Answer three questions.
One from Section A, one from Section B and one additional question from either section.
Section A: Structured Questions
Answer all of the parts (a-c) of each question you choose.
1. Buffaloes from the Field to the Town by Montien Boonma 1998 [Fig.1] Installation of unhusked rice, sacks, straw, horn, stools Life-size Provenance unknown
a. Describe the theme of this installation
b. Discuss how the artist has used the materials.
c. Do you think this installation can carry a message to the public more effectively than other art forms?
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| Figure 1 |
2. Spy Lens by Lucia Hartini 1989 [Fig. 2] Oil on canvas 145x145 cm Private collection
a. Describe the composition of this painting.
b. Comment on the artist’s use of colour and tone.
c. How does this work show influence from both Surrealism and Realism?
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| Figure 2
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Section B: Structured Questions
Answer all of the parts (a-c) of each question you choose.
1. Indian Women by Liu Kang 1965 [Fig.3a] Oil on canvas 119x85 cm Provenance unknown
Workers in a Canteen by Chua Mia Tee 1974 [Fig. 3b] Oil on canvas 89x126cm Singapore Art Museum
a. Compare the composition and subject matter of these paintings
b. How have the artists used colour, tone and brushwork?
c. What does each work suggest about relationships between the people who are depicted?
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| Figure 3a |
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| Figure 3b |
4. The Thinker by Auguste Rodin 1880 [Fig. 4a] Cast Bronze 180x108x141cm Rodin Museum, Paris
Meditating by Ng Eng Teng 1989 [Fig 4b] Cast Bronze (dimensions unknown) Singapore Art Museum
a. Compare the treatment of the human form in both of these sculptures.
b. Discuss the artist’s choice and use of materials.
c. In your opinion which of these two sculptures is the most effective? Give reasons for your choice?
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| Figure 4a |
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