Numbers
Chinese ink and gold marker on canvas
40cm x 50cm
Bill Austin Utama (18, Rainbow Centre Talent Art Programme)
Bill loves numbers. Give him a blank canvas and out pours reams of his favourite few! Numbers are very much a part of the Singaporean life too, from our unique identity card numbers to school rankings and the popular 4D lottery that feeds another Singaporean obsession: queues.
In Progress
Acrylic and marker on canvas
91.4cm x 121.9cm
Bill Austin Utama (18, Rainbow Centre Talent Art Programme)
Hannah Binte Gezali, Khairiana Binte Hafizudin, Salsabila BInte Khairil Anuar, Putri Inqa Tashqyra Binte Ahmad Kamal (15, Greenridge Secondary School)
Rainbow Centre champions the spirit of inclusion through collaborations with community partners. Since 2008, Greeenridge Secondary School has worked with us annually on various art projects. For the Prism art exhibition, TAP student Bill Utama and four 15-year-old students developed the idea of depicting Singapore’s transformation from fishing village to metropolitan city. The kampung house, palm trees and shophouses represent the past, while the skyscrapers represent the present. The contrasting warm and cool colours allude to the change in lifestyles over time. The numbers on the skyscrapers point to our prospering economy. The artists also applied the impasto technique on the buildings to create different textures.
Kelong by the Sea
Chinese ink on rice paper
72.5cm x 35cm
Ho Seok Kee (Silver, Established Artist Category, 2018 UOB Painting of the Year competition)
Nuralysya Bte Abdul Hamid, Hassanah Bte Kazali (17, Rainbow Centre Talent Art Programme)
This painting of a serene fishing village was inspired by old photographs of a similar scene in Kallang. Notice the two fishermen rowing on the quiet waters, looking for their catch of the day that can be sold to feed the family. Houses on stilts are a rare sight in Singapore today but many of the older generation remember living and fishing in these kelongs.
Arts House at the Old Parliament
Acrylic on canvas
40cm x 50cm
Noah Tan Kai (18, Rainbow Centre Talent Art Programme)
This building holds special significance for Noah. He received his Certificate in Visual Arts from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and Very Special Arts Singapore at the graduation ceremony held at the Arts House. Since then, Noah has been intrigued by the Arts House’s unique architecture, fanning lines, and Corinthian columns. This acrylic work demonstrates how Noah has taken great pains to get the outlines and proportions just right.