A Chronicle of Pasts and Vision of Futures
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FOR THE HOUSE; AGAINST THE HOUSE: LIFE IMITATES ART
Ivan (Life imitates art):
If all art is but an imitation of life, then it is impossible for art to offer us anything new and original. Since we do privilege a sense of uniqueness in an artwork, art must necessarily offer life something greater than what life can offer art.
If all art is but an imitation of life, then it is impossible for art to offer us anything new and original. Since we do privilege a sense of uniqueness in an artwork, art must necessarily offer life something greater than what life can offer art.
Johannes (Art imitates life):
Throughout the ages, art has played an important role in highlighting and preserving the ideas we cherish and the memories of the people we hold dear. These lasting monuments are a testimony to the fact that art imitates life.
Throughout the ages, art has played an important role in highlighting and preserving the ideas we cherish and the memories of the people we hold dear. These lasting monuments are a testimony to the fact that art imitates life.
Text by: John Tung (Curator) | Editor: Yeo Boon Ping
They Came In from the Sides, 2013
Approaching abstraction as a distillation of personal experiences of the real world, the artist likens the process of artmaking as one of recollecting. Yet, rather than faithful imitation of the aforementioned experiences, the work conveys the intuitions of the artist by concerning itself with shapes, contrasts, and motion.
Upon stretched linen, monotone hues and flourishes of colours seem bound within a frame, while the use of differing brushstrokes and varying intensities of colours evoke a sense of dynamism as the distinct layers of paint coalesce on a single plane. The work’s title, They Came In from the Sides, suggests continued interaction of these elements that expand even beyond the borders of the painting itself.
Upon stretched linen, monotone hues and flourishes of colours seem bound within a frame, while the use of differing brushstrokes and varying intensities of colours evoke a sense of dynamism as the distinct layers of paint coalesce on a single plane. The work’s title, They Came In from the Sides, suggests continued interaction of these elements that expand even beyond the borders of the painting itself.
Artist:
Ian Woo
Courtesy of:
The Gouws Collection
Acrylic on linen
183 x 147cm
Ian Woo
Courtesy of:
The Gouws Collection
Acrylic on linen
183 x 147cm