Now let's find more about pop art!

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Six brushstrokes(1997)
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)

Pop art is the short form for popular art and it refers to a modern style that is enjoyed by many people. It was an art movement in the 60s which drew inspiration from popular culture. Pop artists took their imagery from movies, comic strips, advertising billboards and usual everyday objects. As for some artists, they duplicated the beer bottles, comic strips, road signs and similar objects in sculptures, paintings and collages. Some of the prominent American pop artists were Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist.

Lichtenstein was best known for his large paintings based on comic strips. One day when he was looking at the comic strips to get ideas for his art, he saw a comic book character of a mad artist. The mad artist was painting two large brush strokes to cross the face of a person who was haunting him. Lichtenstein then got the idea of doing a painting of a large brushstroke. Thus, he completed his first brushstroke painting in 1965 and his first brushstroke sculpture in 1981. Since then, the brushstroke has become a common subject in his pop art.

Here are some snapshots on Roy Lichtenstein's pop art. Aren't they interesting?

Aren' they very beautiful? It indeed took a very long time to complete these sculptures which represent various types of brushstrokes!

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SOARING HELIX ( 1994 )

PHILIP JOHNSON ( 1906 - 2005 )






" I like buildings that are moulded like sculpture. " - Philip Johnson

This 18 - metre column, soaring in a spiral helix, is the focal point of the open - air plaza at Times Square.Appearing like a stack of square tiles placed one on top of the other, the tower gently twists as it rises upwards.

HELIX

Deprived from a Greek word, a helix ( PLURAL HELICES) resembles a spring, a screw or a spiral staircase. helices can ve found in our DNA ( Deoxyribonucleic acid which determines our genetic buildup ).

OBELISHS

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FOUNTAIN OF WEALTH ( 1997 )
CALVIN TSAO & ZACK MCKOWN

This sculpture lies at the heart and core of Suntec City. In 1998, it was recorded as the world's largest fountain in the Guiness Book or Records.

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ABUNDANCE III ( 1945 )

SUN YU LI (1948 - )











Sun was born in China in 1948 and grew up in Taiwan. As a child, he loved the mountains and the seas. Although Sun studied architecture, he gave up it up to pursue his love for sculpture full time. Sun's sculpture appear simple but the ideas behind them are very complex. Sun enjoys learning philosophical Chinese ideas.

WATERCYCLE 2000

DR JONATHAN MINNS

This sculpture looks like an assenblage of old scrap material. However, it was specially designed and manufactured for One Raffles Linh.


THE " ART THAT WORKS "


Water Cycle 2000 is an interesting sculpture that is regarded as " art that works. " It was crafted by the team from the British Engineerium and designed by its founder and director Dr Jonathan Minns. The engineerium is a restored Victorian pumping station which includes a museum showcasing mechanical antiquites. The museum also focuses on the Industrial Revolution, which started in Great Britain in the mid - 18th century.


Besides the giant wheel, the other main feature of this piece is water. It is said that the sculpture is based on the idea of Feng Shui. The sculpture is designed such that water, which symbolises wealth, flows towards the shopping mall.

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SEEDS SERIES (1999 )

HAN SAI POR ( 1943 - )













HAN SAI POR

Local artist Han Sai Por gets her ideas from nature and natural forms. When it comes to public sculptures, Han feels an artist must not put too much personal emotion into their work. People should be able to relate to them. The work must make tham want to look at it, and come close up to touch it. The sculpture should also fit well in its surroundings.

Completed in 1999, SEEDS SERIES were temporarily placed at FORT CANNING HILL. They were commissioned by Singapore Technologies Engineering for Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.

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JOYOUS RIVERS ( 1987 )
DR ELSIE YU

THE CLEAN RIVERS PROJECT

For more than 150 years, the river continued to be an important centre for trade. However, the river became increasingly choked with filth. In 1977, the Clean River Project was carried out involving many different government agencies to clean up six rivers, including the Singapore River and the Kallang Basin. 10 years and $200 million later, the project was successfully completed and many festivities were carried out to celebrate the achievement.

JOYOUS RIVER by DR ElSIE YU is a sculpture that commemorates the success of the project. ( year 1989 )

THE ARTIST

Dr Elsie Yu was born in Shanghai, China but grew up in Hong Kong. She now lives in Singapore. She is a famous artist who is known for her large scale public sculptures. Yu was commissioned in 1995 to create a series of 11 sculptural plaques to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII,

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Firstly......More About The Sculptures.......

WHAT IS A SCULPTURE?????????

There are two kinds of sculptures :

RELIEF : One part of the sculpture is usually fixed to a wall. There are two kinds of relief - high releif and bas/low releif.

FREE-STANDING OR SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND : You can walk aroound it and view it from all angles.

SCULPTURES CAN BE GROUPED ACCORDING TO :

CATEGORIES : Architectual, Commemorative, Commissioned, Environmental, Functional, Kinetic, Monumental, Public, Religious, State, Symbolic......

AND..............

STYLES : Abstract, Realistic, and Stylised.

Some Of The COMMON MATERIALS used in making sculptures are Aluminium, Bronze, Stainless Steel, Ciment fondu, Marble and Wood.

You Can Make A Sculpture Using 4 METHODS

CARVING : Subtractive - Cutting and Chipping away.

MODELLING : Addictive - Adiing soft material that can be used easily shaped, such as plaster or clay.

ASSEMBLING : Joining pieces together e.g. Gluing and Welding.

CASTING : Creating a form by pouring molten metal, plaster, cement or liguid clay into a mould.

PUBLIC ART CAN BE DESCRIBED AS OBJECTS OF ARTISTIC VALUE THAT ARE FOUND IN PUBLIC PLACES

Public Art Serves 3 PURPOSES :

To Tell A Historical Event.

To Add Beauty To Its Environment

To Decorate a Functional Item.

SCULPTURES ARE BOT THE ONLY FORM OF PUBLIC ART. MONUMENTS, MURALS, FOUNTAINS AND EVEN SEATING, LIGHTS AND SIGNS CAN BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC ART!!!!!!!!!

Marina Bay is man-made. Reclamation was carried out from the 1970s to the 1990s. Our current Downtown, where the main financial district is located, is quickly running out of space. Marina Sounth is where Singapore's future Downtown is planned.


Facing it is a triangular piece of reclaimed land called Marina Centre - it is home to a large convention centre called Suntec City, mega shopping malls, 5-star hotels, our latest pride - Esplanade - theatres on the bay.....and lots of beautiful PUBLIC ART.

ENTER THE MAGICAL AND INTERESTING WORLD OF SCULPTURES !!!

Everywhere there is water......Read on to find out more about a place that is surrounded by water and is decorated with beautiful sculptures. many of the sculptures talk to us about rivers, the sea and the bizzare power of the water!!!

Perhaps this obsession with water has to do with the fact that Marina Centre sits on land that was once part of the sea !!!

MARINA CENTRE



A TRIBUTE TO OUR FUTURE

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