January 2019

There were 3 posts published in January 2019 (this is page 1 of 1).

WEEK TWO: ASSIGNMENT

Prima facie, The Third Paradise is not something that can be understood at first glance. While the main gist can be interpreted by the infinity looking shape of the symbol, however, upon researching and hearing Michelangelo Pistoletto talk about the significance of the symbol, I feel the moment of enlightenment and how such a simple symbol can embody such intense knowledge and purposefulness.

Firstly, Pistoletto talked about how the symbol is about finding a balance in everything. With nature and artificial, we find a balance through the symmetricity and with this, it acts almost like a reminder to the audience and artists that the boon or bane lies solely in every individual. We are holding freedom to do almost anything in this world but it is our responsibility to utilize such entity with caution. In the ideal visionary, the ethical behaviours and guiding principle that will ensure the continuity of this society.

Secondly, the use of everyday objects and Pistoletto mentioning about Arte Povera during the talk reminds me that The Third Paradise is highly likely to be influenced by the art movement. Arte Povera was emphatically anti-representational, responding to the new consumer landscape by eliminating artifice and reclaiming the elemental facts of material existence and human. By minimising the elements here, the essence of the materials are highlighted and a different context is emphasized.

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Thirdly, having seen many different versions and photos of The Third Paradise online, I realised that most of them seem to use very simple everyday objects like clothes and stones, and in ADM case, leaves and flowers. Upon some look up, the leaves used to form the symbol on ADM is Red Sessile Joyweed. These plants are very common in Singapore, hence, I guessed this might be why the plants are used here as it is very relatable by people in the local context and also it gives me the message the symbol is universal- no matter where it goes, the same overarching principle of finding balance in everything still applies.

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All in all, Michelangelo Pistoletto has successfully made it happen and being someone who has gone through many world affairs like WWII, there must be a strong underlying principle why he is promoting such principles to the world. Who knew such deep analogies can be applied to a simple symbol like this?

 

WEEK ONE: ASSIGNMENT

B I O G R A P H Y

Yi Jie is an art student from Singapore. She is currently pursuing BFA in Interactive Media at Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, School of Art, Design and Media. She is exposed to several coding software like Processing, MaxMSP and Arduino and tends to incorporate new media into visual designs. Also, Yi Jie displays great interest in visual designs and mixed media. Apart from her specialisation, she is taking up communication design and fashion design classes to explore the endless possibilities of art.

Yi Jie is deeply inspired by the themes of fantasy and mythical themes, as a result, her works often display hints of such discourse of her interest. She feels the resulting would bring the audience and viewers a unique and whimsical experience definitely. Through technology, she hopes to create a world of mixed reality that reflects the scenery of fascinating wonderland.

W O R K  S A M P L E  (5.0 CLUB)

In collaboration with Felicia Wu and Hiew Jin Yee

5.0 Club attempts to alleviate problems that people normally face in a club/ party with just the use of RFID tags. Audiences are able to navigate around 5.0 Club with an RFID tag that will be given to them before they head into the arena. There are 4 stations namely the Registration Booth, Drinks Bar, DJ Station and last but not least the Light Station. Audiences are able to interact with the different stations through their RFID tags, for example, in clubbing conditions, it is hard to communicate with each other due to loud sounds, however, in Club 5.0, the audiences are able to have their drinks ordered with just their RFID tags that have been registered at the Registration Booth beforehand.

R E S U M E

I N S P I R E D  W O R K

Exploded Flat 2 explores the smallest amount of information needed to comprehend an abstract image. The right side of image shows a grid of pixels that quickly decays to the left into a lower resolution random pattern. The right side of the image gives the information of the subject matter while the left ¾ of the image gives the information of movement. Together the two parts let the viewers interpret the imagery.

This is an interesting piece as it gives the audience a large imaginary space to convey what is shown on the art piece. The audience is given free expression of what they think the image is about and at the same time, this art piece explores the movement of the image in an art piece that seldom comes across the minds of people. 

Adding on, the artist, Jim Campbell is widely known for his LED works. He often displays mixed media like film, sound and LED together to create an art piece which I am deeply inspired and would like to come out with more mixed media art pieces in the future. He has inspired me to take up textile and bring it into my specialisation to create fascinating works like him.