Russel Wong’s Tips For Taking Better Photos
HIS CELEBRITY photos have made Russel Wong a celebrity photographer in his own right, who has had all manner of famous people looking at his camera lens.
The relationship between...
The Phantom In Life’s Operas
THE LONG run of The Phantom Of The Opera extends beyond the catchy music and the visual spectacle.
It reflects aspects of our lives in the seemingly simple plot about...
Lune — Sofa So Good
The origin of the sofa dates as far back as 2000BC in Egypt with the word derived from the Arabic term “suffah” and roughly translating to “bench”.
Sofas were only...
Bankers Want Art And Artists Want Money
From the steady work as architects to the uncertain canvas of art, Liang-Gek Cheng reflects on what inspired her switch By S. Sakthivel
As career switches go, Cheng made the big one...
Painting Open The Door To Happiness
CHEF, artist, cyclist, marathoner. It's a fine mix of ingredients that shape Gabriel Fratini's life.
Gabriel packs a lot of energy into his lean frame.
Most of the time, he's a...
Sketching A Future
Do we love art, or do we love the money in art? By Basia Chow
There are, have been, and will occur, significant art transactions which take place worldwide. The leading...
Punch-Drunk Singapore Boxing
FROM 200 gladiators 50 years ago to just eight now. Can Singapore boxing recover from the TKO?
Bringing smelling salts to the sport is Alexander Shah. “In the next five years, I...
Troy Chin — Drawing His Own Conclusions (1)
IN A DECADE, Troy Chin plunged from high-flying executive in the Big Apple to a penny-pinching artist in the Little Red Dot. Talk about reinventing yourself...!
The desire to come...
Taking Big Steps Back In Time
A BAD day for life on Earth has been made into a good day for entertainment.
Dinosaurs and most of life on Earth were wiped out when an asteroid is...
One Million Expected At The NGV Triennial
THERE IS art you can interact with, lie down on, be immersed in, scratch and sniff, or just ogle at, at the inaugural NGV Triennial.
This diverse array of art...