Art Stage 2011 (Fine Arts Fair in Singapore)

ArT Stage Singapore is an annual international art fair focusing on the art scene in the Asia Pacific. Its debut was at Marina Bay Sands from 12 to 16 Jan 2011.


Featuring over 120 contemporary and modern art galleries from 26 countries, as well as noted personalities such as photo artist David LaChapelle, Art Stage Singapore has featured a balance of Asia Pacific art contrasted with Western art galleries.

In addition to showcasing works by up-and-coming as well as established artists, special platforms such as Project Stage has provided for emerging Asia Pacific artists to showcase their work to an international audience.

These are some interesting work seen at the fair.

 

 
 
http://www.artstagesingapore.com/en/artstagesingapore

Furniture Design

Campana Brothers

The Campana Brothers (Humberto Campana, b. 1953 and Fernando Campana, b. 1961) are noted Brazilian designers.

In 1983, the two brothers teamed up to develop furniture made by ordinary material - including waste products such as cardboard, rope, fabric and wood scraps, plastic tubes, aluminum wire. By the early 90s, they had already gained considerable international acclaim, notably in Europe and in the United States. Some of their products also began to be produced and sold in Italy.

Their breakout design of the Vermelha chair is still their best seller.

Automobile

Jeep

Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler. It is the oldest off-road vehicle (also sport utility vehicle – SUV) brand. It inspired a number of other military Light Utility Vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second oldest 4-wheel-drive brand.

The original Jeep vehicle that first appeared as the prototype Bantam BRC became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the United States Army and Allies during World War II, as well as the postwar period. Many Jeep variants serving similar military and civilian roles have since been created in other nations.

Design of Jeep is the culmination of over 68 years of experience, real-world testing and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes. It is this relentless pursuit of quality, durability and rugged capability that has made Jeep so well respected and in demand of as a highly-functional vehicle.

Interior (Office/Studio)

Composite Art & Design

This office/studio is conceptualised with functionality in mind. However, there are dashes of surprises here and there with kitschy and playful nick-nacks. Main furnishings are in basic colours of Black and White with accentuation of bold colours and added interests from littles things such as figurines, artwork, coffee-table books, mememtos etc.

http://composite-ad.blogspot.com/
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520 Sims Ave #02-04 Singapore 387 580

Architecture (India)

Lotus Temple

The Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi, India, popularly known as the Lotus Temple due to its flowerlike shape, is a Bahá'í House of Worship and also a prominent attraction in Delhi. It was completed in 1986 and serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent. It has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.

Paper Sculpture

Jen Stark

Jen Stark is a contemporary artist whose famous work are impressively paper sculpted. She also works with drawing and animation. Her work draws inspiration from microscopic patterns in nature, wormholes, and sliced anatomy.

http://www.jenstark.com/index.php

Movies (French)

4 beautifully filmed cinematic stories, all quinessentially French!

A moving story about love, life and the beauty of unexpected friendships.
Renée is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building, who meets with society’s expectations of what a concierge should be; reliable though totally uncultured. But beneath this façade lies the real Renée: passionate about culture and the arts, and more knowledgeable in many ways than her employers, with their outwardly successful but emotionally void lives.

This dark, slightly absurdist comedy is narrated by Nicolas, an eight-year-old boy supremely happy with his loving, doting parents and a colorful group of friends. It seems that life couldn't possibly improve - until Nicolas eavesdrops on his folks and surmises that his mother is pregnant. Horrified, he envisions a scenario where a new baby brother arrives and crowds him out of the house, leaving his parents with no time to care for him. Nicolas and his friends then cook up a series of wild schemes to dispose of the baby.

It is the second in a series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, after The Flight of the Red Balloon. In the film, two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.

It concerns Antoine, who must leave Lyon to help his mother who keeps the grocery in a village in southern France. His father, stricken with a heart attack, can no longer drive the truck that supplies the isolated hamlets. Antoine discovers the charm of these people, "bons vivants" (good living) ways and gradually comes to love his eccentric customers and finds the country of his childhood.