Singapore Lite (March 19-25)

Miguel

Sophia

Straits Kitchen, Hyatt

Tanya

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Fine Cartoon

Another Fine Poster Shirt

With Andre and Val

Viva La Vida

Chris

Nattura (Iceland)

Nattura is a movement in Iceland seeking to stir debate and awareness for local environmental issues, especially in relation to the encroaching heavy smelting industry compounding the effects of climate change on Iceland's unique landscapes. Primarily initiated by the artist Bjork, the group has as its goal supporting small businesses and steering Icelandic society and economy towards sustainability.

Here's 2 music clips related to Nattura taken from the National Geographic, both from Icelandic artists I've always been drawn to.

First one's a live rendition of Sigur Ros' Gobbledigook performed during the Nattura concert in June 2008 . Second one's Bjork's Earth Intruders.






Art and sustainability: a fertile mix?

Congratulations Cupcakes

It's officially the end of university life for Lawrence, a new chapter is waiting. For now...congratulations cupcakes!

Floriade (October 1)

Finally saw what it was all about. An explosion of colour, beauty, and life in one of Australia's newer pilgrimage sites.











Cheers.

His Heart, Our Art: The Amorsolo Retrospective

Fernando Amorsolo, the First Philippine Artist in Painting, is well known for his portraits and paintings of women and landscapes. But he is best known for his backlight technique, his greatest contribution to painting. Using this trademark technique, his subjects become outlined against a golden glow and a burst of light in one part of the canvas serves to highlight small details nearby. He had what one would call a love affair with sunlight. And it showed clearly in his pieces. His works were always suffused with natural light, which made for rich and vibrant colors.

With this, his idealism is clearly reflected in his work. The light shining on the Filipina beauty rivals the glow in her eyes. The daily routines that occupy his subjects become illuminated with his brush. The setting is simple and bountiful, unfamiliar to darkness and hunger and strife.

(excerpt from http://www.amorsoloretro.com)

NASA: Mars Water Discovered, "Tasted" by Lander -- A First

"NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander quenched a longtime scientific thirst yesterday when it detected water in a soil sample—the first time liquid water on another planet has been touched or "tasted." "
Above: picture of Mars' polar caps taken from national geographic.

(full story and implications at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080901-mars-water.html)

At last.

The Return of Nine Inch Nails

A great new lineup, with an even greater lights show...very much still pushing the boundaries.



courtesy of twce, taken at Pemberton, Seattle July 25, 2008 where the audience were blasted with a solid set of 31 friggin songs. Wish i was there.

cheers.