100 Friends 100 Artists 100 Inspirations, Group Exhibition Curated by :phunk Studio - Opening Night

The exhibition, conceptualised and curated by art-management.com and :phunk studio, showcase 100 portraits featuring 100 inspirational figures that have influenced and encouraged 100 well known Singaporean and international artists from multi-discipline artistic practices. All 100 A4 portraits all framed and priced at a very affordable S$199.00. The exhibition will is a unique chance to view work from such a diverse range of artists and creative disciplines, with 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the non-profit TRANSMISSION: PROJECT.
100 Friends 100 Artists 100 Inspirations Opening Night's Video

Venue
tcc - The Connoisseur Concerto "The Gallery"
51 Circular Road, Singapore

Launch Event
19 October 2011, 7.45pm

Curated by :phunk Studio

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100 Friends 100 Artists 100 Inspirations, Group Exhibition Curated by :phunk Studio - Dream Chaser / 追夢人

Starting out with nothing except a burning passion to follow their dream, the father of Modern Chinese art, Wu Guanzhong and the successful :phunk studio today is a glittering example for me as an artist to be fearless and tireless, despite being penniless and in charging towards an endless dream.


Both Wu Guanzhong and :phunk studio were a huge influence on my work. The contemporary Chinese painter has always been a thinker and philosopher who use art as his medium for expressing complex ideology. :phunk studio’s passion for art whose  works visually conveyed the idealism of every true-blue artist which is to 'do what you love' has inspired me with unlimited motivation and peerless endurance. They constantly challenge the conventional notion and definition of the artist and the commercial design studio by blurring the boundaries between both, mixing neo-pop art ideology with postmodernist design sensibilities. Their cross-disciplinary approach is best described as "an aesthetic collective consciousness" focused on experimenting with new approaches to visual expressions.


As Wu Guanzhong, once said, “There is no boundary in terms of art; art belongs to the world, not to a certain nation or country.” It all starts with your desire taking the first step chasing towards your dream.

100 Friends 100 Artists 100 Inspirations

Venue

tcc - The Connoisseur Concerto “The Gallery”
51 Circular Road, Singapore

Opening Hours

Sun - Thur & P.H (11am to midnight)
Fri, Sat & Eve of P.H (11am to 2am)

Exhibition period

20 October 2011 - 15 January 2012

Launch event

19 October 2011

The Sound of Happiness / 幸福的呼喚

The Sound of Happiness / 幸福的呼喚 talks about reminiscing the childhood days of innocence, the simplicity of life. Childhood is undoubtedly the most wonderful period of a person’s life. Sadly once gone by, it doesn’t come back again. Sometimes people reminisce, and fondly look back upon their youth, and say ‘I wish nothing more but to be a child again, and to go back to my childhood’. And it seems that such a sentiment is not so much for the purpose of wanting to be a child again, but rather to feel everything to the degree of purity that we were able to feel in childhood, in which, there were fewer circumstances to taint our perceptions. The term ‘childhood’ in my point of view, enters a metaphorical territory, it means more than just an age; in the context of ‘freedom’, the term ‘childhood’ becomes an allegory which reflects any period in which it is entirely possible for an individual to revel in the simple pleasures of life without the anxiety of wanting more or filtering in antagonistic influences, and being free because of it.

The Boundless Universe / 大千世界

The mythological centre of the universe, the link between the hells below the earth and the heavens above.

The Lost Paradise / 臥虎藏龍

far... far away in the land of lost paradise

a place where tomorrow is grand, 

everything goes just as planned.

a place where songs are written, I'm told.

with calligraphy brushes and ink of gold.

where one can rest upon a cloud,

and dreaming all day is always allowed.

it has a place where faeries dance,

in the forest where kodama playing hide and seek with you

in this place of no tomorrow,

there is no pain or sorrow.

yet it exist, strange as it seems, 

but sadly only in the world of dreams.

so should you tire of this common world,

of its sorrow, hatred and cold.

think then of the lost paradise,

in the world of dreams where life is grand.

should you wish for a better time,

without hatred fear or crime.

there is only one thing that must be done,

change the world one by one.

the world can change its point of view,

but it must only start with you.

if one believes that it can be done,

the world can be changed one by one.

changed to a place like the lost paradise

to a place where children can play .

a place where there is no fear

then the lost paradise would be called here. 

The Lazy Town: Vanity Fair / Work In Progress / 懶人的浮華世界: 幕後製作過程全揭秘

Material Used: Cheap Pencil, Cheap Easer,
                Moderately Expensive
         Watercolor Paper.

Material Used: Cheap Watercolor Paint,
                   Cheap Paintbrushes,
                                  24 Years old water container,
                                               Unwanted Straits Times and 聯合早報

Work In Progress

Time to add in the citizens

Done!! ^______________________^

Illustration / The Lazy Town: Vanity Fair / 懶人的浮華世界

The main theme of this artwork is to address man’s sinful attachment to worldly things in the form of fantasy, some of the things in this world, which have become vague, and the indistinct world tends towards erosion and ruin. The climate is changing. The earth is warming up, and there is now overwhelming scientific consensus that it is happening, and human-induced. With global warming on the increase and species and their habitats on the decrease, chances for ecosystems to adapt naturally are diminishing.

Mix Medium: Watercolor and Digital

Illustration / Kodama 「木魂」- Spirit of the Forest

True to the meaning of its name, a Kodama is the spirit of a tree. Not all trees have Kodama dwelling in them, however, and usually these entitites tend to inhabit trees of very great age or size. While Kodama are generally invisible to human eyes, they are thought to mischievously play with and mimic human voices, creating echos in the forest. "Echo" has also come to be another meaning of the word kodama. According to Japanese folklore, Kodama was believed to live in the forest and was the protector of those with 'pure spirit' who entered the forest. 

Medium: Mix Medium - Watercolor and digital

Size: 293mm x 420mm

Noise Singapore 2011 Train Showcase

Noise Invades the MRT train with a showcase of creative artworks submitted by youths.
Spot the Noise train!
2 of my works were on displayed in the MRT in conjunction with Noise Singapore 2011 Festival Showcase Exhibition.

Noise Singapore 2011 Festival Showcase Exhibition

Date: 17 Feb to 7 Mar

Time: 10am to 9pm

Venue: B4 ION Station, ION Orchard

Above credits: Chris Lim & Kamarule

春的气息 / The Breath of Spring

Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?

~ Neltje Blanchan

Noise showcase during Youth Olympic Games

Artist: Lee Shu Jun, Joyce
Title: The Winter Rain
Location:Selegie Rd OS POMO/Peace Ctrs, Singapore

Postcard designed for Noise Singapore 

Glad to see them at various Noise Singapore showcase booth during YOG.

Another artwork showcasing at Singapore Changi Airport T3.

Another piece of artwork showcasing during YOG.
too bad, i didnt have time to shoot it during the showcase.

Artist: Lee Shu Jun, Joyce
Title: Oriental Venice
Location:Clementi Rd OS NUS Faculty of Architecture, Singapore