Arjun Kohli - Flowers

For my new post, I wanted to show you guys a photo that I took two years ago for a photography project in school that I thought had a strong message that the viewers would be able to decrypt just from the picture. I also thought that this message is different for everyone depending on how their look at things optimistically or pessimistically. One were to look at this optimistically is that they are not the only flower left and that they do with what we have. However, there are people who still look at this pessimistically by think of this as dark and gloomy and thinking that there are no other floors. Just like how some people see the glass half empty instead of the glass half full. This is how this image speaks to me. I would like to know how this image speaks to you. Please reply back with how it does. Thanks Lads!

Kim's Artwork

Hello, I’m Kim! I made this piece in my free time and it took me several hours (mainly because I kept redoing the colours). I like to try out colours on the side before adding them in so that I always have a reference point in case I need to touch up colours later. This was just an experiment so I’d really love to hear some feedback!

Rafael's Food Photography

One of our most recent projects in art was food photography. This food that we were supposed to take a photo of had to define you as a person. As you can see I chose dumplings. I feel this defines me as dumplings can be cooked in many different ways: fried, steamed, grilled, etc.  There are also a variety of options to be placed inside the dumpling such as vegetables, chicken or pork.

It is a quite versatile dish and I think of myself as an adaptable type of person. It is an also Asian dish and I am also from the Philippines.

Carla's Art Project

In case you have not heard; our next project in class is food that defines you. I choose to draw ice cream for several reasons. The first reason being that gelato, ice cream, is Italian, which I coincidentally am. Also, ice cream comes in a lot of different flavours, you can get chocolate or vanilla. Some people might prefer lemon sorbet or strawberry. If you are more adventurous you might choose something crazy, something you cant get anywhere else. I feel like this defines me because sometimes I’ll be in a great mood, and other times, not so much. 
I don’t have a picture of my work yet but as soon as I do I’ll post it. Hope you like the idea. If you where to do this project, what food would you choose to draw?

Alex's Food Photography (and Doodles)

For my second entry, I decided I would post a photo of one of the photos I took from the food photography unit. Although this won't be the photo I'll be painting (because I'll be using a picture of sushi), I thought this photo was also rather nice. So this photo is of pho (noodles from Vietnam), which I really like.
I also decided to post a picture of some quick doodles, because I really love to doodle, and I'd say it's my favourite type of Art.

Alard

On my second blog entry I would like to show you guys what I made in DT however this would not be realated to Art. So I took photos of it and used some of the techniques such as depth of field. I hope you guys enjoy it and feel free to comment on it at the bottom.

[Shiv] Art Food Project!

Hi, I'm Shiv and currently in our Art class we are doing a project called 'Food Photography'. I chose this brownie and the other items on the plate because I like the way it's arranged; I generally don't like to be disorganized with my things, and on this plate the food looks rather organized.
It also has lots of different types of food, and I like a lot of things (as hobbies etc) so I think this fits well with me!

Well, the colors also seem quite 'radiant' and I wouldn't say I'm much of a radiant person but it does add to the texture of the image!

Also everything is neatly set out and I don't like things to be messy, like I stated before, so this picture describes me well!

We are going to paint this in class but first we need to enlarge the image!

This will be a challenge but fun!
Do you like to paint pictures of food?

Irene's Post

Yo what's up! As you may or may not know, I am Irene. For my second post in this blog I decided to show you this is a picture I took for our art class. We are meant to draw and paint these. I choose to do this type of food because it kinda shows a bit about me. Fries are originated in Belgium and I am from Belgium, so yea. Plus I love eating them too :P The reason why I didn't decide to do a picture of a waffle or chocolate is because I think that it's kinda stereotypical and that not many people (that I know) know that fries actually originate form Belgium and not the US. Even though I am a HUGH chocoloholic and love waffles, I guess I wanted to try something different. I hope I get to know some of you guys and maybe we could E-mail each other or something (wildgurl001@gmail.com).

President Gus' Art Looking Log

For my second entry I decided to post a piece of artwork that I put a lot of time and effort into. As a class we worked on this for more than 6 weeks, in two different countries. This is my looking log, comparing Thailand/ Chiang Mai and Singapore.

Arran's Photography Project

Here is a video that I made during our photography unit about playing piano and breaking my arm.

I made it using iMovie, and most of the photos were taken by me, others taken by friends and family. It part of our photography unit where we had to take a variety of photos such as long shots, close ups, depth of field shots, about a certain subject and make a small story based on it, so I chose piano as a topic and made a story with breaking my arm and being unable to play, which actually happened last year, so I had to dig up some photos from last year when i had my cast on.

The photos are mainly black and white, and most shots are closeups, because long shots were difficult mainly due to the placement of the piano and there isn't much space to take such a photo.

I hope you like my video!

Jessica

Hi, This is a photo I took a couple of days ago in the Tiger balm gardens in Haw Pa Villa.

There were many interesting sculptures and mythes about what happens after you pass away. If you have not been here before or if you come visit Singapore this will be a nice place to go. I hope you like these photos. Jess

Madeline in her free time

Hey, so the only time I really do anything art related is when I'm bored or have spare time and nothing better is around. I like too doodle and copy drawings (even though they usually turn out bad). Recently i have been copying drawings of dancers and gymnasts.

Here is one i did a while ago: (its pretty bad)

Something I  did on Deviantart Muro：



















I have recently found something very interesting through tumblr. It is a style called 'dotilism' and it looks pretty cool. There are a few artists who turn their prints into fabric products.


Here is what the art style looks like: (I really want to try this out)

What do you guys like to do in your free time? Is there any cool art styles you really like?




Madeline

Bohye's ART Museum Visit

Hi I am Bohye!

Last summer, my family and I decided to travel around Europe in countries like Switzerland, England, Italy and France. While staying in France we got an opportunity to visit The Louvre ART museum. The museum was huge and there so many paintings to see that I didn't get to see all of them. However as I was walking around, I was amazed at how delicate and exquisite every single works were. I was especially amazed at the large sized canvas paintings (just imagine how long those would've taken to draw!), and all the sculptures were really detailed as well. I was most excited to go see the famous Mona Lisa. At first I was shocked at how small the actual drawing was in real life, however as I got closer to the drawing I was amazed at how beautiful it was. Although our main goals of the visit was to look at the Mona Lisa, I was also surprised by the interior of The Louvre. It seemed like a castle and each room seemed different from the previous one. The way they had maintained it helped the rooms keep the style from the time it was built, they all looked fancy in a vintage way. Another thing that amazed me was the long hallways that were fully covered by amazing artworks from top to bottom. It was mesmerising and I had never seen such a beautiful hallway before! After the visit to The Louvre, my interest towards art has grown.

When we were in Rome, we visited the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. In this museum, there was the painting 'The Creation of Adam' by Michelangelo. Just like The Louvre, every part of this museum was different and even the hallways were fully decorated. The whole time, my dad and I were trying to look for 'The Creation of Adam', however it was nowhere to be found. Later on we walked into a room with guards at the doors and signs saying 'NO PHOTOGRAPHY' and on the top ceiling of that room was the painting. Once again we were quite shocked by how small it actually was, but it looked so detailed and it was surrounded by so many other amazingly done paintings.

After my visit to these two fabulous museums I have been fascinated by art and the history behind it. Have you ever been to an art museum anywhere around the world?

Pictures:

The Louvre (Credits: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre)

Rooms in The Louvre (Credits: http://www.watchpaper.com/2009/04/21/exclusive-breguet-patronage/)

Sistine Chapel Room (Credit: http://news.yahoo.com/the-sistine-chapel-has-a-problem--and-it-s-you-222327807.html)

The Creation of Adam (Credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam)

Rosie's Food Project

Recently in class we have been working on a project in which we have to find a picture of food which we believe represents or describes ourselves, which we will eventually paint. When I was deciding how to set u my picture, I had to think of composition and the colours I was using because these would also reflect on the message of the painting.

For my final image I chose an onion and a spice (dill) I chose these because the spice represented he fact that even though I am just a tiny part of something larger, I still am very important and contain a very important 'flavour' and the onion that I was more than meets the eye and that I have different layers to me. I also think that the colours of these two ingredients go well together and with the plate I have used. The picture is quite minimalist and does not contain very complex and intricate things because I have hardly painted properly before and did not want to jump straight into the deep end. I also think keeping it simple will hopefully help me build some basic skills which will help me in the future.

The picture I have chosen to paint

Adi Food Project

Hey there again, my name is Aditya! For our ongoing art project, we had to choose a type of food or dish which we believed represented us in the best and most ways. For my dish, I decided to do an Italian dish. Ever since I was a kid, I have never lost the taste for Italian food, especially pasta. Therefore, I decided to use an Italian dish as a basis for my food project. As mentioned before, I have a fond affection towards pasta and I thought that pasta defined me in ways. A way in which pasta defines is are that the pasta is quite adaptable and can be eaten with various sauces, just as I have been able to adapt to different environments such as different schools, etc. in the past. Below is a photo of the dish I will be painting soon. Do you have a special connection to any dish, and does it associate you with taste, culture, etc.? Thank you for viewing this post.

Caitlin's food photography

Hi again, my name is Caitlin. This is a photo I took in bali a couple of weeks ago,  I stayed at a very nice villa and every morning would wake up to a plate of delicious passion fruit. For our next art project we have to paint a food that we think describes us, I chose passion fruit because I believe I am very passionate about things, and although I'm quite hard on the outside, I have a soft inside :)

Nick's Food Project

Hello again!  For our ongoing art project, we have to paint a platter/plate of food, that has some sort of connection to us.  For example, a cultural connection.  My choice of food is Italian.  I chose it, because first of all, the food looks really great, but more importantly, I am Italian, and besides Pizza and Pasta which I eat all the time, I don't eat authentic Italian food very often, so this connects me to my culture  Below is the photo which I am going to paint.  What food do you have a connection to?  Have you ever done a similar project?  Thanks for looking!