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30
Mar 11

IDOLISM X OIC X A CURIOUS TEEPEE

Opening Launch: Thursday 5th May 2011, 7.30pm to 9.30pm

A tweed jacket, lobster claw heels, four little white stitches, a red gown…Iconography that has been etched into our psyche wittingly (and unwittingly) through the delirious world of fashion.

For this exhibition, illustrators draw inspiration from these objects of desire and their inventors, creating original artworks in the process. Using different mediums, participating artists include Mindflyer, Mr B, Fleecircus, Sokkuan, Cherie The Mrr, Eeshaun, AnnGee, SanSan, Noreen, Fei, Miel, Annie Tan, Twisstii and Mriz Sidah just to name a few. With varying backgrounds and styles, from political cartoons, to abstract surrealism, several take their first foray into fashion as subject matter.

With the inaugural Singapore Men’s Fashion Week just past and the upcoming Audi Fashion Festival this May, A Curious Teepee and OIC aim to convey another side of fashion, as seen through the eyes and hands of an artist.

All artworks are on display and available for sale till Sunday 22nd May at A Curious Teepee,
12pm to 9pm daily.

Show your support! RSVP HERE!

Where is Curious TeePee?
Map is here

2 Orchard Link #02-24, Singapore 237978

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29
Mar 11

Singapore Polytechnic Graduation Show – Birth 2011

Birth 2011

Birth is the annual grad show for Singapore Polytechnic (SP)’s Design School and School of Architecture & the Built Environment.

Birth symbolises the completion of three years of study and training as students prepare to join the creative industry. The concept of each year’s Birth is handled by the graduating students.

Come check out the creative works of students from the following courses:

Event details
Venue : Suntec City Tropics Atrium
Date : 31 March – 3 April 2011
Visit the Birth website at birththegradshow.sg. ( Facebook site : http://www.facebook.com/birth11?sk=wall )

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It’s graduation season ! Singapore Poly grads are inviting you to join them for their big bang before they head out into the society with their grad show titled Birth 2011. Do join them if you are interested. Further details please click on the links. (Visit the Birth website at birththegradshow.sg )

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29
Mar 11

OIC PORTRAIT DAY, 2nd Apr 2011, 2 TO 7PM

Hi OIC supporters and participants!!

Bring your friends/ love ones ( and pets too! ) for some cool portraits!!

Spread the word! Tweet like no tomorrow!! http://bit.ly/g6v0dw

On-line registration open NOW !!

Hi Artists and Sitters- Book your OIC Portrait session now! Please spread the word! Get drawn and join in the drawing with us! Sitters/ Models/ Posers! Email us which slots you want – reserve early via email “info [at] oicsingapore.com” subject: “Sitters/ Models/ Posers for Portrait Day”. Posing is FREE, each artwork is S$10 available for purchase- all proceeds goes to the artists. Artists! Polish your drawing skills & catch up with your OIC buddies at the same time. Everyone gets 20 minutes to draw the “patron/ sitter” at the same time. You get $10 for each drawing sold . Make it PLAYFUL and COLOURFUL, all skill levels welcomed. OIC Portrait Day is about artists having fun and experimenting with new ways to capture an interesting image and making new friends. You don’t have to be an OIC member to take part but you have to register and please read the FAQ. Come and draw, make friends and spread good drawing vibes. Artists Registration Fee is S$10/- *Posting your work for view & sale (compulsory ) is a sign of appreciation to the patron/sitter/ poser .

( Poster illustration contributed by Wei Loon aka Soloist - You can see his folio here )

REGISTERATION : http://www.oicsingapore.com/event-rsvp.php?id=31

( To help us organise this event better – we do not entertain last minute signing up at MAAD. And please bring small $$ notes )

Tags: “oicsingapore” “ORGANISATION OF ILLUSTRATORS COUNCIL” “OIC Portrait Day” “organisationofillustratorscouncil” “Singapore Illustrator” “Soloist”

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28
Mar 11

The Design Society for Japan

In light of the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster that has devastated Japan, The Design Society has created 8 T-shirt designs to help raise at least S$30,000 for the victims.

Designed individually by our founding members – Chris Lee, Jackson Tan, Benjy Choo, Hanson Ho, Larry Peh, Kinetic and Roy Poh – and guest designer Theseus Chan, designer of WERK Magazine, all proceeds will go towards Japan’s disaster relief efforts through the Singapore Red Cross Society.

Show your support.

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23
Mar 11

SKETCHWALK @ MARINA BAY BLVD – MARINA BAY WATERFRONT

Meet at Marina Bay City Gallery. A free standing building next to Promontory @ Marina Bay. Nearest MRT station is the new Downtown Station at Marina Bay Link Mall.

See map below for a clearer picture.

Show and tell will be back where we meet, then we decide where to go for lunch. Marina Bay Sands or the Link Mall for some good food. Please call Tia for directions if you get lost. Tel: 96968080.

Extra: Explore map of area here: Map here.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_52667/travel_site_1/?x=103.85407149269&y=1.2814551137504&l=13

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22
Mar 11

Art Affair Weekend Yamaguchi / Mojoko

Singa-Planet @ JCC Singapore Inspired Art Pieces

Twissti and AnnGee playing with da installation piece.

Hokusai edo period inspired.

OIC Fanboys with Yamaguchi-san

Amazing details. So much to see within the frame.

Yamaguchi Akira Solo Exhibition
“SINGA-PLANET”

A new exhibition at Japan Creative Centre featuring Yamaguchi Akira’s solo exhibtion “Singa-Planet”. Mr Yamaguchi, one of the leading and most popular contemporary artists in Japan, will present his new artworks inspired by the lifestyles of Singaporeans living in the multi ethnic city state namely the Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnicities. Besides the new installations, selections from previous collections wiill also be exhibited. This exhibition is held as a parallel event of the Singapore Biennale 2011.

Venue: Japan Creative Centre, 4 Nassim Road, S(258372)

Kindly RSVP to Japan Creative Centre (Fax: 6735 3602 or Email jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp) by the 10th March 2011. For more information, please contact Mr. Adriane Lee of JCC at 67370434.

More info on the exhibition is here:

Exhibition – 12th March to 6th May 2011
http://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JCC/event_A_Yamaguchi_18012011.html

All images © Akira Yamaguchi

OIC crew met one of the current of Master Artist in Japan: Yamaguchi San. Look @ our happy faces! I was not only blown away by his technical skills but how humble he was. You can catch his stuff @ JCC (Japanese Creative Center @ Nassim Rd). My hard felt condolences to the victims of the Japan’s quake on Friday…Stay strong and pray hard.

The man himself, Steve. The shot's epic too

Juxtaposition romantic prints from 1920s.

Awesome, especially the manga girls!

After Yamaguchi san’s show we headed down to pue vuree for Steve’s show, love the space, love the art and Steve when the next group show?! peace, B

More details on the show: HERE.

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21
Mar 11

OIC Interview with Hafi

Hafi (Hafizah Jainal) is a girl whose day job is being a graphic designer. She does illustration during her spare time and is working towards just doing illustration alone, forever and ever. She is 22 years old in real life but 12 years old in her imagined life.

OIC: How long have you been drawing and how did you get started?

I started taking drawing seriously when I was a freshman in the Creative Media Design Course in Singapore Polytechnic. (That was, almost 4 years ago *GASP*) My drawing studio lecturer invited a few local illustrators to our class to give a talk. One of them was Kristal Melson. I was swept off my feet when I saw her drawings. I thought that they were BEYOND awesome plus she was super cool also. (Then I immediately became a fan girl 10 secs into her presentation) So that triggered off my interest in illustration. This might sound corny but Kristal’s talk really ignited my passion! I wanted to draw as well as her too and may I say again, she was uber cool and all with her cloth totebag which she drew some stuff on it. I’ve always liked people who has an aura of coolness about them

On the same day, I bought myself a sketchbook and I began drawing everyday until I became confident with my illustration skills.

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15
Mar 11

OIC Interview with Parka

In the spotlight: Parka – the guy behind Parka Blogs, a blog dedicated to reviews of art and design related books.

OIC: How long have you had the habit of sketching and how did you get started?

Parka: I started getting more serious about sketching after visiting Urban Sketchers. (OIC: Check out our awesome local sketchers at Urban Sketchers Singapore!) The stories and sketches posted by people all over the world are really inspiring. It makes you look at things in life differently. There’s a new sense of appreciation, including for the mundane.

My sketches can be found at http://parkablogs.com/category/tags/my-sketches

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15
Mar 11

Call for Submission – Book Illustrators’ Gallery (BIG)

As part of the Asian Festival of Children Content ( AFCC) happening from May 26th to 28th, its organisers the Art House Singapore and National Book Development Council of Singapore (NBDCS) are inviting illustrators to contribute to the Book Illustrators’ Gallery (BIG), an exhibition showcase as part of the 3 day event.

Eligible illustrations include those which have been published in children’s books, audio/video products, comics/graphic novels, games, or are standalone works. Basic logistics like technical support and publicity will be handled by the festival, while the artist bears the cost of resizing the illustrations, sending and collection of their own artwork.

The deadline for entries ends on the 31st of March. A maximum of 5 pieces of artwork will be accepted. Please send selected artwork in the following format for consideration :

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14
Mar 11