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Who were they?
Liu Kang, Georgette Chan, Chen Chong Swee, Chen Wen Hsi, Cheong Soo Pieng
Where did they come from?
China
The two predominant influences on their style?
A mix of Western and Chinese art styles.
Where did these influences come from?
Men: studying in China, traveling in Europe
Georgette: extensive travel and study abroad particularly in Europe and the USA.
What was their subject matter?
An interpretation of local subjects.
Where did they gain inspiration for local subject matter?
Bali.
What was their style called?
Nanyang Style.
Which Singapore based art school did they teach at?
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).
Liu Kang's works in our syllabus?
Artist and Model 1954, Life By The River 1975
Georgette Chen's work in our syllabus?
Portrait of Eugene Chen
Herons by Chen Wen Hsi
Feldman's Approach (When we didn't know the name of the artwork)
We decided that among our list of words (USA, car crash, pollution, skyscrapers, urban life, metal), urban life suits the best.
Relate: looks like shapes of flamingoes, birds, broken glass, fish, a messy clump of mixture and shards.
Describe: angular, irregular, jagged, rigid forms/shapes, dirty and unfiltered colours, shades of gray, use of black and white, forms are distorted, doesn't resemble anything.
Analyze: arbitrary colours, forms and shapes arranged haphazardly, looks messy, black and white provides contrast, probably used chinese ink or watercolour. Style is similar to cubism, colours employed are similar to fauvism.
Interpret: mood is dull, sharp edges cause discomfort, as if something is protruding into the whole artwork. unpleasant feeling.
Evaluate: I dislike the whole artwork due to its ruggedness as a whole, it's like what you see when you fall on the beach face-down onto a sandy ground of rocks and pebbles.
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Impression: Sunrise by Claude Monet
The subject matter of the artwork is the scene of a sunrise outdoors at France. As sunrises do not last for very long, the painting wasn't very detailed and Monet wanted to make the best out of capturing this special fleeting moment. Thus, the whole scenery appeared vague and are mainly defined by different blocks of colours that gives a suggestion to what the objects in the scene really are. As the main focus is on the whole scene and the general impression it makes, specific details such as the faces and clothes of the men on the boat in the waters are not defined.
The colour used in this artwork are mostly bright and natural colors, with no somber colours used or any artificial colour that was manipulated by the artist's feelings. The entire artwork was meant to depict a scene thus the artist's own feelings did not affect how it turned out to be. Colours are not dull, but the palette is mostly limited to green, yellow and blue with varying tones and shades of a single colour.
As for the brushworks used in this painting, they are mainly directional, such as those used to depict the waves in the water, just adequate enough for viewers to see what it really is. Paint is also applied in blocks and chunks, and the brush strokes are visible. Brushstrokes are not well-blended, artwork is done in a painterly manner. Blocks of different colours are also placed side by side such that they seem to blend naturally when viewed from afar.
Transcript from the Audio Recording:
Northern France. Play of light across water, reflections of water, recreating the same effects. Short dabs of paint that don't really blend together but creates a kind of optical likeliness.
Monet's paintings are the result of his careful observation of nature. Specific level of attention of detail, from the mast down to the bow. On the very close to top of the mast, there's a very very light orange and red brushstroke when the sunlight begins to hit the boat. Only seen when the artist looks closely and transcribes what he is saying.
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