Art Stage Singapore is an annual three-day contemporary arts exhibition featuring more than 120 exhibitors from 27 countries, majority of which are from the Asia Pacific. I recently spent a couple of hours there moseying from piece to piece while checking out the artsy fashion choices of the people there. This year, I only spotted one beret wearing fashionista.
It's held at an exhibition centre with rows of white cubicles for galleries to display their collections. If you do fall in love with a piece, you're more than welcome to purchase it.
I'm no artist, and I don't pretend to know how to appreciate the nuances in artistic abstractions. And that's exactly why I'll always check out big art fairs - to get awed and inspired at what people can create with a canvas, or a single medium, or just get amused at the quirky that happens. Here are some photos from the fair!
Large circular works seemed to be quite popular this year as you will see in the following pictures. This is a piece from the Arario Gallery based in Shanghai.
I found this mixed-media piece by Bosco Sodi quite reminiscent of a giant brownie.
Liked how this gallery had random figurines sitting around. It's like spotting Easter eggs.
Was immediately drawn to this piece - unfortunately I forgot to see who the artist was ): It was paint illuminated from the back, creating a beautiful moonlit, luminescent effect.
This calming 2.6m x 2m waterfall by Hiroshi Senju is one that I'd love to have in a home.
I thought this was one of the most impressive pieces there. It's no photograph and it's only when you walk right up to it - and I mean 15cm close - that you can see the fine brush strokes by artist Yigal Ozeri that created this absolutely cinematic masterpiece.
Also impressive was this realistic looking half-wreck created by Yudi Sulistyo entitled Out of Control. It's made from cardboard, plastic, wood, steel, and paint. Cardboard! It looks much tougher than that yea?
A stark piece by British contemporary artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen was one of the special exhibits there. It references a line in the opera Dido and Aeneas by Purcell "Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate."
This adorable metal work by Akio Ohmori was exquisite. It's titled Ka En Ryu, which means beautifully flamed up dragon in Japanese. She had quite a few other similar pieces on metal/ mirrors that I really liked as well.
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