FantAsia

EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM
 
FantAsia
EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION FROM SINGAPORE AND KOREA
OPENING DATE Thu 19 Aug TIME 19.00 HRS VENUE Praxis Space, Project Space and
Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally
Street
 
LASALLE College of the Arts, in collaboration with The Korean Society of
Fashion Business, presents FantAsia, an exhibition of contemporary fashion
showcasing the works of 45 extraordinary fashion designers from Singapore
and South Korea. FantAsia explores the imagination and creativity of these
designers through their interpretation of fashion today. Fashion exhibitions
in museums have become very popular in recent years and FantAsia brings the
fashion debate to the museum space in Singapore showing the work of these
designers at LASALLE¹s gallery spaces.
 
Admission: Free
 
2010 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
INNOVATION & CREATIVITY IN ASIAN FASHION INDUSTRY
DATE Fri 20 Aug TIME 10am ­ 12nn VENUE The Singapore Airlines Theatre,
Basement 1, LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally Street
 
As part of this FantAsia, the International Symposium Innovation &
Creativity in Asian Fashion Industry will be a platform to debate various
fashion topics concerning the world today. This symposium is an excellent
opportunity for fashion practitioners from both Singapore and South Korea as
well as other parts of the world to authenticate a creative dialogue,
strengthen the relationships between the two countries and raise the profile
of Asian designers in the international arena.
 
Admission:
Free. Registration is required due to limited seating. RSVP by Mon 16 Aug to
designlectureseries@lasalle.edu.sg with your full name, organisation/school,
mobile number and number of seats required.
 
Photo courtesy of Darren Gabrielle Leow (Photographer) Nelly Liu (Designer)
 
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Shinee lucifer and SNSD

Right. I hope you guys are ready for this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dww9UjJ4Dt8. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7mPqycQ0tQ

The biggest teeny pop groups in Asia.... Korean boy band Shinee Lucifer and girl band SNSD! Personally, I find it interesting to see the chief influences of teen mass culture in Asia. From the manga styling of Shinee Lucifer to the cutesy looks of SNSD, you can see their young followers all across Asia. Not quite Lady Gaga but translated to Asia, the influence is equally immense and widespread. Note the differences between western and eastern boy/girl band styling... not quite the sexy, hot girls aloud or lady gaga. Guys with attitude in dangerously dark colors while the girls are in candy floss colors!

Wind Shadow

Wind Shadow 风‧影

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan (Taiwan)
云门舞集


A stunning dance performance staged by one of Asia’s top contemporary dance companies Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Wind Shadow is a groundbreaking collaboration between revered choreographer Lin Hwai-Min and internationally renowned Chinese visual artist Cai Guo-Qiang.

An experimental fusion of installation art and dance, Wind Shadow carries you to a world of changing shadows where dancers take turns playing humans as well as their shadows. Wind Shadow is meticulously conceived to replicate natural wind movements such as launching kites and fluttering angelic wings. Displaying total submission to the theme, performers dance with an ephemeral lightness, seemingly controlled by the wind and fluidly blending with the ‘shadows’.

Cai’s stunning gunpowder drawings and artworks of explosions are projected via video through fluttering flags, forming a contrasting backdrop for the dancers as they turn into wandering ‘shadows’. Against a haunting soundtrack, the landscape changes abruptly into an apocalyptic showdown with sulphur-lit smoke, fire, black ‘snowflakes’ and even a black rainbow. In a scene evocative of a nuclear holocaust, a ‘Black Hole’ forms on stage, engulfing the dancers in a tunnel of darkness.

I couldn't describe it better so I took the above description from their website. As a personal experience, it was stunning visually although the theme can be scary at times. As we explore the relationship we have with our 'shadows'. And when our 'shadows' take over our lives. Asian arts has been described as intellectual by a foreign friend of mine. I guess that is true after all. Perhaps we all need to make sure we control our 'shadows' rather than let it take over us.

The Best of VooDoo Drums

As street art is bubbling across Asia, I recently went to an arts program called CLAP to liven up Singapore's business district. Amongst various talented performers, a drums band called Voodoo stole the entire show away. 10 guys, 10 kinds of drums. It was absolutely inspiring and mind blowingly good. Check them out! The only link I found...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cm0khJPl8w&feature=PlayList&p=C06F1E1AB59F2FEF&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=26

Scarlet is mumbling

A beautiful dance performance by a dear friend last friday, Scarlet is a solo dance performer from Hong Kong. The setting was amidst a forest in an old primary school grounds. It was beautiful beyond words the entire experience. www.artsfisson.com

Street Revolution Jam!

5 Jun 2010 Esplanade Singapore Street Festival -The promotion and inclusion of Street culture in the Singapore Arts is to me, both pivotal and exciting. It is the encouragement of creativity in the street level across all ages and ethnicity. Great stuff!

Indian music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56_Zs10qQhQ

How entertaining!