Colonial Horse, Gardens by the Bay

Stop horsing around.



It might just be a trojan horse, do you think so?



No sculptor's name. The stone feel is very nice though.
Seen at Gardens by the Bay.

Artificial Rock #71

If you have taken the 'skybridge' from Marina Bay Sands to Gardens by the Bay, you would have seen this rock sculpture.

It's called 'Artificial Rock'. Yes, we all know it's an artificial rock. Makes it sound so cool doesn't it?



This is Artificial Rock No 71.
The sculptor, Zhan Wang has a series of it and the series is call Artificial JiaShanshi.



Zhan Wang's works are all around. It might be in a city that you live in too.

Zhan Wang was at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute before too. View his work here:
http://www.stpi.com.sg/artist_zhanwang.php

tAPY

Sometimes you just see things that are very cute.
Tapir sculptures, or inspired by the Malayan Tapir.





Aren't you glad that there are now more and more interesting sculptures in Singapore now?
It's not a city of concrete jungle only.



This information board for you to read more about it.

PLANET - the floating white baby

Everyone has been taking photo of this floating white baby in Singapore.
I asked a friend where she took it from and she said the gardens.

Though there are many gardens in Singapore, there's now only 1 Garden that everyone knows, probably the world world knows about it too.



If you are at Gardens by the Bay, you can see this sculpture titled: PLANET.



A white painted bronze, stainless steel sculpture of a baby boy.
Sculptor is Marc Quinn.

If you can't see what's on the 2nd photo, here it is:

Beautifully balanced on a languid arm of a sleeping boy child, this six ton, 383cm by 353 cm by 926 cm bronze cast sculpture floats like a heavenly body above a verdant earth. Renowned sculptor Marc Quinn (b. 1964) created this work in a depiction of his infant son, Lucas. Quinn deploys an assortment of materials and techniques to explore nature under human influence in themes that include the changing human body and the dual meanings of human life, between spiritual and physical, surface and depth, cerebral and sexual. This piece is the second of three editions, and is gifted for permanent display in the Gardens by the Bay.

A friend from the other part of the world says she has seen this in Monte Carlo. Have you seen the 3rd one in your part of the world?

Botero By The Pool @ St Regis Singapore

Singapore has become quite artsy these few years, if you look around, it really has!



Do you know that the St Regis Singapore hotel is like a Art Museum by itself?
By the pool you can see this and a few other Fernando Botero sculptures.

If you dine at their restaurants, you can see art work of Singapore artists too. I was wondering and I asked! ;-)

I heard the rooms are the same too. You can sleep in the room that has quite an expensive art piece!
From what I heard, it's not for sale though. (Not that I can afford it.)

A big gold sweet!

Would you like some sweets?



It's a huge one as well!
Yup, another sculpture you can find in Singapore. Guess where?

A World United by Huang Yifan

Another art work for this blog. I love taking art work or sculptures around Singapore.



This can be found at Marina Bay, where the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
The artist is Mr Huang Yifan.

The following details of this art piece, I found it at the URA Website:

Concept: “A World United” illustrates the unifying spirit of peace and sport through a stylised and dynamic depiction of sportsmen engaging in the 26 sports of  the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.  

Symbolising mutual respect of cultures shared through sport, the circular shape of the work is a reflection of the esprit de corps, friendship, along with willingness to engage in the exchange of ideas and knowledge.  

Through sport, unity and connection between individuals can be achieved – and more importantly, peace and harmony between nations.

Dimension:  4.0m diameter, 1.5m width
Material:   316# Stainless Steel with 2k auto paint in Signal Red & Black

Water Bubbles | Clementi Mall | Wrapped Up

The sculptures at Clementi Mall is quite nice don't you think?
It's called Water Bubbles, made of stainless steel by Singapore sculptor, Chua Boon Kee. (http://chuaboonkee.com/)



I like to 'stare' at public sculptures though I can't appreciate it like most people do.
I used stare and not admire because I think what I do is literally stare at it.

What do you see when you stare at it?

I think of the X-Men movie, the bad guy who can extract iron from blood, he can also transform into different shapes, I see the water bubble above and think of Magneto!  My imagination goes wild sometimes!




HDB probably thinks that Magneto has arrived in Clementi and decided to wrap the sculptures in tarpaulin. haha..

The reason they gave is that the sculptures becomes too hot during the day and people might get burnt when they touch it. They want to prevent getting burnt by wrapping the sculptures up.

They have also asked the sculptor to move them away. Why?




Don't move it away... It looks nice day or night!

Wrapping them up looks ugly.
Magneto doesn't exist, it's just a comic character. ;-)

Sandtastic Sculpting Event

Colleagues and I were having lunch at the West Coast Plaza just the other day and we saw lots of sand in the mall.

The sand was being sculptured into something really beautiful.



This man was hard at work getting his sand sculpture done.
After taking a look, we think it's not as easy as it seems!




We smiled at this most timid lion. It's like it's so soft spoken and it probably could not roar. LOL




This two headed snake looks really mean though.
Looks really evil too!




Ah.. Look at these lovely parrots.
I wonder if you can colour sand? Hmm....

Sorry for not posting this up earlier, I think the event has ended.

Random artwork....

I saw this few weeks ago and took a photo of it.

I can't seem to appreciate it, maybe I should go back and search for the title of the work or what it trying to symbolize. (Or if you know, let me know.)



Overflowing pipes?

It's located on a between Cecil St and Robinson Road.

More recycled sculpture at Sentosa

I prefer yesterday's sculpture. It is easy to understand and admire. This one is a bit confusing.



I thought it looks like a rat with many tails. But it's not. It's suppose to represent Mother Earth. Hmmm….

Recycled Sculptures at Sentosa

One of the many sculptures I saw when I was at Sentosa Island recently. Recycled materials have been used to create this! I think it is really nice!



More info about it in the next photo.

Myth Fortuna

From a far, you might think it's some lady doing Pilates or something.




Walking near to it, you realise it's a sculpture that's part of the Grand Prix season in Singapore.

Monitored by security surveillance. Hmmm.
Someone would want to steal it? Or turn the white sculpture into some technicolor creation?





I tried to perform the similar post and my hands got really shaky after that.
So I can't take a clear shot of the description.




Enjoy. I love sculptures!

need role models, not critics

Need Role Models.
Not Critics.



Hopes this message gets to everyone.

Golden Flying Crane at Parkview Square

Looking at this reminds me of the many sculptures in Europe that has the shiny golden top.
It looks so graceful doesn't it?




If you can read Chinese characters you can see what read what is says here.



If you want to read more about Parkview Square, you can visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkview_Square
It is quite interesting to read about it and fengshui elements with the nearby Gateway building.

Transformation by Tan Teng Kee

Another sculpture to add to the list of sculptures that I have posted here.
This was at the National Museum of Singapore.

Transformation




You can read more about the Tan at Nusantara or PublicArt.sg

Let's Go to a Paradise of Glorious Tulips by Yayoi Kusama

Another art piece at Orchard Central. I saw this from the most upper floor.
It looked very captivating and colourful.



I got down a floor to have a closer look and realize children were attracted to it and were posing.
You would too ya?
 



It's the artwork by Yayoi Kusama.
You can find out more about Yayoi at: http://www.yayoi-kusama.jp/

The Stair, The Clouds and The Sky @ Rooftop of Orchard Central

More art pieces are being displayed in open spaces in Singapore now.
The little city is getting a more vibrant art scene!


These photos were captured on the roof top of Orchard Central.
The sculpture is titled "The Stair, The Clouds and The Sky".
It's by Victor Tan Wee Tar. His works are characterized by the use of wires.

Enjoy.








Read what inspired the creation:



You can find out more about Victor at: http://www.victortanweetar.com

The 'fat' Adam and Eve at Resorts World Sentosa

It seems that Botero's works are quite popular in Singapore. You can see it at many places all over Singapore.

The lastest might be at Resorts World Sentosa. I took this a few week's ago. It's located at the lobby between Crockfords Tower Hotel and Hotel Michael.



A similar work by Botero, I think also named Adam and Eve is also in Time Warner Centre in NYC. Fellow Daily Photo blogger from NYC has also posted it here.

Chinese Procession

It's said that you don't really get many sculptures in Singapore. Not very true. As I walk around, I am discovering more and more of it!

(They love to move around though. Sometimes you see it here, then next it's shifted to a new location. LOL. Even the Merlion has moved around so many times!)




This work is by Lim Leong Seng.
Ooo. I just found out he has a website too at: http://www.limleongseng.com.sg/


Do you like to admire sculptures?