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All new posts will be in my wordpress.

2010-06-06T20:58:00.000-07:00

New posts for 2010, pls go to http://mhchan83.wordpress.com/

Line Art Gallery & Workshop on 13 Jun, 6pm

2009-05-29T22:20:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Pls RSVP. Or just show up!
For more info, ring mh at +65 9649 0269

Arts on the Move

2009-05-25T06:32:00.000-07:00

Singapore Arts Festival 2009:

presents

Art on the Move

by Chan Mei Hsien, ClogTwo, Benjamin Qwek

29 May, Friday

3pm

Toa Payoh HDB Hub

Catch them live in action!!!!

Open Studio to public : 21/22 March & 28/29 March 09 (11am to 630pm) Space : Lower Gallery at Sculpture Square

2009-03-20T10:25:00.000-07:00

Artists in Residency: By Artists Caravan : Joey Soh | Ong Xiao Yun | Michelle Tan Chuin Wei
Open Studio 21 & 22 Mar (Sat & Sun) Time: 11.00am to 6.30pm at Lower Gallery, Sculpture Square

Slumdog Millionaire - a film by Danny Boyle

2009-03-20T07:30:00.000-07:00

I went to watch this movie. A very inspiring movie that tell a story about the incredible life of a little boy, Jamal Malik who grew up in the slums of Mumbai. I really love every single moment of the movie. This movie is also based on the book "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup.

Official movie site - http://www.slumdogmillionairemovie.co.uk

Read more on the situation in India ....
Under Naandi Foundation’s Children’s Rights Program, disadvantaged and impoverished children are given sustainable educational and development opportunities and skills. Naandi works to ensure that every aspect of the childs life is addressed, from pre-school education on up, to ensuing access to health and nutrition, to ensure that children are equipped to escape the cycle that binds millions to the slums of India.

http://www.naandi.org/

Shih Yun - new website

2009-03-18T23:45:00.000-07:00

Artist - Shih Yun Yeo TIME

New webiste + her latest news
http://www.shihyunyeo.com/

The 3rd Singapore Indie Doc Fest

2009-03-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

I went to catch "Strawberry fields" with xy- a documentary by filmmaker Ayelet Heller and her Gazan crew. A documentary which showed the dispute over Israel and the Palestine that had also affected badly on the livelihood of the farmers. It's very sad to know that currently there are no alternative to the problem.

Producers synopsis taken from International Documentary Festival Amsterdam

This is the story of a strawberry who yearned for independence.
Imagine a story about hope, frustration, occupation, globalization and politics, and at its center a small red fruita strawberry. The mother plants arrive from Israel to Gaza, where in the fields the plants are cultivated to produce the brilliant red fruit destined for marketing in Europe.

In this fateful year in Gaza, filmmaker Ayelet Heller and her Gazan crew documented the agricultural cycle of the fruit and the political events that directly affected the lives of the farmers who cultivate it. From the strawberry fields of Beit Lahiya we witnessed the Disengagement, the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza and its re-entrance after two months. In December the strawberry fields became a battlefield and the site of a vicious cycle of violence.
Out of these green fields, red fruit, sky and sea, could emerge a pastoral image of farmers earning their livelihood by working the land. But in Gaza it is not the laws of nature that rule but those of the Occupation

Penang Apprenticeship Programme

2009-03-09T06:38:00.000-07:00

On our first day in Penang, we came across this poster pasted on the wall of the kopi shop when we were having our prawn mee for breakfast. There are 10 apprenticeships in traditional trades and crafts that are available:

Songkok Making
Gold/Silversmith
Traditional Chinese Lantern
Carved Signboard
Bamboo Weaver
Nyonya Kebaya
Sculpture for Indian Temple
Handmade Joss Stick
Nyonya Beaded Shoes & Accessories
Mid Autumn Festival Lantern

You can stay a minimun of 6months to 1year to learn the skills. I am thinking if I am to stay in Penang for 10years, i will get to learn the basics of the 10 trades. I will be 37 by then.... ....hmm...

Art lesson at Que Pasa 14 March (Sat)

2009-02-24T07:20:00.000-08:00

For those who are interested, do RSVP to me by email. : )

"Sasaran International ASEAN Artists" Exhibition in Penang

2009-02-19T00:19:00.000-08:00

We (artists - Joey Soh, Ong Xiao Yun and Chan Mei Hsien) are invited to exhibit 2 works each for this joint exhibition with other ASEAN artists. Xiao Yun and I will also be doing an installation in the gallery when we reach there on Friday 27 Feb. The opening will be on 1 March on sunday at 6pm and continue to 18 March.
I will put up more pictures of the final installation and artworks when I'm back. I am looking forward to the coming Penang trip. : )

Check out the link to visit Galeri Seni mutiara 珍珠美术馆
http://www.galerisen imutiara.com

Squareroots Project

2009-02-17T05:37:00.000-08:00

What is squareroots? (1st March 2009 to 1st March 2010)

This project is initiated by artist Shih Yun Yeo (Singapore). Through her studies in San Francisco Art Institute and then travelling for residencies in many countries, Shih Yun met many artists who have inspired her through the years. This project is a celebration of the FRIENDSHIP she has with these artists and ART, which is the link between them.

Go to the link to view my Squareroots works for this project:
http://www.instinc.com/instinc_/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=100

Art Mural Project in Sasaran School Campus in Malaysia

2008-12-27T18:27:00.000-08:00

Wall mural project did in conjunction with the 1st Sasaran Art Camp from 12-23 Dec. Artists involved Ong Xiao Yun, Tan Cui Min, Yeo Shih Yun and myself.
Title of mural:什么是艺术？
艺术是心灵之家
艺术是陶醉
艺术是无限

Artist Caravan Webpage is up!!

2008-11-30T23:08:00.000-08:00

Do check it out. It's at- http://www.artistscaravan.co.cc/

Spotted! Chan Mei Hsien

2008-11-29T18:56:00.000-08:00

"Duo Crisis" is featured in Culturepush - http://culturepush.com/
Culturepush tracks cool stuff in art, culture and design in Singapore.

AD-A-MANT - Series 1 Exhibition

2008-11-23T00:59:00.000-08:00

Event Information:
International Buy NOTHING Day!
29th November is International Buy Nothing Day. A 24-Hour moratorium on shopping. A day to contemplate our consumer cultured landscape, tied up so intimately with our outlook,lifestyle and eventual sustainability of our roots on the only planet we call home. A time to seek activities beyond malls and purchases.
Come Join us in a FREE event at The Other Side Gallery!

AD-A-MANT - Series 1
(exhibition)
AD-A-MANT examines the relation of advertisements in public areas and that of our mental environment.
Are there innocuous or sublime elements we have taken for granted? And if you had a chance to change it, what would you do?
Inspired by self-encouragement scrawled on study tables and discoloured walls...this INTERACTIONAL exhibition invites you to come and alter the space as you would LIKE it. Be a part of the art.
Watch artists reclaim public spaces in front of you, in LIVE ART ! (only on Friday)

WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?
(documentary screening)
A refreshing take on consumerism, performance artist 'Reverend Billy' and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir goes on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt.) The film also delves into issues such as the role sweatshops play in America's mass consumerism and Big-Box Culture.

Exhibition runs from 26th Nov – 30th Nov.
at The Other Side 66 Rowell Road Singapore 207439
Opening Hours.
Wed – Thurs 6pm – 10pm
Friday 5pm – 10pm (Live Art -8pm)
Sat and Sun 3pm – 10pm
Documentary screening on the 29th and 30th of November at 7pm. Admission is free
Limited space so please register at plasticblackspecs@gmail.com or call 91813142

Unversed Roles, 2008 Artists’ Dialogue session takes place on 18th Nov Tuesday, 7 – 9 pm.

2008-11-17T04:58:00.000-08:00

Participating Artists: Ong Xiao Yun Joey Soh Chan Mei Hsien Wei Tian Fang

Join the 4 artists in this first edition of the Caravanist Festival, who are familiar with the hasty beats of our urban city, journeyed briefly into Sasaran, a smallfishing village in Malaysia. There, they'd create works moved by nativerhythms!

Join them as they reflect on their creation process and talk about their eventual artwork !

Artists’ Dialogue session takes place on 18th Nov Tuesday, 7 – 9 pm.
held at INSTINC GALLERY
(27 Mohamed Sultan Road, 3rd floor)
from 13th Nov Thursday – 18th Nov Tuesday.

Sasaran International Arts Workshop 12 - 23 Dec 2008

2008-11-16T05:23:00.000-08:00

2 Participating artists- Joey Soh and Baet Yeok Kuan are representing Singapore in this art workshop. Check out the website for more info at http://www.sasaranarts.org/index.html

New Drawings

2008-09-17T21:33:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

I have created Picasa Web Album. My new works at the Public Gallery are available for view and for sale at
http://picasaweb.google.com/crisismhchan

Do feel free to contact me or drop your comments.

Bryan's back

2008-07-08T21:15:00.001-07:00

Bryan is back in time from Brisbane to see my works up at esplanade tunnel. He's back from semester break so I brought him to see my works and catch up a bit with him.... SO happy>>

Missexpectation @ Esplanade Tunnel from 5 July to 3 Aug 2008

2008-07-08T20:48:00.000-07:00

“Expectations are necessary in enabling us to make sense of the world. But while assumptions and memories of past experiences help us to process information on a daily basis, they also encompass the danger of losing our sense of wonderment and novelty.

Here, the artist tries to examine old ways of seeing things, of comprehension and expectation. In particular, expectations of materials and concepts are examined through diverse methodologies, exploring how we “read”, “feel” and “understand”.

Drawings extended out to the wall of the tunnel

2008-07-08T20:39:00.000-07:00

cuimin's installation with paper-thin boats

2008-07-08T20:26:00.000-07:00

Missexpectation continues...

2008-07-08T19:32:00.000-07:00

Yini & Xueting's artwork

xiao yun's installation

First set of prints for 2008

2008-06-26T19:25:00.000-07:00

The printmaking press was finally in on 4 Jun and I had a touch on it on sat 21 jun. 4 black and white monoprints... and I really like the results.

Will be on my track to do more prints... ; )

More Works at Studio...instinc

2008-03-30T11:12:00.000-07:00

View my work at....

2008-03-30T10:27:00.000-07:00

298 Simpang Bedok... 'Badoque'

A nice and cosy place to dine, chill out with friends... and also you can view my artworks that are displayed at the restaurant. 'Badoque' is a javanese word meaning eat. A Halal Italian restaurant that serve pasta, pizza, dessert, ice-cream and other savory dishes. I brought Guna to Badoque on the last monday and he bumped into Salim who he knew long time back... what a small world... We sat and have ice mocha... and ate moroccan chicken, cheese pizza.... then finally Weiqi cycled over to join us. It was a slow, lazy afternoon...we had great food and good laugh and great company... then lastly it was the dessert that filled us with so much contentment and so satisfying... Hey guys you have to go try it out... you will defintely like the food and the place.

My Favourite piece of work...

2008-03-30T10:24:00.000-07:00

First Post for 2008

2008-03-30T10:11:00.000-07:00

Its the first post for 2008... Its been a while since I last update on my blog. I have been slacking for a while... tryin' to gather my energy to carry on my drawings and lots of other small little things that i plan to experiment with... but still hangin' on the air. Came across a few residency but didnt apply. And also planned to apply online for call for artists competition and yet again... i didn't. Will start to draw again and make more art... ... mh

mood: troubled...emo and awake as always in the middle of the nite....

Collabrotive Mural

2007-12-25T18:16:00.000-08:00

2007-12-25T18:09:00.000-08:00

More Noise Pictures.... ....

2007-12-25T18:03:00.000-08:00

Noise Singapore 2007

2007-12-11T19:56:00.000-08:00

Wall mural done over 2 dragging long nights at Hereens.... tired but damn shiok. With the company of Hao, Antz and Keefe from the first night. And Ismail on the 2nd day which I struggled to finish off the collabrative mural.
Click on the picture to see a bigger view.

I am very happy with the final piece of work.
So go and see the collabrative mural wall (just outside the wantan mee stall)
Don't miss it. Exhibition from 10am to 8pm
til 20 December 2007. Hereens at 5th Level

mh

Friends are Great...12 July 2007 at Que Pasa

2007-07-15T21:49:00.001-07:00

Han, Long Xiao Jie, Me mh, Cuimin, and Tian Fang!

12 July 2007 night...friends are wonderful hehe

2007-07-15T21:38:00.000-07:00

Link to Que Pasa Photo Gallery

2007-07-07T19:13:00.000-07:00

More Images/Pics on the opening night 30 June, go to
http://www.emeraldhillgroup.com/photogallery/gallery.htm

Artwork no.3 to 8

2007-07-03T23:25:00.001-07:00

Artwork no.1 & 2

2007-07-03T23:19:00.000-07:00

Exhibition Set-up

2007-07-03T23:11:00.001-07:00

2007-06-27T09:06:00.000-07:00

Man In Crisis Exhibition Opening at Que Pasa on 30 June Saturday 7pm

Exhibition continues til 27 July.
Que Pasa 7 Emerald Hill Road

Link: http://www.emeraldhillgroup.com/qp.htm

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