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David Chan, Hip-Hop Snoopys (2010), oil on linen
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Element Art Space (formely SBin Art Plus gallery) is presenting a group exhibition of Pop Art by Singaporean and Indonesian artists.
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phunk Studio, Neverland 2 (2010), acrylic on canvas |
New Pop New World includes 25 artworks, ranging from paintings to digital prints. Curated by Alia Swastika, the exhibition features established names in the Singapore art scene including: Vincent Leow who through his use of vivid colours that reverberates with pop art explores the idea of kitsch through his paintings, drawings and three-dimensional objects; Lee Wen, a recipient of the Cultural Medallion for his contribution to the local contemporary art scene; David Chan, known for his lurid, part-comic, part-eerie human-animal hybrid paintings that are widely interpreted as a tragicomic take on society’s collective split personality; and :phunk, a contemporary art and design collective that uses a highly skilful display of fresh and exciting images to depict how pop art is very much affected by comic visualisation.
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Vincent Leow, John, Andy (2007), oil on canvas |
The lineup of contemporary artists from Indonesia include Agan Harahap, a photographer and digital imaging artist whose works often combine the parody and satire of human life, looking at how religions have become a commoditized object in the mass media and the entertainment industries; Switzerland-based Eddie Hara, one of the pioneer pop artists in Indonesia who has influenced many artists of the following generation whose works display a solid dose of irony and humour, often populated by mutant women and strange animals despite serious themes in his art (politics, sexism, racism etc.); Arief Tousiga, who works with various mediums and probes with realist forms to communicate his ideas through visual illusions and Wisnu Auri, who elaborates intimate personal stories through a semi-autobiographical approach based on his daily experiences
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Eddie Hara, Untitled (2010) |
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Agan Harahap, Happy Religion - Doubting Thomas (2011), digital print on canvas
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