Composite Art & Design

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Mixed Media Work (Art Club)

Ang Mo Kio Secondary School

Students from Art Club were introduced to Mixed Media painting techniques using both dry and wet media together with recycled materials. They worked in groups to develop their final pieces in theme of Aspiration. Some of their specific subjects were derived from Fairy Tales, Underwater World, Architecture Perspectives, Religions etc.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Mural Painting (Art Club)

Junyuan Primary School

This mural painting is done with the Art Club members, adapted from Romero Britto's style on Pop Art and Cubism. They worked on themes of Nature and Animals with a fantasy twist and painted the subjects in segments on pillars at the school's Art corner.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Paper Sculpture (P3)

Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School

In this course, P3 girls explored various basic techniques of Paper Sculpture before creating their work in themes of Insects and Nature.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Teachers' Workshops 2012 (Season II)

Mixed Media Landscapes

- Teachers will be exposed to mixed media with various materials used in forming work on theme of Landscapes. Alternative compositions and perspectives will be applied to work which could be relief/3D. Work by artists such as Brandi Strickland and Gregory Euclide will be referred.

3hrs
Mon 28 May 2012 (10am to 1pm)

Introduction to Paper Sculpture

- Teachers will be introduced to Paper Sculpture forming semi-3D sculptural work by using various types of fancy paper. Contextual reference would be made to work by Helen Musslewhite and Jeff Nishinaka. Exploration of Depth in work would be effected using layering techniques.

3hrs
Tues 29 May 2012 (10am to 1pm)

‘Pop’ Collage

- Teachers will be exposed to the contextual background, style and characteristics of Pop Art with introduction of work by Tom Wesselmann, Peter Clarke, Kat Leuzinger and Justin Lee. They will experience making of Pop Art with use of ‘made-easy’ materials such as various types of fancy paper, stickers and cut-outs in Collage form.

3hrs
Weds 30 May 2012 (10am to 1pm)

Abstract 3D Work

- Teachers will be exposed to 3D abstract work with reference to work by Frank Stella and Robert Goodman. They will experiment with form, pattern and texture using various recycled materials in creating sculptural structures of abstract forms.

3hrs
Thurs 31 May 2012 (10am to 1pm)

Venue for all classes
Composite Art & Design (Studio)
520 Sims Ave #02-04
Singapore 387 580

For enquiries of our workshops,
please contact Lau Sheow Tong:

composite@singnet.com.sg
HP: 9793 5566 Tel/Fax: 6747 1943
520 Sims Ave #02-04 Singapore 387 580
Business registration: 53064397M

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Images of Food in Collage Mixed Media (Sec. 1)

East View Secondary School

This course tapped on ‘Local Food’ as the main theme for Art-making using Collage Mixed Media. Students were introduced to Pop Art with subject of ‘Food’ such as those done by Wayne Thiebaud and Claes Oldenburg. Adapting Pop Art characteristics, they used Collage in mixed media to compose visuals of buffet spread on our local food.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Mixed Media Collage Work (Art Club)

Naval Base Secondary School

In this course, students from Art club are introduced to work by Rex Ray. With the artist's fanciful and whimsical print-like work as reference, they formed theirs in mixed media and collage with theme of Patterns of Nature as inspiration.

Exposure to Chinese Painting (Art Club)

Nan Hua Primary School

Pupils from Art Club are exposed to Chinese Painting with reference to work by the great master - Wu Guanzhong. They worked on subjects of Bamboo and Panda in composing harmonious depictions of this Artform.

Track Record

Composite Art & Design runs educational projects/courses in Visual Art and Design for children and adults. Trigger Creations is its series of Art Educational Programmes (AEP) as endorsed by National Arts Council (NAC).

These courses include:
1. Cultural Masks
2. Plasticine Relief Art
3. Faces in Cubism
4. Figurines in Paper Mache
5. Images of Food

Various other Art and Design courses could be customised and tailored according to school's needs. Primary courses could also be funded under AMIS (Art and Music Instructor Scheme) as officiated by MOE.

Client List:

Primary Schools
01. Aitong Primary School (AMIS funded: Mixed Media 2D/3D)
02. Bendemeer Primary School (AMIS funded: Mixed Media/Collage in Pop Art Style; Animal Puppets)
03. Bukit Timah Primary School (AMIS: Mixed Media/Paper Sculpture)
04. Coral Primary School (AMIS: Relief Art/Mural)
05. CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh) School (NAC-AEP/AMIS funded: Collage/Paper Sculpture/Mixed Media/Relief Art/Paper-cut)
06. Da Qiao Primary School (AMIS funded: Mixed Media Art)
07. East Coast Primary School (AMIS/NAC-AEP: 'Paper' Art; Mixed Media)
08. Edgefield Primary School (AMIS funded: Relief Art)
09. Elias Park Primary School (Enrichment Prog.: Mixed Media/Cubism)
10. Eunos Primary School (Enrichment Prog.: Great Masters’ Series; Relief Art)
11. Griffiths Primary School (NAC-AEP/AMIS: Paper Sculpture/Relief Art; Cubsim)
12. Haig Girls’ School (Paper Sculpture; Mixed Media 2D; Figurines in Paper Mache)
13. Junyuan Primary School (AMIS funded: Paper Masks/Relief Art/Clay Work/Mural)
14. Kranji Primary School (Scrapbooking; Paper Sculpture)
15. Park View Primary School (Various NAC-AEP/AMIS funded Art progs: Mixed Media; Relief Art; Recycled Art; Paper Sculpture)
16. Pasir Ris Primary School (IEP: Paper Art; Paper Sculpture)
17. Peiying Primary School (AMIS funded: Collage; Mixed Media 2D)
18. Punggol Primary School (AMIS funded: Great Masters’ Series: Post-Impressionism/Chinese Painting)
19. Ngee Ann Primary School (AMIS funded: Cartooning/Manga)
20. Rosyth Primary School (AMIS funded: Mixed Media using recycled materials)
21. Seng Kang Primary School (AMIS funded: Relief Art in Plasticine)
22. Singapore Chinese Girls' Primary School (AMIS/NAC-AEP: Paper Sculpture; Mixed Media)
23. St Anthony’s Cannossian Primary School (Enrichment Prog.: Paper Sculpture)
24. Tao Nan School (AMIS funded/NAC-AEP: Collage/Mixed Media/Paper Sculpture/Artists & Art Styles/Cubism/Relief Art)
25. Whitesands Primary School (AMIS: Mixed Media; Cubism)
26. Yang Zheng Primary School (AMIS funded: Mixed Media)
27. Yumin Primary School (Mixed Media; Paper Mache; Recycled Art)
28. ZhongHua Primary School (AMIS funded: Semi-3D Art using recycled materials)
29. Zhenghua Primary School (NAC-AEP: Mixed Media Art)

Secondary Schools
01. Ang Mo Kio Secondary School (Installation Art)
02. Bedok North Secondary School (Installation Art)
03. Bedok View Secondary School (Reference & Ideation for Art-making)
04. Bishan Park Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Pop Art)
05. Boon Lay Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Pop Art)
06. Bukit Merah Secondary School (Paper Sculpture)
07. Damai Secondary School (Enrichment Progs.: Fashion Illustration; Caricature Illustration)
08. Deyi Secondary School (Local Artists & Art Styles)
09. Geylang Methodist Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Local Artists & Art Styles)
10. Guang Yang Secondary School (Elective Module: Cartooning Workshop)
11. Nan Hua High (Post-exam Modules: Wire Sculpture/Fashion Illustration/Cartoon/Paper Sculpture/Abstract 3D Paper Art)
12. Naval Base Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Local Artists & Art Styles; Mixed Media Painting)
13. Northbrooks Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Cultural Masks)
14. Singapore Sports School (Enrichment Prog.: Caricature Illustration)
15. Tampines Secondary School (Fashion Design: EM for NT/NA)
16. Tanjong Katong Girls' School (NAC-AEP: Mixed Media Painting; Pop Art; Images of Food; Cultural Masks)
17. Temasek Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Mixed Media Painting; Enrichment Prog.: Fashion Illustration)
18. Queensway Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Mixed Media Painting)
19. Woodgrove Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Mixed Media Painting)
20. Yuhua Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Collage/Mixed Media)
21. Yusof Ishak Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Artists & Art Styles)
22. Yuying Secondary School (NAC-AEP: Cultural Masks)
23. Zheng Hua Secondary School (Enrichment prog.: Fashion Illustration)

Awards Achieved (SYF Art & Crafts Exhibition 2011)
Silver (Griffiths Primary School)‘Our Symphony of Flats’
Bronze (Concord Primary School)‘The Strong Foundation’
Bronze (Eunos Primary School)‘Houses in Harmony’
Bronze (Elias Park Primary School)‘Multifaceted Portraits of Singapore’

Teachers’ Workshop Subscriptions (individual/Group)

Art Appreciation (Local Artists & Art Styles)
Evergreen Secondary School
Raffles Girls’ Primary School
Victoria JC
Yishun Town Secondary School

Fashion Illustration/Design
Da Qiao Primary School

Mixed Media Painting
CHIJ (Toa Payoh) Secondary School
*organised by its Art department (The Art Studio)
Da Qiao Primary School
First Toa Payoh Primary School
Queenstown Secondary School

Relief Art/Mixed Media
Boon Lay Garden Primary School
Coral Primary School
Griffiths Primary School
Junyuan Primary School
North Spring Primary School
St Stephen’s School

Paper Sculpture
Beatty Secondary School
Boon Lay Garden Primary School
Chong Zheng Primary School
Da Qiao Primary School
Dunearn Secondary School
Evergreen Secondary School
First Toa Payoh Primary School
Fuchun Secondary School
Griffiths Primary School
Holy Innocents’ Primary School
Hong Kah Secondary School
Junying Primary School
Junyuan Primary School
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School
Peicai Secondary School
Serangoon Secondary School
Si Ling Secondary School
St Stephen’s School
Yishun Secondary School
Yu Hua Secondary School
Zheng Hua Secondary School

Pop Art
Boon Lay Garden Primary School
CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)
Chongzheng Primary School
Da Qiao Primary School
Holy Innocents’ Primary School
Junying Primary School
Junyuan Secondary School
Loyang Primary School
Hillgrove Secondary School
Yishun Primary School

Our Trainers

Karen Mitchell Chia
She is an Art educator/Designer who was in the teaching service, having headed and managed the school’s aesthetics department.

With her Graphic Design background, her works encompass simple and clean lines, epitomising the way technology enhances the development of design. Her experience in Fine Arts was when she was doing her studies at NIE, and later when she started teaching. She sees both Graphic Design and Fine Arts as forming a more exciting scope for her teaching and learning.

She holds an MA in Graphic Design from Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College (now known as University for the Creative Arts) in the UK, a Diploma in Art Education from the National Institute of Education (NIE) and a Diploma in Graphic Design from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

Lim Jit Hwang
He is currently lecturing part-time at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts on various design communication studies (Design Drawing, 3D visuals, General Illustration) at its department of Design & Media. Prior to this, he was a full-time lecturer with its department from 1998 to 2001.

He is also the founder and design/image consultant of Silverlining Bridal Couture started in 2002. It is a fine bridal consultancy firm which provides bridal image consultation and customized design of bridal dresses and suits for to-be-wed clients.

He graduated with a degree in Visual Arts and Communications from Curtin University of Technology.

Laura Soon
Laura Soon is a Singapore born artist with a Masters of Arts in Fine Art from LASALLE College of The Arts. She was also formally trained in Arts Education with the National Institute of Education, graduated with a distinction and has taught at secondary level for several years.

She was also one of the founding members of the contemporary art space - Plastique Kinetic Worms and has helped in managing and coordinating arts program at the gallery.

She is currently a part-time lecturer with LASALLE College Of The Arts and she has been active in exhibiting in groups and solo exhibitions with 2 dimensional tactile installation works that are made up of combinations of text, and personal iconography.

Lynn Lim
Lynn has been actively teaching Design (part-time) at art institutions, such as Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, since 2001.

She holds an MA Design for Textile Futures with Distinction from Central St Martins, University of Arts London, a Bachelor of Art (Fashion Design) with Distinction from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a Diploma in Fine Art from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

She has received various awards in art and fashion competitions, such as Special Award winner for Fashion Grand Prix, Japan (1995), Highly Commended Award for UOB Painting of the Year (1990) and Outstanding Prize for Ministry of Communication and Information Art Competition (1990).

Currently she is designing her own fashion label and she has designed costumes for various theatre and dance performances.

Sharina d/o Azlan
Sharina is currently a part-time lecturer with LASALLE College of The Arts Faculty of Foundation Studies since 2006 and has also been delivering customized primary level art programs to various primary schools.

Prior to this she has done painting commission projects, collaborated on murals, set product styling for design companies and participated in various group exhibitions.

She graduated from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) with Distinction and a Diploma in Visual Arts (Painting) with High Distinction from LASALLE-SIA College of The Arts. She was awarded LASALLE-SIA College of The Arts Outstanding Student Award in 1997.

Jacqueline Sim
Jacqueline has been an art educator since 2006 delivering customized art programs to students of varying capabilities and character.

Aside from teaching in-school, she is a also a long-term volunteer with Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped of different age groups. Besides creating specific art programs for them, she is also a befriender who brings joy to them.

She graduated with a diploma in Fine Arts from Lasalle College of the Arts.

Chloe Leow Wan Xiu
Chloe Leow graduated with a Diploma in Visual Communication from Temasek Polytechnic in 2006 and she has won The Crowbars Award under the advertising category in that year.

Since 2009, she has been an art educator & a freelance graphic designer where both roles help to enhance her skills in Art and Design. Other than being an art educator & a designer, she has been a mentor with Citycare and has won the Best Mentor Award in 2010.

She enjoys working with children and youths, passing down skills and knowledge through creative means in Art and Design.

Saiful Abu Bakar
Saiful is currently an art educator teaching visual arts from primary to tertiary levels.

Prior to this he has done painting commission projects, collaborated on various residential, commercial and institutional murals and participated on group exhibitions such as LaSalle College of the Arts (The Very Hairy Belly Jelly Show), the now defunct Furor Space - Independent Space for the Arts (Thoughts versus Actions) and Asian Civilisation Museum (Seeing is Believing).

He graduated from LaSalle College of the Arts with a Diploma in Visual Arts (Painting) in 2006.

Nadirah Abdul Razak
She is an art educator/designer/graphic artist based in Singapore and has taught in various primary and secondary schools for several years as a part-time trainer.

She has been involved in shows and exhibitions with Dbl O Art Space Gallery, the LASALLE show and also the Art, Design and Media show in NTU. She is also a member of the Angkatan Penulis Aneka Daya (APAD) where she showcased her work in the Equilibrium show, the 2nd Women Art Exhibition in Singapore.

Nadirah holds a diploma in Graphic Communication from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, and is currently pursuing her Bachelor in Fine Arts at Nanyang Technological University.

Bridget Tay Liang Xuan
Bridget Tay is a practicing Singaporean artist who graduated with a distinction in BA(HONS) in Fine Arts from Lasalle College of the Arts.

With a formalistic education in Fine Arts, her professional practice is advantage in educating the young in Fine Arts. She currently teaches various Artforms from primary to secondary levels and assists in co-teaching for selective Fine Arts modules at Lasalle College of the Arts.

As a practising artist, her formal concerns of work looks at the idea of painting and the physicality of the medium. Abstract in nature, Bridget's works resembles a spiritual epiphany achieved through certain genres of music.