This is a reminder about the second self-portrait homework which was given to you before the June break started.

Self-Portrait Redux and Cubixed

You have done a mindmap about yourself - on the things you like or dislike, the person you are on the outside and the real identity which is never shown, etc. You have also completed a self-portrait based upon some of the findings on that mindmap.

You have seen some examples of Cubist paintings by Picasso where he dissects and reconstruct the image through the use of different viewpoints. The artist creatively combined all the various observations of the subject into a startlingly new composition almost wholly dissimilar to the original piece. The success of the final composition lies in how he has integrated and adopted elements from the original

Begin with sketching out a small A6 size self-portrait on the paper. You repeat the same process here as you have done for the first self portrait, albeit on a smaller scale. You should also use this opportunity to develop on the other items of your mindmap which were not featured in the first painting. Work on the composition until your are satisfied.

The following process is what differentiates this process from the first self-portrait. Draw lines to divide the A6 drawing into different areas or sections. You can imagine as if a sheet of glass or mirror has shattered and there are now many different pieces with different shapes. Each shape or section has a small bit of the original drawing on it.

Now randomly or creatively rearrange all the different shapes back together.  You will definitely have to creatively modify and selectively integrate bits and pieces of different sizes to fit all the pieces into new composition. After you have transferred the original sketch drawing into the new "cubist" composition, you should erase the separate division lines and selectively touch up the remaining stray lines left in the drawing.

Finally use paint / colour pencils / colour marker to complete the work.

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I got home late today (or rather yesterday now) because I went for the Musical rehearsal. I must say that the girls and teachers there have put in a tremendous amount of effort in this production and I truly can’t wait to see the final show. As long as they keep up improving their performance through the next few rehearsals, I am confident this will be the show worth waiting for.

If you had came along and observed the entire rehearsal like I did today/yesterday, you will probably come to the rather awe inspiring realisation as I did of the coordinated and concerted effort coming from every one in the set, from the actors, dancers, singers, musicians and stage managers in this huge production. Everyone on the set has to get their actions right down pat in each and every scene or the entire effect is going be ruined. Everyone gives their best every rehearsal to make it their best performance. But as can be expected with the great number of casts and crews in this show, there are a great number of things that can go wrong, and they often do go wrong since we are still some way from the actual show. And so they run through the same scene again and again. Through all of it, every face is a moving picture of concentration and effort.

頑張ります！

P.S. I will do the homework update tomorrow.

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Okay I went back to school today and sorted out some of the stuff and so this is a mid-vacation update with bits of urgent information for different people.

1. Angie & Serene
   I saw the message that Angie and Serene left in the artroom. Sorry to Angie and Serene. I tried getting people to contact you that I couldn’t be back in Singapore on time. I am so sorry you guys waited in vain on last Tuesday.
2. Messy Artroom
   As FIREfly was telling me earlier, the artroom is in a mess. Things were all over the place and I took 2 hours tidying the whole place up on my own. If anyone is using the artroom during the break, please tidy it up after you finish.
3. Sherylene’s Painting
   I found Sherylene’s painting still in the artroom. Sherylene can you come and collect back your painting so that you can work on it during the break? All the Sec 3s painting will be exhibited on Founder’s Day so you guys must finish it by the first week when Term reopens.
4. Angel’s Wings
   The Angel Gabriel’s wings need touching up as some of the feathers have fallen off or are bent out of shape. I will need to contact Kelly again to get a few of the girls to come down for a morning or an afternoon.
5. SYF Silver
   The Hand Bookmarks piece that all every Sec 2 did at the beginning of the year was submitted for the SYF Art & Craft competition recently and it was initially awarded the Silver Award until it was disqualified because a maximum of 5 participants are allowed for each piece of work. And this is despite the fact we submitted the entry form with the number of participants clearly stated. I guess some people must have complained about our entry. Oh well take heart that now your work is an SYF Silver regardless..
6. Hand Bookmarks
   The Hand Bookmarks piece will be removed from the artroom wall this week so that it can be ready to be exhibited permanently in the bamboo courtyard from July. The entire piece will be framed up and everyone will be able to see it for a long long time. If any Sec 2s are free to come down next Tuesday afternoon to help in removing them from the wall, I will be grateful.
7. Self-Portraits’ Exhibition
   I am going to choose the self-portraits to be exhibited during the Founder’s Day exhibition soon. If you have for any reason still not yet submitted your first self-portrait, now is the time to do so. Please drop them into my pigeonhole.
8. SBC Poster
   Can the few girls from Sec 2 SBC class come back to me about the poster design? I will like to see your designs and then submit your ideas to Mr Yeo by the end of the week. Liz, Avril, Jaime, Kat? Can you email me your draft ideas in jpeg format?
9. Stage Props Design Team
   I will be discussing with Kelly about this, but if you are a Drama Club student and you are not yet involved in the Musical, I will like to ask you if you can come along and join us in the stage and props design team. A group of Sec 4s worked on the 10 meter long Angel wings for 4 afternoons and you will be astounded with the work accomplished if you have seen the final product. There are many exciting projects still waiting to be done. I will need all the help I can get here. Please drop your contact info here either by email or online here.

I will post an update of all the holiday homework for art very soon.

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Kaiyukan by kifo.

Now you can view my Japan photos online here!

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5.20 am. I am in the transit lounge waiting for my flight at 8 am. My flight from Kansai International Airport took off at 1.15 am in the morning and I am quite exhausted.

It has been a great trip. And I am missing bits of Japan already.

でも、残念です。今日は仕事あります。はい。

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