Showing posts with label Exhibition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exhibition. Show all posts

Sunday, 6 November 2011

Art Exhibition - Dreams & Reality Art from the Musee D'orsay, Paris in Singapore

Sir Edward Burne Jones - The King's Daughter 1865

Gustave Dore - The Enigma 1871

Ernest Meisonier - The Siege of Paris 1870

Firmin Girard - The Convalescents 1861

Henri Rousseau - War 1894

Henri Fantin Latour - The Dubourg Family 1878
Jacques- Emile Blanche - The Painter Thaulow and his Family 1895

Fernand Cormon - A Forge 1893

Piet Mondrian - Going Fishing 1898

Constantin Meunier - In the Black Country 1893

Sunday, 2 October 2011

Terracotta Warriors Exhibition, Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore

 Currently showing at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore is the Terracotta Warriors Exhibition.

The Exhibition is on until 16th October 2011.

The nearest MRT(subway) to the museum is Raffles Place.
 The Terracotta Warriors were discovered near xi-an in 1974. They are lifelike sculptures of the armies of the first Chinese Emperor of China which were buried with him to protect him in the afterlife.

The first emperor of China was called Qin Shi Huang.
 Amazingly every single Terracotta Warrior was made to look unique and was hand painted by local xian Craftsmen of the time.
 Prior to entering the gallery we came across these funny exhibits which looked interesting.
 The warriors have been beautiful preserved and it is amazing that many years after their creation we can still see them today.

Previously these historical artifacts would not have been allowed out of China but today they are - which is lucky for us.
 Tickets for entrance cost 8 singapore dollars per adult, which with hindsight was pretty good value.

The Museum was particularly busy though as we visited it on a Sunday - so difficult to get good photographs due to the crowd.
 These were more preliminary figures before the main event which we again found quite interesting.
 Rest assured they did not have Laptops or Ipads in Emperor Qin's time!
 The Bronze chariot for the emperor was quite interesting. The coachman was quite well covered and was armed with a sword to protect the emperor.

The roof was round to depict the sky.

The chariot was unearthed in 1980 and was to be used by the Emperor for inspection tours.
 Here is a suit of armour to be used by the warriors.

It consists of limestone plates.
 The warriors look almost serene and trance like - almost like they are in a form of afterlife themselves.
 All of the Warriors faces look happy and confident.

Perhaps confident and strong of their protection of the Emperor.
 Here is a horse which looks bold and strong and has a saddle.

It is one of the 180 terracotta horses which were discovered from the emperor's burial chamber.
 In the burial chamber the Terracotta Warriors can be categorised as Common Soldiers, Elite Soldiers, Armoured Soldiers and Generals.

The Generals wore long cloaks and waved their hands to organise their troops.

Common Soldiers wore no armour so they could be agile and ready for engagement with the enemy.
 This Soldier still has evidence of the red paint used to paint him.

It was an amazing experience to see the Terracotta Warriors in Singapore.

Thius makes us want to see all the figures in Xi-an at some future point.

The downside of this exhibition is that it was too crowded with people and the collection was not extensive really.

The Bronze Chariot was a highlight though.
The entrance fee was reasonable but we would advise you to go on a quieter day when the school tours and families are not crowding the gallery.

Hope you enjoy it.

Saturday, 1 October 2011

Salvador Dali 达利 展览 Art Exhibition, Marina Bay Sands 金沙 Art Science Museum 科学艺术馆, Singapore 新加坡 :-

The Marina Bay Sands Art Science Museum is hosting a very interesting exhibition called 'Salvador Dali - The mind of a Genius!'
The Exhibition is on until the 30th October 2011.

When we arrived we were very impressed by the architecture of the museum and the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff.

金沙艺术科学馆现在有个有意思的展览叫“萨尔瓦多·达利-天才的思维”。
这个展览一直到2011年10月30日。

当我们到的时候,博物馆的外观和周到的工作人员为我们留下了深刻的印象。
The tickets cost 20 Singapore dollars each for Singapore residents this permitted us to see the Van Gogh - which was on at the same time.

票价新加坡居民每人20新币,我们也可以去看梵高的展览,在同一时间。
The entrance to the Exhibition was quite dramatic.
Dali was certainly a larger than life Character.

展览的入口很有戏剧性,达利绝对比生活中的人大很多。
His signature is beautiful in its artistry and even shows his flamboyant and enigmatic character.

他的签名很好看,而且华丽而不可思议的性格。
This artwork is called 'Woman of Time'. It was created in 1984.
The faceless maiden holds aloft a rose magnanimously. She holds a clock folded over her left arm.

这件作品叫“时间的女人”,1984年创作。
不知名的少女慷慨地高高举起一支玫瑰。她左手拿着一个融化的钟表。
Lady Godiva with Butterflies is the name of this work of art.Lady Godiva was an 11th Century Noblewoman who rode on a horse naked through the streets of Coventry, England to protest against high taxes.

The horse looks calm and serene as the butterflies look dynamic and proud.
戈黛瓦女士和蝴蝶是这个作品的名字。戈黛瓦女士是11世纪的贵妇,她裸身骑马穿过考文垂的街道,抗议英格兰的高税收。

马看上去很平静安详,蝴蝶则活力激昂。
Look at the snake making a heart shape in this work of art, as Eve holds the apple aloft.  This is called 'Adam and Eve' made in 1984.

看在这个作品中,蛇形成心的形状,当夏娃高捧苹果。这是“亚当和夏娃”,1984年作。
St George slaying a Dragon is shown in another work of Art. This was created in 1984 by Dali.

Dali may have been inspired by a famous painting by Gustave Moreau which also shows St George killing the Dragon.

“圣乔治杀龙”是另一个作品。达利创作于1984。达利可能受另一幅“圣乔治杀龙”的启发。
This is one of Dali's older works of art. It was created in 1940 and shows a dainty Angel balancing upon a large Snail.

When you first see it - it makes you smile and laugh a little at how ridiculous it looks.

这是达利晚期的作品。创作于1940年,表现了秀美的天使在一头蜗牛上保持平衡的样子。
你刚看到它的时候-你会因为荒唐的样子而笑出来。
Dali was inspired to create many artworks termed as 'Surrealistic furniture'. Here we see the furniture arranged beautifully by the museum.

You can stand back and admire how zany it appears to our conventional senses.

达利被启发创作了很多艺术作品组合比如“超现实主义家具”。这里我们看到家具被博物馆排列得十分美丽。
你往后站,就会佩服它们对于我们的惯常思维来说是多么古怪。
This photograph is very famous of 'Dali and the Image of a Rhino'.

The Rhino looks playful in nature and seems to be curiously prodding Dali's head. How imaginative.

这张达利的照片很有名,“达利和犀牛图片”。

犀牛看上去个性幽默,看上去好奇地戳达利的头。真有创造力。
The 'space elephant' shows an elephant and an obelisk on top. You can press different buttons to see how the light influences the artwork.

It is beautiful and indeed one of Dali's finest creations.

“空间大象”表现了一只大象和背上的一个方尖碑。
你可以按不同的按钮,看光线是怎么样影响艺术品的。

这个很漂亮,而且绝对是达利最好的作品之一。
Here we see clocks, watches and a horse. All were curiously admired by Dali.

这里我们看到钟表,手表和马。所有人都好奇地被达利折服。
There was a few mirrors that you could view the clocks exhibit in.  As you can see - the results were interesting!
一些钟表你可以从展示的镜子中看到-正如你所看到的-影像非常有趣。
In summary - The whole 'Dali Exhibition' Experience was hugely enjoyable. Highly recommended if you have 2 hours to spare. Photography is permitted.

总之-整个达利展览是让人十分享受的。如果你有2个小时无所事事,强烈推荐去看这个。展厅中可以照像。

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Fashion Photography Exhibition Singapore 时尚摄影新加坡 2011







李冰冰