Musical Collaboration

“Every piece of the artwork is created by the song “We Are Singapore” itself. I might have helped by pouring graphite powder and water onto blasting speaker membranes and catching the spills and vibrations on paper, but the real artist was the sound.” - Yeo Shih Yun

For such a young country to reach where it has in just a span of 50 years is a remarkable feat worth celebrating. “Everyone should celebrate. Everyone has benefitted from living here and everyone should mark this notable achievement that not many countries in the modern era have the chance to experience - to celebrate a real achievement,” says the artist. As an artist, she feels very fortunate to be based in Singapore.

We are Singapore, 2015

We are Singapore, 2015

Her way of celebrating was to use music and art to create a special set of artworks. This series uses the national song, familiar to all Singaporeans, as the main source of inspiration.

Music is an important part of Shih Yun’s painting process; it is always in the background. When and how a mark is made is influenced by the rhythm, tempo, and mood of the music at the moment. Continuing the use of the colour black, Shih Yun creates captivating pieces. However, in these works, the music becomes the artist and the artist becomes the instrument. The start of the series of works is the beginning of the song and when the song ends, the works are finished. After that, the marks made by the music are scanned digitally, selected by the artist and printed on circled shaped plexiglass panels, reminding us of the vital role of the speakers.

“每件艺术品是由歌曲创作的”我们是新加坡“本身。我可能会浇石墨电力和水到爆膜扬声器和追赶纸上的泄漏和振动帮 助,但真正的艺术家是声音"shihyun 对于这样一个年轻的国家是它是世界上唯一在 50 年显着,当然值得庆贺。每个人都应该庆祝。每个人都已经从生活在这里并没有多少国家在当今时代所要做的,庆祝真正的成就的机会每个人都应该记住这显着的成就中受益。作为一个艺术家,我感到非常幸运设在新加坡。

我的庆祝方式就是使用的音乐和我的艺术创造这个特殊的系列作品。该系列采用的是民族之歌是作为灵感的主要来源, 大家都熟悉的我们是新加坡。音乐也是我的绘画过程中的一个重要组成部分。它总是在背景。何时及如何被作了标记是由节奏,节奏,音乐的此刻的心情的影响。依然采用黑色的,但现在,音乐艺术家和艺术家仪器。该系列作品的开端是开始的歌曲,当歌曲结束,作品就完成了。在此之后,由音乐所做的标记进行数字扫描,然后由艺术家选定并印上盘旋形有机玻璃这提醒我们的音箱中的重要作用。

Future, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Future, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Ink Painting

life, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Lion Roar, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Lion Roar, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Peace, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Peace, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Stand Together, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5

Stand Together, 30 cm diameter, UV print on Plexiglass, 2015. Edition of 5