Visiting National Gallery Singapore, Part 1

Before the closing of the two iconic historical buildings, the former Supreme Court Building and City Hall, I had the opportunity to visit and explore  its interiors during its open house before it will be close and subject into major renovation to transformed the two iconic buildings into one edifice that will be named National Gallery Singapore. It was then did I focused on to the former Supreme Court building which I have chronicled on my post.

Few months ago I got the chance to visit the National Gallery Singapore. Since it was opened on November 2015 it was only recently that I got to check the gallery up close.

Visiting National Gallery Singapore, Part 2

Visiting National Gallery Singapore, Part 1

During my visit, it was only the UOB Southeast Asia gallery that I have explored due to time constraint. I was so engrossed admiring the interiors of the old Supreme Court building and all the paintings on display on the gallery that by the time I came out it was already evening. The UOB Southeast Asia Gallery aptly named Between Declarations and Dreams.

The UOB Southeast Asia Gallery occupied three floors and chronologically presented from the 19^th century period to the 1990s. It displays important artworks mostly from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the rest of Southeast Asia.

Singapore, Ho Say

The recent Sentosa Sandsation 2017 sand sculpture festival held at Siloso Beach Sentosa has featured larger-than-life sculptures that not only you will be amazed  by the design but also you will made to stop look and think of what the artist want to conveyed.

The entire exhibition were group into three zones. The first part is the sculptures depicting Singapore’s unique blend of culture thru humour and oddity. The second part is a competition zone featuring 14 renowned sand artists from 13 nations. The third zone is the interactive sand sculpture were visitors can be part of the sculpture and be photograph for the souvenir photoshoot.

Convolutions

Part of the Singapore Night Festival, is the light mapping art installation titled Convolutions. Convolutions is a light, laser, and music projection that projects the façade of the National Museum of Singapore into a different state of disarray.  The seven minutes showstopper is a visual spectacle combining architecture and sculptors imagery and a multiple laser of colours.