National Art Gallery Trip

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On the 5th of August , DM Fyp class had made a field trip to National Art Gallery with Mr. Kok Yoong .

On the first floor , There a an exhibition entitled "Can We Meet" , it a Malaysia and Japan Video Art Exchange .This exhibition brings together video works from Malaysia and Japanese artist . What is the meaning of 'distance' when video can instantly show us people and places from around the world ? In this spaces between video screens , this collaboration ask the question : where and how we can meet ?

One notable artist in this exhibition is Mdm Kok Siew Wai , the media production lecturer .

While on the second floor there are solo exhibition from local artist Mr Zulkifli Yusoff with tittle Negaraku,
In my opinion , Mr Zulkifli`s art look  quite old school , it seem like from the 80`s and 90`s . All his material based from wood , metal scrapped , aluminum , acrylic , resin and glass . He even make print on wood and metal .

At the 3rd floor there is a painting exhibition. A collaboration art from Singapore , Indonesia and Malaysia . Very expressive ,  fine and unique . Well i observed all those pieces i came to notice that Indonesian artist are very traditional ,  their painting always seem heavy influenced with culture of their own, while Singapore artist is kinda modern and expressive . Malaysian artist have mixed of those.

And finally our group have engaged with short discussion / talk with Mr Ropesh , the curator or National art gallery ( Mr K.Y friend) , mostly we talk about our Fyp project and how to enhance it . One thing interesting when Mr Ropesh raise the issue about thinker and dooers .. it really hit me up , been thinking about that until i felt asleep in Mr KY`s Car .

I think i came up with my own answer on the nap ,

Am i a thinker ?

What good does it do me to be a doer and not a thinker?

What good does it do me to be a talker.....but not a walker?

To be truly be great.....I think we must achieve a balance of all these things. We must first think....then do. There for we can talk our talk and back it up with our walk.

Am I making any sense or nonsense ? ...