Print Making

Today I want to talk about print making because I am still considering whether to opt for print making or western painting as my major. Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable of producing multiples of the same piece, which is called a print. The first print maker that I actually know of his work was Hokusai. ''The Great Wave Off Kanagawa'' is an internationally recognized woodblock print by Japanese painter/printmaker; Hokusai. Between the 17th-20th centuries, a genre of Japanese woodblock prints/paintings produced featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre and pleasure quarters was known as ukiyo-e. In my opinion printmaking is more interesting as compared to western painting, but painting is less tedious and more flexible than making prints.

Design- Making food looks appetizing

We humans tend to register our first impression on something based on its appearance. From choosing a partner to clothing to food. Have you ever order something to eat and then ended up saying it looks nicer than it taste? Knowing the human psychology to relate appearance to everything, the food industry takes advantage of this to make food with flawless finishing. Ranging from adding garnish to altering the appearance of the food, undoubtedly food design has proved to be lucrative for the food industry.


Cakes, especially wedding cakes have been relying on its design more than the taste to attract buyers. Personally I believe that the taste of the food should always be the first priority, just like a building with good foundation rather than appearance

Guitar Design

For most boys in their teenage years we all wanted to learn that one instrument, the guitar. Be it acoustic or electric guitar, we just want to know guitar. WHY? Because it translates as being ''cool'' or simply ''getting girls''.  I remembered when I was about to purchase my first guitar, I thought to myself  that I only wanted something that looks ''fierce''. I believe it is the same for most of us, we only want something that looks nice. When it comes to guitar design we look at the body, the neck and so much more. Some body shapes are more suitable for a particular type of music while some are not. The body shape also determines the centre of gravity which affects your mobility.

  

Grooming- Dog fashion

We humans learn the art of grooming as evolution takes place. Living in the 21st century, every individual is expected to present themselves pleasantly. But as time went by, the art of grooming was introduced to the animal kingdom. Dog grooming refers to both the hygienic care and cleaning of a dog, as well as a process by which a dog's physical appearance is enhanced. But what I am going to talk about is creative grooming, which has nothing to do with the health and cleanliness of the dog. Creative grooming include services such as colouring dogs' fur and painting dogs' nails.While traditional grooming achieves to conform with breed standards set by the official breed associations, creative grooming heads to the opposite direction, creating a unique, sometimes exquisite look.
The lighter version of creative grooming is known as pet tuning and is more owner-oriented, adjusting the pets' visual appearance to their owners' amusement or life style, while the creative grooming is more of an art form, therefore more artist (groomer) oriented.

Made In Singapore- Lee Rui Xiang

Deep down in everyone there is a small part of us that desire to be the best, just like how every boy wanted to be the red power ranger when they were young. Focusing on this part of the human being, artist Lee Rui Xiang came up with the work ''The King of Kings ''Kill Em All''. 

''The King of Kings ''Kill Em All''. 

In this artwork the artist portrays himself as a superhero destroying the other superhero around him to illustrate his hunger for success. For a man to be success, he must first know failure. I believe that the artist had gone through a hard time to be where he is now and is still striving to be better. By destroying other people around him he might had wanted to expressed the self centred side of human in today's society. The artist also make use of facial expressions of the characters in this artwork to illustrate a dog eats dog world. This can be seen in the Astro boy character where the expression strays away from the original cheerful expression. 

Visual Kei- Japanese outrageous style

Visual Kei is a movement among Japanese musicians which involves the use of heavy make-ups, elaborate hairstyle and flamboyant costumes. Usually associate with Japanese Rock music, Visual Kei was thought to be originated in the U.S. The 80's rock and roll band KISS is said to be the originator for Visual Kei. Strange enough most Visual Kei bands are all-male members, although heavy make-up and elaborate hairstyle would seem more appealing to female.  There are even some bands with members that cross dressed as females, looking better. Personally I feel that a band look is as important as the music they produce, or at least after the 1980s. But I  still have no idea why would a cross dressed male can look better than the girls I see everyday.

Breaking the rules- Mike Devries

You are remembered for the rules you break. On today's post I'll be talking about Mike Devries, a tattoo artist known for his colour realism works. Currently one of the world's top tattoo artist, Mike Devries started tattooing professionally in 2003. What is so special about his method of tattooing is that he does not outline the tattoo he is working on. Most artists outline their tattoo works before putting in the colours or shadings, for Mike Devries he go straight to the colours. This generated many criticism from other artists in the trade, they argued that tattoo without outline would not last. Mike Devries strongly believes that using contrasting colours for the subject it creates an invisible outline and also makes his subject more realistic. After proving himself to the trade by winning 130 awards for his work, people starts to acknowledge his style of tattooing. He tattooed many famous people and Slyvester Stallone is one of them. Sometimes breaking the rules is not that bad.