Dual

“Dual” is a series of photographs inspired by a personal desire to bring Nature to our attention. In this work, the artist pasted dead leaves on his body to state that he is part of Nature. He created a second character with similar facial features dressed as an everyday urban man. Both characters g...

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Main Author: Ang, Kok Yeow
Other Authors: Meridel Rubenstein
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52344
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-523442019-12-10T10:48:51Z Dual Ang, Kok Yeow Meridel Rubenstein School of Art, Design and Media DRNTU::Visual arts and music “Dual” is a series of photographs inspired by a personal desire to bring Nature to our attention. In this work, the artist pasted dead leaves on his body to state that he is part of Nature. He created a second character with similar facial features dressed as an everyday urban man. Both characters give hints of belonging to the same self. This project is a reflection of what the artist feels has happened to his environment, a place he was once very close. The project aims to reflect on and question the need for ever increasing urbanization. Are these desires and needs causing our living environment to be at risk? The artist, in his childhood, stayed in a kampong where he developed a sense of closeness with Nature. During his studies at ADM, his work has frequently explored the theme of the exploitation of Nature as well as power and control in the name of urbanization. His artwork employs staging of his subjects. In this work, he sets up the camera, marks his position, dresses himself with leaves and is blindly guided to the desired position to be photographed. Bachelor of Fine Arts 2013-05-06T04:07:59Z 2013-05-06T04:07:59Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52344 en Nanyang Technological University 21 p. application/pdf
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Ang, Kok Yeow
Dual
description “Dual” is a series of photographs inspired by a personal desire to bring Nature to our attention. In this work, the artist pasted dead leaves on his body to state that he is part of Nature. He created a second character with similar facial features dressed as an everyday urban man. Both characters give hints of belonging to the same self. This project is a reflection of what the artist feels has happened to his environment, a place he was once very close. The project aims to reflect on and question the need for ever increasing urbanization. Are these desires and needs causing our living environment to be at risk? The artist, in his childhood, stayed in a kampong where he developed a sense of closeness with Nature. During his studies at ADM, his work has frequently explored the theme of the exploitation of Nature as well as power and control in the name of urbanization. His artwork employs staging of his subjects. In this work, he sets up the camera, marks his position, dresses himself with leaves and is blindly guided to the desired position to be photographed.
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