Friday, October 11, 2013

Inspirational individuals.

I saw this during a lecture at school today. Somehow unable to get it out of my mind.
Norman McLaren is a thorough genius. Pastels, who would have thought of chickens?
Enchanting, yes.

La poulette grise by Norman McLaren, National Film Board of Canada
On the other pole of Earth, I came across works by Chang Fee Ming, an amazing Malaysian water-colorist, whose works are more than can be described in words. Unconventional it is, the way he uses watercolors, but he challenged the tradition well.
Fields of Gold, 1994. 56x76cm. 
Collection of Shinta and Jusuf Wanandi
Jakarta, Indonesia
Fragrance, 1999. 56x76cm
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. G.H.A Liem
Yogyakarta, Indonesia