Friday, March 27, 2009

'Paper' Art Workshops

Park View Pri Sch/Haig Girls' Pri Sch/Da Qiao Pri Sch
(Jan 09 - April 09)

These workshops introduce pupils to artworks (both 2D & 3D) that are made of paper such as collage and Paper Sculpture.

They experienced group-work realising final work with themes such as Cultural Masks, Our HDB Homes, Birds on Trees, Blooming Florals and Favourite Fruits.


Park View Pri Sch















Haig Girls' Pri Sch


















Da Qiao Pri Sch


















Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Courses from Trigger Creations






NAC-AEP 2009
*http://www.nac.gov.sg/aep/aeplistings.asp
*Eligible for 60% Tote Board Arts Grant
*that are aligned with new Art syllabus and could be customised according to level of students (Pri/Sec/JC/Poly)
*could be conducted as part of Art curriculum and within curriculum time or enrichment programme after-school.

'Paper' Art





‘Paper’ Art introduces pupils to artworks (both 2D & 3D) that are made of paper.
They will be experiencing creation of ‘paper’ Artwork mainly in Collage and simple Paper Sculpture.
Elements of Art (EOA) are emphasized in this programme:
Specifically Shapes, Colours and Texture.

Pupils will start on their Art making with application of EOA in mind, specifically Shapes, Colours and Texture. They will start with elementary Art-form on Collage utilizing idea of Shapes and Colours. Texture will be explored at the next level with experimentation of simple Paper Sculpture.

As a highlight to the programme, pupils will experience group-work utilizing both Collage and Paper Sculpture to create their final work with given themes.
In evaluation stage, they will discuss and ‘talk about’ their creations (both individual and group-work) using Shapes, Colours and Texture with appropriate descriptive terms for each component.

*Suitable for Pri/Lower Sec
*10 hrs for 5 sessions.
*All materials provided inclusive of notes.
* Timing, schedule and sessions could be further adjusted and appropriated flexibly within the 10 hrs proposed.
* All lessons will be presented in ‘powerpoint’ with sample-work, clear instructions and step-by-step demonstration from trainer.


Local Artists & Art Styles






This series of lessons will expose students to Local Artists and Art Styles.
The selected artists are:
Liu Kang and Georgette Chen (Nanyang Art Style)
Thomas Yeo and Goh Beng Kwan (Abstract Expressionism)
Justin Lee and Lau Sheow Tong (Pop/Naive Art)

They will be introduced to interpretation and evaluation of their work according to the 4 stages: Description; Analysis; Interpretation; Evaluation.
Hands-on with reference to their respective Art styles will be experienced with feasible materials used (Collage, Mixed Media, Digital Art) and relevant themes selected.
Finally in stage of evaluation, students will express their opinions and evaluate their learnings on the different Art Styles.
They will compare and contrast these styles with reference to their hands-on.

*Suitable for Pri/Sec
*2 hrs for each session.
*All materials provided inclusive of notes.
* Timing, schedule and sessions could be further adjusted and appropriated flexibly within the 8 hrs proposed.
* All lessons will be presented in ‘powerpoint’ with sample-work, clear instructions and step-by-step demonstration from trainer.



Pop Art - A Contemporary Creation






There are 4 sessions to Pop Art – A Contemporary Creation. Students will be exposed to the contextual background, style and characteristics of Pop Art. Both international and local Pop Art contexts will be covered. They will also experience the making of Pop Art with use of appropriate media and references to artists’ work.

Students will be briefly introduced to the origin, movement and style of Pop Art.
Artists highlighted are:
Andy Warhol,
Takashi Murakami
Justin Lee
Lau Sheow Tong
Their work will be discussed and compared.

Students will produce Pop Artwork with reference to artists’ style and work. Media explored and used will be Collage or digital illustration using Photoshop as appropriate.

Students will be led to compare and contrast their work with those from the artists introduced. They will also explore possibilities of group-work such as collaging their work with noted theme and appropriate settings.


*Suitable for Sec/JC/Poly
*8 hrs for 4 sessions.
*All materials provided inclusive of notes.
* Timing, schedule and sessions could be further adjusted and appropriated flexibly within the 8 hrs proposed.
* All lessons will be presented in ‘powerpoint’ with sample-work, clear instructions and step-by-step demonstration from trainer.



Mixed Media Painting





In Mixed Media Painting, students will be taught on the collaborative use of different media like dye, acrylic, Collage and scrap-materials.
It taps on the nature of each medium and the creative inputs of students in forming the Mixed Media Painting.

Demonstration and hands-on will be experienced with ‘mixing’ of media and basic composition of picture. Accidental effects will also be realized with students’ experimentation of the media and their various effects.

Elements of Art and Principles of Design will be infused in the lessons to enable a composed Mixed Media Painting which is abstract or semi-abstract.

Contextual references for this workshop include work by these artists:
Jackson Pollock
Wassily Kandinsky
Thomas Yeo
Goh Beng Kwan


*Suitable for Upper Pri/Sec /JC/Poly
*3 hrs for each session.
*All materials provided inclusive of notes.
* Timing, schedule and sessions could be further adjusted and appropriated flexibly within the 9 hrs proposed.
* All lessons will be presented in ‘powerpoint’ with sample-work, clear instructions and step-by-step demonstration from trainer.

For enquiries, please contact Lau Sheow Tong (Director/Chief Trainer):
composite@singnet.com.sg
HP: 97935566


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