DECAYING FINE ART BY VALERIE HEGARTY
We say decaying fine art, but the work of Valerie Hegarty is just so much more. Ravaged paitings, melting canvas, cracked walls, weathered works are all the characteristics of Hegarty’s work, who we became familiar with when the work was exhibited on the High Line and then in Marlborough Gallery in NYC earlier this year. The [...]
EPHEMICROPOLIS :: PETER ROOT
Artist Peter Root enjoys what others might define as a tedious process of constructing cities and landscapes on very tiny scales. Much of Root’s traditional work explores all kinds of “fictional landscapes created through an exploration of techniques,” from everyday office supplies to carved potatoes. In this project entitled Ephemicropolis, Root took simple staples and transformed [...]
POSE MSK X COOPERS
Pose is well known for his craft across the world – starting out in his native Chicago, he crisscrossed the gamut of experiences that a graffiti artist working within a notorious anti-graffiti city had to deal with. From the illegal work of his youth, and his many hours spent honing his style against the adversity [...]
ARKIV VILMANSA: One or Nothing
AWE50ME members will love this one. If you are a toy enthusiast, you will recognise Arkiv’s iconic ‘Arkiv Instant’ vinyl toy figurine, his redesign of Mickey Mouse for Disney Asia, and his famous ‘SUMO’ toy. This will be Singapore’s first designer toy-inspired art exhibition and an opportunity to see the works of an artist who [...]
BEIJING BASED TATTOO ARTIST JIE ZI
See below for a selection of unique ink work from beijing-based tattoo artist Jie Zi. We love these. Enjoy! For more tattoo / piercing work on NeochaEDGE, link here. /// TS
GANTZ5
Here’s some awesome work from Macau-based graffiti crew GANTZ5 which is teamed up with PAT IBG ,Kelvin MAN, MCZ. Enjoy! For more urban art from NeochaEDGE, link here.
TENGAL
NAME: Tengal AGE: 25 WHAT YOU DO: Media artist, curator, and composer. WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Mandaluyong City: “sa labas” (translates as: “I live outside” — a long standing urban inside joke about people who live in Mandaluyong city, because this city is where the largest mental health hospice is located. So I always have [...]
WILLIAM CHAN – SINGAPORE
NAME: William Chan AGE: 37 WHAT YOU DO: I’m a creative director / film director / visual artist. WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Singapore URL: www.vimeo.com/williamchan & www.phunkstudio.com WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Do what thou wilt. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING FOR THIS PROJECT: Writing and directing. HOW DID YOU CONCEPTUALISE [...]
CHARLES REZANDI – JAKARTA
NAME: Charles Rezandi AGE: 25 WHAT YOU DO: Art and fashion director WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: born in Jakarta, but grew up in Sydney and living in Singapore URL: www.charlesrezandi.com WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: one word , karma WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING FOR THIS PROJECT: director / art director for [...]
KRISTAL MELSON – SINGAPORE
Name: Kristal Raelene Melson Age: 27 Where you from/ live: Singapore Pasir Ris, Land of Bicycles and Weirdos. What you do: I am a drawer. What’s your philosophy to life and how you live it? Lets do it for the LOLz Tell us about your art. I am really bad at explaining things, but I [...]
MOJOKO: PRETTY GROTESQUE EXHIBITION AT VUE PRIVEE
Vue Privée is proud to present Mojoko’s first solo exhibition titled “Pretty Grotesque”, which will be held from 10th March till 22nd May 2011 at our centrally located VP space. In this circus of peculiarities, Mojoko explores the boundaries of the beautiful and the grotesque. In his first solo show we discover the fine line between [...]
MOJOKO: PRETTY GROTESQUE
Vue Privée is proud to present Mojoko’s first solo exhibition titled “Pretty Grotesque”, which will be held from 10th March till 22nd May 2011 at our centrally located VP space. Vue Privée is a new art concept space and brand focused on limited edition artworks, merchandise, events and a lifestyle that is inspired by photography. [...]
DREWFUNK – MELBOURNE
NAME/ AKA : Drewfunk AGE: 27 WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Born in Malaysia, currently living & painting in Melbourne. WHAT YOU DO: I’m a trained designer, self-taught Artist Tell us more about your art: Self titled my art-form as ‘Orientally Fresh!”, i paint my chinese culture heritage fuzed & mix with my background in graffiti [...]
STICKER FIENDZ 4 CALL FOR ENTRIES
MAD ONE is hosting his 4th annual Sticker Phiends show in downtown Phoenix. He is currently accepting submissions for this awesome group show. This year we will be showcasing the best of the last three “Sticker Phiends” shows as well as having a theme for the 2011 submissions, all artwork and stickers must have the [...]
EDEN CAI – SINGAPORE
NAME & AKA: Eden Cai AGE: 22 WHERE YOU FROM / LIVE: Shanghai / Singapore WHAT YOU DO: DJ, Photography, Film WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY / ATTITUDE TOWARDS WHAT YOU DO AND THE WAY YOU CHOOSE TO LIVE: Never give up, never stop taking risks, making mistakes and learn from them. Have no limits and no [...]
BANGERS AND MASH – SINGAPORE
NAME / AKA: James Khing & Valerie Chen / Bangers & Mash AGE: 33/27 LIVE: Singapore DO: Graphic Design LIFE IS: life is meaningless without good food. CREATIVE PROCESS? A lot of research, and then music to keep focused while creating a unique piece of work. MOST INFLUENTIAL? Rapidshare and Bittorrent. Haha! More importantly, the [...]
DANIEL FOO – SINGAPORE
NAME: DANIEL FOO AGE: 26 WHERE YOU FROM / LIVE: SINGAPORE, EAST COAST WHAT YOU DO: COPYWRITER WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY: DO IT RIGHT TELL US ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND HOW THIS INSPIRES YOU? THESE DAYS EVERYONE IS AN ‘ARTIST’, ‘MUSICIAN’, ‘PHILOSOPHER’, ‘PHOTOGRAPHER’ OR ‘POET’, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. NAME-DROPPING SHOWS YOU KNOW HOW TO [...]
ASPERATUS BY MATT HUYNH
Asperatus by Sydney-based comic creator and illustrator Matt Huynh is a series of illustrative work launched in Winter 2010. Highlighting dark tones throughout the series with disturbing, surrealistic imagery to highlight relatable feelings and everyday life, the artist leaves much depth in each piece to be explored by the viewer.
