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Three artists with very dissimilar styles
put aside their egos to come together as one in a body of collaborative
works. The process of working together on the same canvas is liberating,
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Diverse perspectives are explored,
brainstormed, and at times, conflicted. With the different dynamics of
new thoughts and ideas bouncing off each other, a synergy is also
created. There is a sense of freedom in not worrying about ¡®making a
mess¡¯ with a work to which an ego is less attached. |
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The exhibition will showcase three main
collaborative collections done in a variety of media, from acrylic on canvas to
enamel paint on board: |
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Exit- Aug 2004 |
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An experimental collaboration between Wyn-Lyn
Tan and Yeo Shih Yun, this series of works was first exhibited at
Intrude gallery in Melbourne. |
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The challenge of abstract painting comes
from stopping at the height of the painting¡¯s poignancy, from
intuitively knowing when enough is enough. |
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When different painting styles, methods of
working and visual expressions of the two artists are deliberately fused
together, it is inevitable each will have her own sense of when a
painting is complete. But a work cannot be declared finished till both
decide to exit from it. |
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After the last mark is made, we declare
that the work is finished and make an exit. An exit isn¡¯t an end. It
also signifies a beginning. |
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Exit is a celebration of stepping out in
order to return, of letting go to start anew. |
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Guinness Works - Dec 2005 |
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Five commissioned artworks were created
for a new re-branding campaign for Guinness Draught. The concept was
conceived by the creative team at Saatchi & Saatchi, inspired by one
of our favourite artists, Jackson Pollock and executed as
collaboration between Yeo Shih Yun and Valerie Ng. |
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The aim of this project was to create a
series of paintings that depicted the pouring process of a draught
beverage. That is, our abstract interpretation of the pouring,
mixing, the surge and settling of liquid forms in a glass/container. |
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The requirements of colour (black, white
and cream), general composition and technique (a drip/pour abstract
method using enamel paint on wood) were pre-defined. The challenge
then was to create a dynamic flow within the painting as well as a
synergy of style between the two artists given all the constraints. |
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This was achieved with a lot of open
communication and experimentation and resulted in nine paintings,
out of which five were exhibited at the launch of the campaign and
three were made into posters and images used in various print
mediums. The remaining four will be on display as part of the
Collaborations exhibitions. |
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Fashion spread set design - Feb 06 |
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A local women¡¯s fashion magazine roped
in Valerie Ng, Wyn-Lyn Tan and Yeo Shih Yun to create a spontaneous
abstract backdrop to a funky fashion spread. The theme of the spread
was expressing oneself through art, and the brief was to create an
artistic backdrop to the equally arty couture fashion worn by the
models. |
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The piece was created one-the-spot with
enamel and emulsion paint on a large rolled-out backdrop in the
photo studio. With time as a constraint, the challenge was to work
in synergy¡ªfast. The result? A high energy painting where half the
fun was in thinking quickly on our feet. |
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