Sian another 1500 word essay..
Sian ran out of brain juise and bull shit... this is what i wrote for the 1500 word assey....its only 800+ words its a draft though... hope u guys have any spare bull crap and left over shit to contribute and help me get out of this shit hole.... words = shit .... essay = shit hole... pui!
General Description of Painting
This painting most likely depicts customers enjoying their time in a 70s coffee house in Singapore. The reflections of sunlight on the off colored walls suggest that it is a really another bright, sunny and sweltering day. The customers and several other people huddle themselves in the comforting shade of the coffee house. The people in the picture hiding under the shade of the pre World War II era “Five Foot Walkways” along the coffee house are enjoying freshly brewed coffee during lunch.
In the background there is a faint urban skyline of Singapore. The picture was unsigned and undated, apparently drawn by an unknown artist.
Through the eyes of Berger
History, history says almost everything in Berger’s view. However in the picture, the date is not known and the artist is not known. But the date can be estimated through several things that appear on the picture itself. Questions like “What is the history behind the painting” is asked.
In the backgrounds of the picture lies the huge skyscraper; clearly the OUB building. The skyscraper itself is being built recently in the 80s. The building itself is officially opened in the year 1986. Therefore the picture is most likely drawn in the late 80s till present. Additionally, in the foreground; the coffee shop itself stood in “Peking Street” located in the heart of “China town”, downtown Singapore.
Presently, the entire “China town” district was being refurbished into more of a tourist attraction area. The refurbishment project consist of preserving the historic value of the “five foot walkways” but bringing modern pubs, posh restaurants and shopping junctions into the scene, a project by the government to kill two birds with one stone. The refurbishment project started in the late 1990s. The history of the buildings in this picture tells a story and breaks down into a crucial time line. Therefore conclusion is that the painting is being painted after the OUB building is built in the late 1980s and before the refurbishment project before the late 1990s.
Here comes the question. According to what another piece of history depicts, the structures that stood in Peking Street have been evicted before the 1980s by the authorities. Therefore the coffee shop itself has been closed down in the early 80s to be exact. So in the case of this picture, why are there people being painted in the picture? The people that were drawn in the picture does not seem to be tourists or people visiting relics of the past, but they were drawn sitting down on chairs, taking their time sipping on drinks, communicating and having fun. The people “were” in the building. The people in this picture have been placed in this picture purposely for a special reason, known only to the artist.
From this conclusion, there are ways we can see and tell and ask the picture about the artist. Why and what is the reason that drove him to add those people into the picture? Were the people from another scene that appeared from the artist’s memory? Why is this scene from his memory so significant that he wanted to add into the painting? Was he in the picture amongst the people? Was the painting too “empty” without the presence of people? Or was it just for aesthetic purposes; just to make the painting livelier or pretty?
There are a few points of view and assumptions from these questions. One view is that the people were added on just for aesthetic purposes, the artist may not be conscious to why he painted those people at that time. But in fact, people in the past used to enjoy hanging around coffee shops just like what the picture depicted, therefore the people the artist painted were actually from another piece of time, but brought into the picture for the sake of aesthetic purpose. Sub-consciously the artist preserved, rekindled the soul, the hustle and bustle and the sounds that used to be with the evicted building.
Another view is that the artist actually was amongst the people in the painting. He used to be one of them, enjoying spending time with friends, family and strangers in the coffee shop. It could be said that it is a scene from the artist’s memory that he wanted to preserve in that particular place and setting. In this case, he may have painted the painting in a spirit of longing. Hoping to preserve the spirit of the coffee shop and his “sovereign” experience before the refurbishment, the artist painted the scene out of his memory so as to preserve it as a material form. Or the artist could have simply done it just to remind himself about the good old times that he used to have.
MY VIEW
My dad drew the painting. I was with him…with uncle Tong. I was around 10. Picture was “edited” by renowned Singaporean artist Tong Chin Sye, who always mocked my actions, a person whom I really liked to be with, he talks lots of crap that makes sense; The reason why the painting was unsigned.
Beautiful artwork from my point of view… lots more to be added…
DAMMIT I HOPE MY DAD WOULD SEND THE PIX OF THE PAINTING….
THE PICTURE SPEAKS MORE THAN 1500 WORDS.
PRICELESS; A SHARD OF MY CHILDHOOD IT IS
ENGLISH TEACHER IS WEAK AGAINST PHYSICS !!!!!
F = Uk(mgcos(theta)) !!!!! DIE !!!!
General Description of Painting
This painting most likely depicts customers enjoying their time in a 70s coffee house in Singapore. The reflections of sunlight on the off colored walls suggest that it is a really another bright, sunny and sweltering day. The customers and several other people huddle themselves in the comforting shade of the coffee house. The people in the picture hiding under the shade of the pre World War II era “Five Foot Walkways” along the coffee house are enjoying freshly brewed coffee during lunch.
In the background there is a faint urban skyline of Singapore. The picture was unsigned and undated, apparently drawn by an unknown artist.
Through the eyes of Berger
History, history says almost everything in Berger’s view. However in the picture, the date is not known and the artist is not known. But the date can be estimated through several things that appear on the picture itself. Questions like “What is the history behind the painting” is asked.
In the backgrounds of the picture lies the huge skyscraper; clearly the OUB building. The skyscraper itself is being built recently in the 80s. The building itself is officially opened in the year 1986. Therefore the picture is most likely drawn in the late 80s till present. Additionally, in the foreground; the coffee shop itself stood in “Peking Street” located in the heart of “China town”, downtown Singapore.
Presently, the entire “China town” district was being refurbished into more of a tourist attraction area. The refurbishment project consist of preserving the historic value of the “five foot walkways” but bringing modern pubs, posh restaurants and shopping junctions into the scene, a project by the government to kill two birds with one stone. The refurbishment project started in the late 1990s. The history of the buildings in this picture tells a story and breaks down into a crucial time line. Therefore conclusion is that the painting is being painted after the OUB building is built in the late 1980s and before the refurbishment project before the late 1990s.
Here comes the question. According to what another piece of history depicts, the structures that stood in Peking Street have been evicted before the 1980s by the authorities. Therefore the coffee shop itself has been closed down in the early 80s to be exact. So in the case of this picture, why are there people being painted in the picture? The people that were drawn in the picture does not seem to be tourists or people visiting relics of the past, but they were drawn sitting down on chairs, taking their time sipping on drinks, communicating and having fun. The people “were” in the building. The people in this picture have been placed in this picture purposely for a special reason, known only to the artist.
From this conclusion, there are ways we can see and tell and ask the picture about the artist. Why and what is the reason that drove him to add those people into the picture? Were the people from another scene that appeared from the artist’s memory? Why is this scene from his memory so significant that he wanted to add into the painting? Was he in the picture amongst the people? Was the painting too “empty” without the presence of people? Or was it just for aesthetic purposes; just to make the painting livelier or pretty?
There are a few points of view and assumptions from these questions. One view is that the people were added on just for aesthetic purposes, the artist may not be conscious to why he painted those people at that time. But in fact, people in the past used to enjoy hanging around coffee shops just like what the picture depicted, therefore the people the artist painted were actually from another piece of time, but brought into the picture for the sake of aesthetic purpose. Sub-consciously the artist preserved, rekindled the soul, the hustle and bustle and the sounds that used to be with the evicted building.
Another view is that the artist actually was amongst the people in the painting. He used to be one of them, enjoying spending time with friends, family and strangers in the coffee shop. It could be said that it is a scene from the artist’s memory that he wanted to preserve in that particular place and setting. In this case, he may have painted the painting in a spirit of longing. Hoping to preserve the spirit of the coffee shop and his “sovereign” experience before the refurbishment, the artist painted the scene out of his memory so as to preserve it as a material form. Or the artist could have simply done it just to remind himself about the good old times that he used to have.
MY VIEW
My dad drew the painting. I was with him…with uncle Tong. I was around 10. Picture was “edited” by renowned Singaporean artist Tong Chin Sye, who always mocked my actions, a person whom I really liked to be with, he talks lots of crap that makes sense; The reason why the painting was unsigned.
Beautiful artwork from my point of view… lots more to be added…
DAMMIT I HOPE MY DAD WOULD SEND THE PIX OF THE PAINTING….
THE PICTURE SPEAKS MORE THAN 1500 WORDS.
PRICELESS; A SHARD OF MY CHILDHOOD IT IS
ENGLISH TEACHER IS WEAK AGAINST PHYSICS !!!!!
F = Uk(mgcos(theta)) !!!!! DIE !!!!
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