about us.
LEE.shuhui
a young songbird who enjoys photography and sketching
when she's free (sometimes when she's not, too)
her favourite subject matters are frogs, anime characters
and everything else under the sun.
LIM.xinying
an active sportswoman in the school basketball team
who likes kobe bryant, sketching and, basketball
she stands tall at 1.74m, but is a really gentle person.
TEO.beilin
a french horn player in the school band who enjoys music,
photography and surfing the net.
recently, she has acquired a new habit of reading stories online,
and hopefully she keeps at it.
ZHAO.yiyuan
a guzheng player in the school guzheng ensemble,
who loves all the random things under the sun,
she especially loves computer graphics, and is good at drawing them.
Our exhibition CONCEPT
We chose this theme as we find light intriguing to work with; light can be expressed in many different ways, and we thought it would be interesting to experiment with how light can be portrayed.
Even though light can signify hope, it can also be used to show emotions, such as happiness, ranging to the portrayal of dangerous things such as the light emitted from a fire or an explosion. A simple Light could mean anything under the word, such as lightweight, light feelings, or literally light rays. This would give us more freedom to explore the concept, and our works would therefore have a larger sense of creativity.
We draped the board with cloth as we all decided that leaving the board black as it was would be a little plain. To suit the theme Light, we used white cloth with translucent purple so that the board would not give off a dull or heavy colour and would suit the theme better.
As we came up with works suited for the theme, we truly had to stretch our minds as to what light could mean.
In conclusion, preparing for this exhibition opened windows in our understanding of the portrayal of light.
entries.
Sunrise
Lim Xin Ying
Pencil Drawing
2010
The artwork depicts a view of the sun rising over the horizon at a serene beach, with a girl at the right side of the picture.
The horizon is distinguished by a line, separating the sky and the sea. The artwork is created using different values of a monochromatic colour - black. The composition of the artwork is asymmetrical as the right side seems to be 'heavier' as the girl is standing on the right, dominating much space and although the rising sun is situated at the left, it does not balance out the composition of the drawing. The background, which is the sky, is created by blending pencil strokes, creating a misty effect, except for the sun and its rays, which are white, making a very clear contrast between the misty sky and the shining radiance of the sun. The sea is created using short and choppy strokes but it is not blended as well as the sky to differentiate between the sky and the sea. Some pencil strokes on the sea are still visible, representing the gentle waves.
This piece of artwork symbolizes hope. The dawn of a new day is suggesting a new beginning, which means that hope is arriving. Light is often associated with hope and happiness, unlike darkness, which is often associated with depression and sadness. The girl, with her back facing the viewer, may be wishing as her hands are in front of her, hoping to have a bright future ahead, or hoping that she will be able to overcome her problems as a new day arrives. The calmness of the sea may be suggesting that she will lead a peaceful life in times to come. The sun rising symbolize night fading away and being illuminated by the sunrays, which may in turn reflect the girl's troubles are going to fade away as hope is coming.
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