- Saturday Dance Class (Artist Statement):
- Figure painting in Chinese Ink Traditions has a long history. From the court maidens, portraits of officials, religious and mythological figures of the dynastic periods, to contemporary Chinese Opera figures, peasants during the Revolution as well as the cynical pop figures and the exaggerated erotica that are rushing into the market, it has evolved in terms of subject and techniques.
- I would like to venture into ink figure paintings and I take this collaboration with Genée and National Arts Council, Singapore (NAC) as an opportunity to look at figures in motion, in particular young ballerina students from the Singapore Ballet Academy. The energy of a body in movement is very different from the usual figure drawing sessions with stationary nudes. This was most intriguing for me. The changing form of the ballerinas, moving in synergy with great discipline to the rhythm, was robust, stunning and admirable. It dawned on me that all great arts, including ballet and ink paintings, require a firm basic foundation that calls for diligent and perseverance, upon which a platform of creativity would eventually emerge.
- As Degas has painted the many French Impressionist ballerina paintings from his numerous sketches before working in his studios, I too visit the Saturday Dance Classes for preliminary drawings of the little dancers before transforming them into ink works. I hope that it would be a refreshing visual experience for the audience.
- 周末舞蹈班（画家自述）：
- 水墨人物画有着渊远的历史。从宫廷仕女、文人士夫、宗教神话人物，到近代的戏曲人物、革命劳力宣言，还有直接冲击市场那些玩世不恭的作品，水墨人物画的题材和技法都一直的不断改变。
- 我希望近一步探讨水墨人物画，而这次与Genée 和新加坡艺术理事会的合作让我有机会观察Singapore Ballet Academy芭蕾舞蹈学生们舞动的体态。不停舞动的姿态和平时静坐的模特儿是非常不一样的。这对我来说有着奇妙的新意。舞蹈员跟着节奏有纪律性不停改变的生动舞姿令人赞叹不已。这似乎让我悟到所有主要艺术形式，包括如芭蕾舞和水墨画，都需要建立在持续坚定的基础上，创意才得升华。
- 如法国印象派画家，爱德加.德加在创作前无数的速写，我同样多次探访周末芭蕾舞蹈班的小舞蹈员，然后再把他们的速写慢慢变成水墨作品。希望这次展出的作品能给观众带来新鲜的视觉观感。
| Exhibition venue (展出地点) ： | Theatre Foyer, University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore (NUS)
This exhibition celebrating dance is held in conjunction with the Genée International Ballet Competition 2009 presented by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and National Arts Council (NAC). |
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| Exhibition duration (展出日期) : | 4-25 Sep 2009 |
| Opening hour (开放时间)： | 10am-6pm Daily Free Admission |
| Enquiry(询问): | enquiry@quekkiatsing.com |