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In “All City” each artist chooses his own playground to express his thoughts. It can range from the old tradition/culture down to modern urban communication, using technology as a medium.

“The city is our playground, a place where we give our thoughts, feelings and express our artwork in a form of creative means. It may not be the true graffiti medium – paint – but any medium which portrays the idea and concept of graffiti.”

The exhibition runs from 4 – 25 June at 38 Bencoolen Street, NAFA Campus 2, and shows works by local crews, Spray Two George and Arrowsoul Warriorz. The opening night is happening on 1st June, 7.30PM – 9.30PM .

For more info and update, please visit the Facebook Event Page.

23-year-old designer/illustrator, Jane Chang Mei Qi recently completed her BFA in Visual Communication at the School of Art, Design and Media, NTU.

In her graduation project titled “Politikally”, Jane explores the impact of graphic design on political campaigning, focusing on visual communication with the youth in Singapore. The project, inspired by theories of political philosopher Thomas Hobbes, examines political marketing, emotional branding and design of national identity.

“Through extensive case studies, research, and the survey of local youth, a specifically tailored graphic design system has been constructed. Based on Hobbes’ formula, the project splits into three components — Body (sensations), Man (how man relates to man) and State (designing for society). One of the focus points of my project was to find out what design elements visually communicate with the target group of the Singaporean youth, in the context of local politics, a topic yet to be extensively explored. Through data collection and extensive research, a visual system of communication was created, emphasizing the importance of good graphic design as a powerful tool of communication in political activism, which advocates change.”

Jane strikes a balance between being a perfectionist and having fun experimenting. She is constantly looking for inspiration in every aspect of her life and has a life-long obsession with making things look prettier.

Enter Issue 4 and be blown away by the ineffable goodness of the work.

This month we are frothing at the mouth for secret lips, pierced hearts, feel good fashion and some seriously cute bling bling munchie. We also offer you a pile of bits including a walkabout to the Church of Intoxication Anonymous to top it off.

Thank you for our active appreciation!

PS: We are currently experiencing technical problems with issuu, hence the (basic) flickr slideshow.  And yes, the quality is not amazing, but we will upload the issuu magazine as soon as possible.

We found Jason‘s project through his profile over at the ADM 2012 Show website, where he’s quoted describing his graduation project as follows:

What the Singapore Arts Festival 2012 promises to do from 18 May to 2 June. Are you ready?

The Singapore Arts Festival opens tomorrow! Yesterday we got a preview of the Festival Village situated at Esplanade Park which will be home to 300 free performances from 18 May to 2 June. Despite not being officially opened, the village was already a bustling hive of activity. There were horses trotting about, performers (both kids and adults) going through rehearsals, crew testing lighting, sound and projection and F&B staff setting up the food booths, Festival cafe and bar. The area is coming alive and it’s going to get even busier once things kick off on Friday. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in-store for you in the coming weeks. Photos after the jump. 

One of the gorgeous horses of Flux stretching its legs at the main stage before the performance.

The 12 contenders making a bid to topple the Merlion as Singapore’s reigning icon as part of XII – In Search of 13. Yep, we wonder how Geylang is going to be portrayed too.

This silver-clad dude is the Merlion and he needs your vote to decide on who he takes on in the ring. Our bets are on Kumar crushing him with his stiletto.

From the Festival Cafe to the Black Box Theatre, all the structures in the Festival Village were built using shipping containers.

The Kids Arts Village, where the little ones take over.

An adorable sing and dance by The Young Ones! Bring your kid sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews.

The journos get a taste of Tangle. Can’t wait to see the delightfully messy conclusion at the end of the festival.

Turning to the bay, we’re surprised by a moving projection of a “centaur”. It’s the start of Flux.

The two performers move as one with their beautiful horses during the performance, it’s really quite mesmerizing and we just might watch this every night.

The Festival Bar in times we need to escape the heat (and fuel the liver).

The awesome Bridge Cafe Project gentlemen who served us Cold Stone Creamery ice creams and Tully’s coffee while dancing exuberantly to Queen’s We Are the Champions and Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) in the Festival Cafe! Don’t miss them.

As we left we caught a glimpse of the ladies of Dream Country – A Lost Monologue rehearsing in their field of jars. Intrigued? We are.

For more information vist the Singapore Arts Festival 2012 website or purchase tickets at Sistic.

Audrie Leong was raised by the Internet. After graduating from Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Digital Media Design in 2008, she spent two years in Melbourne, alternately basking in the freedom of an Arts education and being crushed under the weight of essay research and deadlines.

In other words, Audrie hasn’t had much formal training as an artist. She has an unnatural fondness for parentheses, comedy that’s slightly off-centre, and, like most other people who want to give the appearance of quirkiness and independence, cats. Her hobbies include doodling on paper with naught but a pigment ink pen, devouring books, and indulging in other forms of living vicariously through fictional characters.

Audrie is currently working full time, although she dreams of eventually being able to earn a living from experimenting with everything she is passionate about, and also harbours a not-so-secret desire to become involved in unusual and meaningful projects.

Cleo Teh is a Year 2 Visual Communication student at Temasek Polytechnic. She is inspired by nature, geometry, hedonism and generally anything genuine and ethereal.

“Being in a technocratic society where people assume to have the answers to everything, moments of intrigue are few and far between—and because of that I am deeply inclined to produce work that pays tribute to those rare occurrences.”

Photography started off as a curious experiment for designer Zinkie Aw, but it has since evolved into a mainstay that helps define who she is.

Camera in hand, the 26-year-old packs more courage than she normally would in her approach to life. The camera is her best excuse to dwell deeper and relate to the world a little more.

“I like to document social trends (and changes). Underlying themes of her works include modernisation and abandonment, changing ways of lives of people in Singapore, and issues of mobile technology. My photo series work to critique upon a society’s change in this modernised world. Thus not only is photography a way for me to spend time with myself, but through my observations of life via photography, I hope to help people log a visual diary of their lives and culture.”

Cat-lovers like Zinkie often say: Curiosity killed the cat.  Zinkie believes, passion brought it back.