dali in singapore
during my first trip to london, the dali sculptures lining the river thames were hard to miss. it was my first day in the city and the skies were surprisingly blue for a winter's day in london, so we made the most of it by exploring the city by foot. ww and pl walked with me across the westminster bridge to get a closer look at the london eye with its glass capsules, but in the end, we spent more time admiring the dali sculptures. and because the sun had already set and all was quiet, we had all the time and space to view the sculptures undisturbed.
i remember feeling very fortunate to be able to catch this outdoor exhibition of dali's works because i had only recently seen a few dali posters in a friend's house and had been fascinated by how the artist was able to incorporate so many different images and elements on one canvas. it was like viewing some fantasy world captured in all its colour and captivating absurdity. and of course, seeing a 3D version of the spindly-legged elephant that i had seen in one of the paintings was an added bonus.
space venus in london
i also remember that, while enjoying the feeling of being dwarfed by the sculptures and soaking in the atmosphere of a new city (that i had begun to like), i was wondering to myself if i would ever see such a display of art in singapore. then i came back to singapore and the botero sculptures came to town ... and now, the much-travelled dali sculptures. how will it feel to see those sculptures again in my own country? will i enjoy the experience a little less (or more) because the setting is now different? hope to experience another magical moment when i check out the sculptures at orchard / boat quay, but we'll see.
on a related note, the economist takes a jibe at taka while highlighting the dali in singapore exhibition:The Takashimaya Shopping Centre is among the ugliest buildings on Singapore’s main shopping drag, but this show will, for one brief month, make it an enticing place to visit. Organisers have brought in some 90 pieces of art, many by Salvador Dalí, a renowned Spanish surrealist. Among the items on display will be five of his monumental sculptures, plus assorted paintings by Chagall, Picasso, Monet, Miro, Pissaro, Sisley, Renoir, Signac, Toulouse-Lautrec and Warhol.
i remember feeling very fortunate to be able to catch this outdoor exhibition of dali's works because i had only recently seen a few dali posters in a friend's house and had been fascinated by how the artist was able to incorporate so many different images and elements on one canvas. it was like viewing some fantasy world captured in all its colour and captivating absurdity. and of course, seeing a 3D version of the spindly-legged elephant that i had seen in one of the paintings was an added bonus.
space venus in london
i also remember that, while enjoying the feeling of being dwarfed by the sculptures and soaking in the atmosphere of a new city (that i had begun to like), i was wondering to myself if i would ever see such a display of art in singapore. then i came back to singapore and the botero sculptures came to town ... and now, the much-travelled dali sculptures. how will it feel to see those sculptures again in my own country? will i enjoy the experience a little less (or more) because the setting is now different? hope to experience another magical moment when i check out the sculptures at orchard / boat quay, but we'll see.
on a related note, the economist takes a jibe at taka while highlighting the dali in singapore exhibition:The Takashimaya Shopping Centre is among the ugliest buildings on Singapore’s main shopping drag, but this show will, for one brief month, make it an enticing place to visit. Organisers have brought in some 90 pieces of art, many by Salvador Dalí, a renowned Spanish surrealist. Among the items on display will be five of his monumental sculptures, plus assorted paintings by Chagall, Picasso, Monet, Miro, Pissaro, Sisley, Renoir, Signac, Toulouse-Lautrec and Warhol.