Surface #06
US$ 7,200
Overview
2013
Screenprint, Screen print on metal
Unique Work
Dimensions: 150cm (H) x 100cm (W) x 2cm (D) / 59.1" (H) x 39.4" (W) x 0.8" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
Shipping
This item ships from Singapore
Please note that this item is framed and requires crating for shipment
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About the art
Artist statement
From the "surface", Singapore is a modern and high-tech society. It is hard to believe that just below the "surface", Chinese superstition such as preference for the lucky number "8" is prevalent. This is one of many aspects of Singapore that is fascinating to me, a foreigner who now resides in Singapore.
My print represents this fascination. What I printed is what I see from the "surface" of Singapore, whereas what the overall print represents is the cultural tradition that continues to exist beneath that "surface". This contrasting difference divided by the "surface" is what makes Singapore a unique country.
Artist profile
Shin-young Park
Born: 1975
Hometown: Seoul
Based in: Singapore
Shin-young Park is a Korean-born New Zealander, who moved to Auckland in 1991 with her family. She completed Bachelor degree in1998 and Master degree in 2003 in Fine Arts at the Elam School of Fine Art at the University of Auckland.
After having several solo shows and group shows in Auckland, …
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