daniel ng
14 Oct 1994
this is my personal space
my works here
I love art, I try not to take it seriously, but I have fun with it.
Recently, my friends and I decided to embark on a little project that had been on my mind for quite awhile. What I wanted to do was get my face to be painted such that I looked like an actual 3D painting. I also wanted to look completely black and white such that the contrast of me against this vibrant world overrun with billions of colors would be dramatized.
The idea was to capture the attention of the public here in Singapore, a place mainly known for it’s rapid development in the recent years as well as it’s cleanliness. However, people here are a little conservative… “Little” is a tad bit too stingy actually.
As written by a parent on a local forum, “As a concerned parent, I do not support Arts and Culture. More often then not it will lead to the liberalisation of our asian values. Singaporeans do not gain anything from arts and culture and it is only the rich and elite would do.
Worse, arts and culture will lead into immoral values, what with the proposed “No censorship zone”.
This will lead to premarital *****, teenage pregnancies, loose morals or worse, the increase of homosexuals! Arts and culture is seen as an “Ah Kwa” activity and as a parent we certainly don’t want to see our boys turn into a softy or Ah Kwa, like Kumar. Also I see posters on bus stops for Kumar’s show. Why do we promote this “man”? He is a negative example to our children as he is a homo who likes to wear women’s clothes .and will influence our children to be like him.
Say NO to Arts and Culture! Say yes to practical activities like food and say YES to Family Values!”
In a way this project was a response, a response to the fact that the Arts are alive in everyone of us. People still appreciate the arts, and people live off of it. I’m tired, there’s much more on my mind, but I guess I’ll save it for another day. More pics soon!
CREDITS TO NIRAAD SENAN FOR THE PHOTO!
3.12.2012 |
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My lovely girl. It’s been a swell 7 months so far, and things couldn’t be better, I’m so grateful for someone like her in my life.
3.12.2012 |
Everyone was created a piece of art and nothing can take that away from a person no matter how grotesque a physical defect may seem or how infuriating one’s personality may be. True beauty is the fact that someone is alive. Celebrate that.
3.12.2012 |
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That moment when you just stare at that blank piece of paper knowing that it has to somehow morph into a completed assignment is sometimes just daunting isn’t it? Well I guess we ought to always look at things as a challenge to improve ourselves.
DO WHAT YOU LOVE OR DON’T DO ANYTHING AT ALL.
3.9.2012 |
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The Internet and social networks these days entangle us in a web of social information and so called “interaction”. Even with such prodigious advancements in technology, the human emotion can never be rightly portrayed over video calls, texts, or wall posts etc. Their aims are to bring people closer together, but is it not doing the exact opposite?
In my opinion, the genuineness of a handwritten letter can never ever be replicated. In this fast-paced world, we lose sight of our moral probity.
3.6.2012 |
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— Chris RockDon’t argue! You cannot win, you cannot beat a woman in an argument. It’s impossible, you will not win. Because men, we’re handicapped when it comes to arguing cause we have a need to make sense.
1.19.2012 |
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— Warren BuffetThe happiest people do not necessarily have the “best” things. They simply appreciate the things they have.
1.19.2012 |
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