White Space Art Asia is excited to the announce our upcoming exhibition, ‘Chocolate, Gummy Bears and Giant Robots’, held in conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2024.
An ode to the days of the past, we kick off the new year with a line of programs that take you back to your childhood days.
‘Chocolate, Gummy Bears and Giant Robots’ is a multi-sensory exhibition that recalls the different facets of childhood and seeks to make tangible our faded memories of the simpler bygone days. Merging nostalgic sights with various human senses, we invite you to revisit the lived experiences and sensations you used to enjoy as a child.
From 13 January to 28 January 2024, we will be showcasing a comforting curation of works from contemporary artists such as Andry Boy Kurniawan, Galih Reza Suseno, H@L, Zhao Yanan, and Jessie Katsukin Takamura. Each of the artworks evokes sentimentality, like the warmth of a mug of hot chocolate on a rainy day, and the tingling sensation on your tongue from the Fizzy Kolas you bought from the mama shop downstairs.
The vernissage for ‘Chocolate, Gummy Bears, and Giant Robots’ will be held on 13 January, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Back by popular demand, we will be showcasing Andry’s latest works in the exhibition. Bubbly and light-hearted, Andry’s interpretation of the sci-fi action movie ‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’ and his rendition of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ and Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ recall the ingenuousness of youth that once gave us the unfounded courage to do anything we wanted to.
Last November, Galih made a sculptural debut with the adorable Locious characters, Ranu and Shoku. This time round, we are thrilled to present the other half of the pair: a sculpture featuring the other two Locious characters Riku and Shu. Don’t miss out on our new sculpture reveal on our social media closer to the date!
We will also be displaying artworks from our private collection to switch up the look of our space a little. Among those works are paintings by H@L whose bold characters and crayon-like style bring to mind our carefree days as a kid. On the flip side, the sobriety of the coming of age is illustrated by the dark tones in Zhao Yanan’s oil paintings.
For the first time ever, we will be opening our cozy staff lounge to the public for an intimate display by felt artist Jessie Katsukin Takamura. 2024 marks a full decade of Jessie’s devotion to felt art. Intentionally and delicately designed, her cotton candy-like artworks will be taking over the book shelf, cabinet, and even the refrigerator! Come check out Jessie’s sugar-sweet candyland of miniature desserts and childhood playthings.
Following the theme, we are also offering a 3D sculpting workshop in collaboration with local 3D modelling artist Yawny: Materialise Your Imagination. Let loose with your creativity, and free your imagination: a coquette Barbie dollhouse, an ultra-cool guitar body to up your game in band gigs… Come with an idea in mind, and we will try our best to sculpt it for you. ‘Materialise Your Imagination’ will be available exclusively on 13 January from 11 a.m. To find out more on how to participate, please drop us an email at art@wsartasia.com, or simply hit the DM button on our Instagram or Facebook. We would love to help you fulfill your wildest dreams.
If you’re a robot fan, we are also offering free workshop sessions on 20 and 27 January from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., inclusive of a 10-minute one-to-one consultation slot with our 3D modelling artist, and exclusive of printing. Proficient in a wide array of styles and an expert in the sci-fi genre, Yawny’s excellent attention to detail makes him one of the best modellers in town for intricate 3D robots and cyborgs. We are opening up 10 slots each day to the fastest fingers online. Stay tuned to our sign-up link on 29 December 2023.
