bring to light

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.

Candles
Lim Xin Ying
Pencil Drawing
2010

The artwork depicts a group of candles surrounding one taller striped candle and the striped candle is the only candle that is lit up, illuminating the darkness surrounding the candles.

There are seven candles in the picture and one stands taller than the rest, and it has stripes on it, so it is significantly different from the others. It is also the only candle that is lit up. The background is dark and there is nothing in the background. The composition of the artwork is balanced as both sides of the artwork have equal weightage. The artwork is not realistic as there isn’t a floor to support the candles and they seem floating in mid-air. The background is created by pencil strokes being blendedtogether, however, it is not carefully blended as some pencil strokes are still visible and appear rough, which gives the background uneven patches of darkness. The pencil strokes used to draw the candles are well refined and the picture does not look sketchy.
The artwork actually tells a story. The tallest, candle depicts an individual, who is trying to achieve find his own path towards success. The dark surroundings represent the hardships he has to face in order to become successful and the flame represents hope, which pushes him to strive on. However, after burning overtime, candles melt completely. Since the tall candle is lit up, it will melt eventually and the flame will go off, this represents that at some point of time, the individual may feel depressed and have the urge to give up. However, those candles surrounding the tallest candle represent the people to catch him when he falls. The surrounding candles are not lit as candles that are not lit will last forever, which represents that the individual has the forever support and love from his family and friends.

Labels: xinying

posted at 9:32 PM, 20100905

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