The Lifestyle section of The Straits Times today highlights the "Best & Worst of 2011". Dreams & Reality (Oct 2011–Feb 2012 at the National Museum) made the best list under Visual Arts. It is a showcase of mainly 19th-century (and hence mainly Impressionist) European art loaned from the Musée d'Orsay, the 10th most visited art museum in the world. Yvonne, Jinglin, Zhi Wen and I went to see it two Sundays ago.
The exhibition started off promisingly for me, but by the end I realized that out of the four divisions of the galleries - Allegory & History, Man and Contemporary Life, Man and Nature, Solitude
- my three favourite pieces all occurred in the first. This was the historical section, with works that looked backwards more than forwards, and so was probably the least representative of (or the least likely to be branded as) the 19th century.
I think I love clean composition, clear focus and a striking image. We're going to look at stamps today. o_O
3 comments:
re Sir Campy: Zhi Wen complained that it was the most unrealistic representation of an ideal man that simply couldn't exist, ever.
re last sentence: HAHA. I think your blog beats mine for hilarity hands down. don't forget the Bunnies in Wonderland! and Dr Sun's Favourite Tropical Fruits.
I think Sir Campy is... Mika, tempted not by the allure of the flower maidens, but to break out into a song and dance.
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