designer glaze catalogue 2015

8/17/2019 Designer Glaze Catalogue 2015

1/21

Opening 4th June, 2015

SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART

presents

Designer Glazea collaborative and permanent installation by !" #tudent Designers $ #G%&

Sponsored by


2/21

Designer Glaze

2


3/21

3SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene

Desi!ner Gla"e # Earth to Eternity $ era%i installatin

#halini Ganendra %ine &rt is committed to presenting 'uality art that captivates, challenges and edi(ies) *e value

collaboration and educational engagement as a plat(orm (or developing a considered art environment)

+he Designer Glaze proect encourages use o( ceramic as a (ine art and design material) -n this (irst segment o( theprogram, the gallery collaborated .ith !" Design school to create a permanent installation on the .est (ascadeo( #G%&/s a.ard .inning Gallery esidence) +he proect has eplored, through a number o( processes the meanings o(art and cra(t3 eecution o( design commissions 3 and, dynamics bet.een client and creator)

#G%& regularly engages in eplorative commissions) +his collaboration has been etremely grati(ying and beauti(ul/)+hrough such commissions the gallery stays true to its precept o( living .ith art by presenting art in all aspects and

spaces6 o( living 7 in(orming on collecting, architecture, design 8 and, o(course, through appreciation o( beauty)

+he proect process began .ith discussion o( ideas .ith the !" (aculty team) *hat (ollo.ed .as months o(preparation and eecution, entailing student group presentations, revamp and concept (inalisation) +herea(ter, thetechnical processes started )i)e) the .or9 .ith the clay and glaze) :y studio visits revealed such commitment and

determination by these young talents to create 'uality impact) +he completed .or9s .ere then delivered in batches, to

be curated layer on layer, on the .est .all in the sculpture garden, and area selected (or greater visibility andappreciation o( the details, colours and (orms)

*e hope you .ill enoy the thought(ul narrative, s9ill and dedication o( the creators re(lected by this installation, asmuch as .e enoyed the (ruition o( this important and beauti(ul proect)

Shalini Ganendra


4/21

'

%irst and (oremost, - am indeed proud that !" has oined hands .ith #halini Ganendra %ine &rt #G%&6 in this Designer Glaze ;roect) -

.ould li9e to than9 Datin #halini Ganendra, the o.ner o( #G%& (or giving us this golden opportunity) &t the same time, - am proud tosee the .onder(ul ceramic installation that has enhanced the aesthetic value o( the a.ard7.inning Gallery esidence)

+his collaborative proect is in line .ith !"/s teaching and learning approach that o(ten includes industry proects into the curriculum)+hus (ar, this approach has been tremendously success(ul as year a(ter year the number o( a.ard .inners (rom the #chool o( Design

has 9ept increasing)

+he Designer Glaze ;roect, themed ‘Earth to Eternity / has e'uipped our students .ith the creativity and s9ills needed (or ceramic artand design) *e 9no. that audience .ill enoy the beauti(ul ceramic mural that .ill be housed permanently at #G%&)

I than9 also ollege and >aeman =oo, >eramic &rtist and -nstructor, .ho led the proect at !")

Dr Chee Choong Koi

(essa!e )r% *+, -rinipal


5/21

& @isual ;roect Aarrative 7

SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene .


6/21

-nstallation ;rocess

SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene /


7/21

SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene 0


8/21


(O,NTAINS

Members: =ooi #ze =ynn+eh ;ei hung #iong

=ee &nn Bioh !oon ;ing

Vision Statement:

+he bubble7li9e (orm o( these pieces is an epression o( thisteam/s over(lo.ing and rapidly epanding passion (or art)&part (rom the emotive, the balls .ere inspired by natural(orms such as .ave (roth, (lo.ers in bloom and brain cells)+hese varying sources o( inspiration all share a sense o(movement, gro.th and epansion 8 re(lected in the varyingsizes o( the balls) +he design process itsel( .as (leible .ithteam members creating collections o( balls that .ere thenarranged collectively, allo.ing each team member

participate in each piece) Cach creation .as a collective

e((ort)


9/21

SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene


10/21


E5TRA6TIONTREES

Vision Statement:

+he concept o( etracted transition/ re(ers to continuingtrans(ormation resulting in return to origin) -nspired byboth green living and contemporary art, the group o(.or9s though collective, .ere created separately, eachpiece telling a di((erent tale) +he overarching aesthetic o(Gallery esidence and the brie( to connect to the othergroupings, in an intimate space .as consideredthroughout) +he themes visible in in the (inal pieces are.aves, pendulums and blood ciculation) +his proect

provided the team .ith an opportunity to eplore ceramic

practice and engage .ith a pro(essional environment thato((ered creative (reedom and responsibility)

Members: &rvin +angh/ng+e7


11/21



12/21


E(ERGING RELATIONS7ATER

Vision Statement:

+he idea o( Cmerging elations/ gre. out o( discussionsabout transnational art, and ho. the medium o( ceramicsmight aid an international design dialogue) +he moulding o(each piece re'uired care(ul handling by several people atonce, creating a real li(e mani(estation o( theinterconnectivity that design .or9 o(ten represents)*ithout communication bet.een team members theartistic process .ould have been stunted, re(lecting thatopposition to a transnational outloo9 can hold bac9 artistic

development) >onse'uently, the team sa. their creations

to be vie.ed as part o( a collection, emphasising that the.hole is greater than the sum o( its parts)

Members: >aryn +an hai =in>hin #ze eeCrnest =oh


13/21



14/21

'SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene

DIS-ERSIONSHELTER

Members: ?uhung >hoohun


15/21

.SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene


16/21

SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART & ADVISORY @ Gallery Residene /

+IRDS

Vision Statement:

!y uniting their .or9s through the symbolic po.er o( abird, this team aimed to demonstrate ho. the concept o((reedom can be epressed in many di((erent .ays) *hileeach piece began .ith the 2D shape o( a bird, individualmeaning .as overlaid to produce several deeply personalyet interconnected, multidimensional designs) !y lin9ingsuch a recognisable symbol o( (reedom .ith (ar moreabstract and personal considerations, this team aimed tocreate a body o( .or9 that (rees/ and represents the

(leibility o( ceramics) +hey also considered ho. their

chosen concept re(lects #G%&/s commitment to the(reedom o( artistic epression, and in turn ho. such piecesmight remind (uture visitors o( this ethos)

Members: Jasmine ?o =i *oen>arlson >hee hai =un#amantha #oe Jia :eiJamie Ag :ei +hengoh+an Bi


17/21



18/21

1

+L,E +IRDS


19/21

&bout #?&=-A- G&ACAD& %-AC &+

#halini Ganendra %ine &rt/s #G%&6 holistic approach to art representation and epertise in the contemporary art o( &sian emerging

regions has con(irmed the organisations distinctive presence as an advisor, ehibitor and cultural educator) +he gallery .or9s .ithestablished artists (romEconnected to #outh CastE#outh &sia, but ehibitions also re(lect a spectrum o( international artistic andcuratorial talent)

#G%& presents an eclectic range o( art and design (or contemporary collecting, including art.or9, (urnishing, bespo9e ceramicinstallation, e.elry and tetile) &dvisory services include collection management, valuation, ehibition coordination and sourcing)

#G%&/s educational and research programs, including the gallery/s notable @ision >ulture ;rogram endorsed by "AC#>O Observatory,are important (acilitators o( engagement and cross cultural development .ithin and .ith the region) >ollaborations .ith educationinstitutions, such as !", has created eciting and in(ormative synergies that impress upon the artists and designers o( this generationthe importance o( 9no.ledge, s9ill, perseverance and o( course, talent)



20/21

24

&bout !" -nternational >ollege

!" -nternational >ollege is a private institution o( higher learning 9no.n (or its programmes that are relevant and in79eeping .ith there'uirements o( the various industries o( today) !" is also .ell79no.n (or its strong " HI0 degree programmes) +hese programs

include &rt $ Design, !usiness, ?ospitality $ +ourism :anagement, >omputing E #o(t.are Cngineering, Cngineering, =anguages Cnglish$ German6 as .ell as ;re7"niversity programmes such as the &ustralian :atriculation &"#:&+6 and G>C &7=evels)

#ince its inception in 10, !" has produced hundreds o( %irst >lass ?onours degree graduates through collaborations .ith reputable

universities in the "nited ingdom, namely, Aottingham +rent "niversity A+"6, #he((ield ?allam "niversity #?"6 and &nglia us9in"niversity &"6)

+he >ollege/s #chool o( Design holds an ecellent records o( accolades, including the :ayban9/s K:a9eit


21/21

#?&=-A- G&ACAD& %-AC &+L =orong 1MEN!, #ection 1M, ;etaling Jaya, #elangor, :alaysiaIM0H NH2 4N40 IM012 HH MMM

sg(aLLgmail)com ...)shaliniganendra)com (b #G%&

Quality Distinction.

© All contents and rights reserved by Shalini Ganendra Fine Art Sdn. Bhd.

Photographs by Shalini Ganendra and Judith Shapiro

designer glaze catalogue 2015

Documents