gallery
2006: Pameran di Ganesha Gallery Four Season, Jimbaran, Bali
2007: Pameran Juxtapose di Gallery Ellcana, Jakarta


PENGHARGAAN

2001 : Finalis Philip Morris Art Award Indonesia

KOLEKSI MUSEUM

“ DER WELTKULTUREN AM SCHAUMAINKAI ”, Frankfurt.

Art Besiege - A Group Exhibition of Art by Beijing Based Artists

February 19 - March 13 ‘08

Sunjin Galleriesis is pleased to announce a group exhibition of Beijing based artists.

China is still dizzying with contemporary art. The emergence of talented painters there holds no bounds. ‘Art Besiege’ is a myriad of artworks presented by the generation of artists who grew up during the Cultural Revolution and were students during the 1989 democracy protests are still in the midst of fashioning a legacy that has left art collectors and museums in breathless states of desire.

Ren Hui’s creation of black and white woodcut works, his chiseling myriads of fine white dots to construct images of himself and his friends, leaving people a visual effect not only imposing but majestic in a variety of ways.

Ren Jian Hui’s new series of monochromatic green portraits are a visual feast. Adopting the very popular Chinese splash ink technique invented by the famous Zhang Da Chien Chinese painter, Ren does it by processing the oil paints to be so thin and applying the ink-splattering’ technique on the canvas resulting semi realism and abstraction, background and foreground, contemporary and classical, and Western and Chinese art.

Since the terracotta warriors were discovered in 1974 by farmers digging for a well in Xian, this life sized and lifelike army has become an icon of China's past, instantly recognizable all over the world. The terracotta warriors were the 8,000 strong underground army buried in Emperor Qin Shi Huang Ti's tomb (221 - 207 BC), to protect him in his afterlife.

Li Feng Hua's sculptures are a wry, witty look at his country's history and future post-Cultural Revolution direction. Two thousand years separate China's first emperor and Mao. But Li's modern ceramic warriors can be seen as an artistic statement of the morally complicated legacy of these two leaders - both great revolutionary leaders and yet, both great criminals, who have left a lasting legacy on China.

Jin Yu’s Touch Point series are a reflection of the women in Modern China. Yu kept to the mainstream of figurative art but the rendering of figures pressed against a glass and simplified colours of red and white leaves the viewer with a vivid imagination.

Venue: Sunjin Galleries (S) Pte Ltd
43 Jalan Merah Saga,
#03- 62 Work Loft @ Chip Bee (Opposite Holland Village)
Singapore 278 115