SPM ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT TUTORIAL
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Location: Singapore Biennale- Raffles City
Artist: Montoya, Isaac
Artwork: Fantamas (Phantoms), 2008, Public Art
What is it?
It is a huge art piece hung outside Raffles City Shopping Center. It pairs together with a red and blue booth located in front of the art work. The art work is a rainbow-coloured portrait of a young woman screaming and layered with more images which can only be seen by entering the booth with red and blue filters.
The original art work reflects our consumer laden, familiar and friendly society, However upon entering the booth, the hidden images reveled the tragedy present in other less fortunate place around the world.
The original art work reflects our consumer laden, familiar and friendly society, However upon entering the booth, the hidden images reveled the tragedy present in other less fortunate place around the world.
How do I view this piece?
I think that this is a very unique piece of visual and interactive art which effectively communicates the artist’s views to the participants.
Initially, I was attracted by the red and blue booth which was stationed outside the shopping center. It attracted quite a number of passer-by to view the art piece. Before entering the booth, I looked up at the original piece of art on the wall. It is a very colourful and sophisticated picture with combination of both warm and cool colours. It portrays an excited looking woman as well as a rodent on the bottom left corner.
At initial look, I was clueless of what the artwork is expressing. Upon entering the blue booth, the blue filter filtered the cool colours revealing a shocking picture which reflects pain and agony. The booth with red filters reveals a helpless girl crying. It made me realize what the artist wants to convey: while we live in this sophisticated world, I we became ignorant and gradually forgotten that there are other less fortunate people living around us.
Another message is that by looking at world a different perspective, we would gradually see things that we usually don’t andare not aware of.
At initial look, I was clueless of what the artwork is expressing. Upon entering the blue booth, the blue filter filtered the cool colours revealing a shocking picture which reflects pain and agony. The booth with red filters reveals a helpless girl crying. It made me realize what the artist wants to convey: while we live in this sophisticated world, I we became ignorant and gradually forgotten that there are other less fortunate people living around us.
Another message is that by looking at world a different perspective, we would gradually see things that we usually don’t andare not aware of.
It is a very innovative way of public art as no information is given on how the art should be experience and participants would come across it by chance engaged themselves in it.
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