Was at the S'pore Biennale Launch on friday night and we were surrounded by the arty-farty crowd. I probably have not developed an aptitude for the arts yet, so I couldn't really appreciate its finer points. But then again, what is art? When I was in upper sec, Ms G K asked each of us the exact same question in class. My answer then was, "Art is something that makes us ponder." Well, I guess I still agree with my statement. Coz my reaction upon seeing some abstract artwork is usually, "This is art meh?"
PM officially launched the event with the lighting up of huge white balloons which could change colour according to the strength of the tug on it. What particularly tickled me was the mascots for the Biennale. Moc moc and Mer mer who appeared on stage dancing to a catchy tune that is likely to be heard on Kids Central.
Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. That is a merlion on legs, with its tail protruding from its belly. Mer mer's appearance can be a little more tasteful I guess. While Moc moc is a bee/ crocodile/ what?
We saw Bryan Wong & Quan Yi Feng, who were just standing less than 50cm ahead of us. Bryan is ultra metrosexual while YF is so skinny! Gosh, she puts me to shame. -_-"
The Biennale seems interesting though, especially the multimedia installations which will be up at the various sites around the island, which includes religious places. Here are some past work by the artists in other cities:
Titarubi Bodyscape 2005. Consisting of cloth, lamp, resin.
Projection of lights in Paris.
The Crown Fountain. Two 16m tall glass towers in Millenium Park, Chicago.
