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THE BOOKBINDER &
THE FLANEUR
EXPERIENCES IN APPLYING CULTURAL MAPPING TO ART MAKING
APPLYING ARTISTIC MEDIUMS TO REPRESENT UNDERSTANDING OF A CITY
UNDERSTANDING A CITY AS INSPIRATION IN ART CREATION
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APPLYING ARTISTIC MEDIUM TO REPRESENT UNDERSTANDING OF A CITY
“Thus the lover of universal life enters into
the crowd as though it were an immense
reservoir of electrical energy. Or we might
liken him to a mirror as vast as the crowd
itself; or to a kaleidoscope gifted with
consciousness, responding to each one of its
movements and reproducing the multiplicity
of life and the flickering grace of all the
elements of life.”
-- Charles Baudelaire, "The Painter of
Modern Life"
APPLYING ARTISTIC MEDIUM TO REPRESENT UNDERSTANDING OF A CITY
Serial Vision in The Concise Townscape by Gordon Cullen (1961)
APPLYING ARTISTIC MEDIUM TO REPRESENT UNDERSTANDING OF A CITY
The Image of the City by Kelvin Lynch (1960)
CASE STUDY: THE UM-NUS STUDIO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjpvdt-5jyg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b18OH3XwRRc
CASE STUDY: THE UM-NUS STUDIO
Morphological Studies and Serial Vision
Documentation of vanishing trades and living quarters
CASE STUDY: THE UM-NUS STUDIO
Measured Drawings
Solutions to urban problems
UNDERSTANDING A CITY AS INSPIRATION IN ART CREATION
Classroom Learning Community-Driven Learning
Sequential
Conformative
Informed by Syllabus
Non-sequential
Individualistic
Informed by Site
Predictable Spontaneous
UNDERSTANDING A CITY AS INSPIRATION IN ART CREATION
Orientate and Sensitise to
the site
Drawing Inspiration
from the city
Artistic Expression leading to
bookbinding
“Returning” to the community via
showcase
ART COMMUNITY
UNDERSTANDING A CITY AS INSPIRATION IN ART CREATION
“Weaving and Binding Pages of History” Bookbinding Workshops in Singapore and Penang
UNDERSTANDING A CITY AS INSPIRATION IN ART CREATION
Glorious Stained Glass and Tiles in Bras Basah Using kirigami and toothbrush paint to represent the geometric patterns found in churches
Sacred Tree and Green Spaces in Toa Payoh Using plant objects (e.g. plants, bark, flowers) to form decorative imprints on covers
A Whiff of Spices and Fortunes in Gerogetown Creating a leaf pouch book to hold spices and other keepsakes
Stories set in Stone Using rubbings from stone carvings as way to remember and read a city’s architecture
UNDERSTANDING A CITY AS INSPIRATION IN ART CREATION
APPLYING ARTISTIC MEDIUMS TO REPRESENT UNDERSTANDING OF A CITY
UNDERSTANDING A CITY AS INSPIRATION IN ART CREATION
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