Love this painting: here’s Trase-1 (TR853-1) in one of his new works.
The Is This Home Truely? showcase of six Singapore urban artists’ opened last night at Fortune Cookie Projects. Below, Trase, the man himself, next to 1 other canvas.
Alongside new paintings by Trase, work by Antz, Scopeone, Slacsatu, The Killer Gerbil and Zero are on show. Zaki Razak curated the exhibition.
The show runs until March 22nd, 2010 at Fortune Cookie Projects, 39 Keppel Road, #02-04 Tanjong Pagar Distripark. Admission is free.
The full moon brought vivid dreams and more last night:
Apart from being with high society Thai people in a modest street cafe, I also found myself walking through a condo complex…
On the ground I saw a projection of a stencil painting by Trase-1. I walked on and then back to look at the projection more closely and saw that it was an animation. Looking up, I tried to see where the image was coming from but could not trace it…
Quick cut to another scene… The stuff that dreams are made of.
In the department of struggling Singapore artists, TR853-1 (Trase-1/ Yan) is a pioneer street vandal. Above is him and his crew at work in a memorial to faLLen Brother, Md Farhan Bin Kassim @ Nomad Mercer (1 May 1983 – 18 Oct 2009).
We were in touch a few years back when I was doing Holistic Living and he had yet to go to college. Now he is still struggling even though his work can be seen in shopping centres and other places.
Trase started graffiti writing in 1999 and has helped groom Singapore’s young street art scene. He has combined both street and fine arts into his work resulting in a unique style that juxtaposes text and imagery.
Now a full-time street artist, Trase is regarded as one of the leading young artists responsible for pushing boundaries and overseeing the progression of the local graffiti art movement. He was awarded the inaugural Goh Chok Tong Youth Promise Award in 2005.
RIDE THE SKIES BRO: Quick StenciL in memory of a faLLen Brother.
* Trase will be one of six Singapore urban artists in the Is This Home Truely? showcase from 5 – 22 March 2010 at 39, Keppel Rd, #02-04, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, S 089065. I intend to catch the opening on the 4th (see next post) for more details.
Feeling Good 