Rainbow Centre's TALENT ART PROGRAMME 2021 Catalogue

RAINBOW CENTRE, SINGAPORE TALENT ART PROGRAMME making work possible through art 2021 ARTWORK CATALOGUE

RAINBOW To Friends, Family and Supporters: CENTRE'S TALENT ART The Talent Art Programme (TAP) celebrates its 4th PROGRAMME anniversary since its launch in 2018! Making work possible for our We are happy to announce that a total of 4 apprentices differently-abled students graduated in 2020. This year, our programme has expanded through art. as we see a total of 27 young, budding artists looking to create art. Studio at Margaret Drive Campus 501 Margaret Drive, West Wing Enclosed is our catalogue of artworks available for sale in Level 2 Canvas 2021. Do remember to look out for information on where the Singapore 149306 original artwork is located as we operate from two locations - Margaret Drive and Yishun Park Rainbow Centres. Some of Studio at Yishun Park Campus the artworks are also available for viewing at Seeds Cafe 15 Yishun Street 61, which is located at Rainbow Centre Margaret Drive. Level 1 Visual Art Studio Singapore 768548 We hope that you will continue to support us in the Talent Art Programme. Every artwork that you purchase, helps us to www.rainbowcentre.org.sg make work possible for our differently-abled apprentices. Some artworks are also on display at Very truly yours, Seeds Cafe which is located at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 1 West Wing Enterprise & Vocational Development Team Singapore 149306 Rainbow Centre, Singapore weekdays 7.30am - 6pm weekends 7.30am - 2.30pm, closed on public holidays

01 NATASHA ELLYYANA BINTE HIRWAN LIGHT FRACTURES Acrylic on Canvas 50cm x 40cm The light can shine through all fragments of old inhibitions and brings forward new growth and possibilities. Natasha uses acrylic paints with swift motions to cover marker designs, which signifies her newfound confidence coming forward and leaving behind the challenges that used to hold her back. S$ 370 Reference Code 2020NEBH05-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

02 03 HASSANAH BTE KAZALI NURALYSYA BINTE ABDUL MAKING WORK POSSIBLE FOR HAMID PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESMY KAMPUNG DAYS Watercolour, acrylic and markers NOSTALGIA IN OLD SINGAPORE Acrylic and marker on canvas 42cm x 59.4cm 42cm x 59.4cm Traditional Malay houses, or rumah Nuralysya pays tribute to her heritage in kampung, are an important Asian symbol this solo piece. In researching how the first of the spirit of togetherness -- of living generations of Malays lived and worked, together and looking out for one another. she was intrigued by the use of lines and This solo piece by Hassanah pays tribute patterns to create mesmerising patterns and designs in the architecture that are a to this “kampung spirit” that Singaporeans are keen to keep alive, signature of the traditional Malay where everyone is included and has a kampung. place in our society, regardless of race, religion, or abilities. S$ 400 S$ 300 Reference Code 2019HBK01-M Reference Code 2019NBAH01-M Both original art pieces can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

04 MOHAMMAD YASIN BIN JUMAT MAKING WORK POSSIBLE FOR VOYAGER PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Acrylic on Canvas 30cm x 40cm Yasin's signature style of strong, bold strokes turn the humble Chinese junk into a statement on Singapore's colourful past as a major trading post. In the 18th to mid-19th century, junks were carried from China to Singapore's shores by the northeast monsoon in spring, carrying produce such as dried fruit, medicine, earthenware, floor tiles and silk. The junk ships were also the early forms of transport for Chinese immigrants searching for a brighter future overseas. Those who sank roots in this tiny island of Southeast Asia would become the brave pioneers of modern Singapore. S$ 350 Reference Code 2019MYBJ01-Y Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

05 06 PEK SONG WEI, JAVIER PEK SONG WEI, JAVIER MAKING WORK POSSIBLE FOR PERSEGOYANPcrTSyIlAicWNonNIATIrGtHPHaTpeDSr ISABILITIES MOUNT. FUJI 29.7cm x 42cm Acrylic on Art Paper 29.7cm x 42cm The pyramids of Egypt are ancient wonders Mount Fuji is undoubtedly an inspiration to and hold great mystic and wonder. Most many poets and artists for centuries, so it pyramids were built as tombs; as the pharaohs and their consorts sleep within is too an inspiration to our TAP apprentice Javier. Using a bold cobalt acrylic as the these structures. Javier amplifies the sense of enigma by allowing us viewers to have a mountain base, the iconic snow cap on the mountain pops out instantly to the viewer. sense of scale from the silhouettes of the Javier balances out the strong contrasts of travellers and their camels, and having the the mountain with a gentle gradation of pyramids at night. We imagine ourselves the sky, the muted pinks of the sakura, and journeying with the silent travellers under the pastel blue lake beneath the majestic the starry nights dashed with swirls of mountain. clouds. S$ 200 S$ 200 Reference Code 2020PSWJ02-M Reference Code2020PSWJ03-M Both original art pieces can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

07 MUHAMMAD NAUFAL AZHARI BIN JASMI FLATS Ink and acrylic on Art Paper 29.7cm x 42cm The HDB flat is what makes Singapore, uniquely Singapore. While looking extremely utilitarian, there can be some aesthetics with the rows of blocks, as well as the iconic sloping roof of Potong Pasir. Naufal presented a familiar sight of Singapore in a graphical manner, distorting perspective with his own original Zentangle designs. S$ 200 Reference Code 2020MNAJ04-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

08 HASSANAH BTE KAZALI GIANT TREES Acrylic on Canvas 30cm x 30cm This artwork is inspired by the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay. Hassanah used the strong elements of the Supertrees and the surroundings of famous Garden to create this artwork. She added details to various parts by using the dry brush techniques. S$ 170 Reference Code 2020HBK02-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

09 NURALYSYA BINTE ABDUL HAMID MYSTICAL TREES Acrylic on Canvas 61cm x 61cm A foliage of blues and purple, Alysya imagines a landscape of magic and intrigue. Texture is created by using cotton buds, layered on by cool colours. Alysya created depth by having blues as highlights on the top of the trees, dashed with silver. Wouldn’t it be a magical journey through this mystical forest? S$ 330 Reference Code 2020NBAH04-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

10 11 MOHAMMAD YASIN MOHAMMAD YASIN BIN JUMAT BIN JUMAT PLUMERIA 1 PLUMERIA 2 Acrylic on Canvas 30cm diameter circle canvas Acrylic on Canvas 30cm x 30cm Frangipani, also known as Plumeria, is native to South America and the Caribbean Islands. It The flower that blooms in adversity is the is also a familiar sight in our sunny Singapore. most beautiful of all. Juxtaposing the This painting study spells out the quiet flowers with complex lines and textures, moments one achieves in searching for the Yasin brings contrast between nature true self. Juxtaposed with the dark and weaving of lines. Like the flower that background, the idea of solitude and calmness falls and touches the ground, will it waiting to emerge to the light again. wither or will it stay pure,tranquil against time? Through this painting, Yasin shows the example of life after the 2019 pandemic : will we swayed and fall or do we prevail, standing against the waves of the new normal? S$ 250 S$ 250 Reference Code 2020MYBJ02-Y Reference Code 2020MYBJ03-Y Both original art pieces can be viewed at Yishun Park School, 15 Yishun Street 61, Singapore 768548. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

12 HASSANAH BTE KAZALI BALLAD OF YELLOW FLOWERS Acrylic on Canvas 61cm x 61cm Nothing quite lights up your day with delicate blooms of gold stretching and sweeping across the sky! Hassanah imagines what refreshing view it would be masterfully on canvas. Reimagining the sky as muted neutrals, the yellow flowers burst into life against it.Hassanah uses swift, outwards strokes to depict the petals, and accented the flower core with orange and bold blacks, capturing the viewers’ attention and imagination. S$ 490 Reference Code 2020HBK04-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

13 NATASHA ELLYYANA BINTE HIRWAN TWILIGHT DANDELIONS Acrylic on Canvas 30cm x 30cm Dandelions are not your usual go to flowers—they are humble wildflowers— yet they too can be a source of beauty and be captivating art subjects. Natasha has imagined them as sparklers; emitting sparks of colours in the deep mysterious night. S$ 170 Reference Code 2020NEBH03-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

14 MUHAMMAD NAUFAL AZHARI BIN JASMI MAKING WORK POSSIBLE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESGAZELLE OF THE SAVANNAH Ink, watercolour pencils and markers on Art Paper 21cm x 29.7cm Naufal is an artist who is deeply captivated by animals. In his signature style, he transformed a gazelle with Zentangle designs, which some boast of his own original combinations. Naufal added dimension to the piece by having the lightest colour for the grass in front and the darkest at the back. S$ 210 Reference Code 2020MNAJ05-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

15 HASSANAH BTE KAZALI MAKING WORK POSSIBLE FOR BIRD OF PARADISE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESWatercolour pencils on Art Paper 14.8cm x 21 cm The quintessential tropical flower, Bird of Paradise is an exciting dash of colour in our evergreen tropical flora landscape. By using the two complementary colours blue and orange, Hassanah's flower study pops from the paper. The vibrant colours together with the subtle gradients created by careful colour pencil blending provides a visual treat for the eyes, allowing us to marvel at the fine details nature has to offer. S$ 100 Reference Code 2020HBK03-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

16 ASHLEY YAN WING YAN WHIMSICAL ALICE Ink, watercolour pencils and marker on Art Paper 29.7cm x 42cm Alice in the Wonderland is a beloved English literature that has become one of an iconic fantasy fairy tale characters. Ashley combines her interests in characters and dresses and created her own version of Alice, complete with objects that are associated with the character. Ashley’s Alice is dressed in sparkles of white and silver, beautifully standing out against the rich deep blues. S$ 200 Reference Code 2020AYWY02-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

17 NATASHA ELLYYANA BINTE HIRWAN LADY IN RED Acrylic on Canvas 40cm x 50cm It is rare to see flat graphic abstractions on canvas, and this piece shows that minimal and flat colours can make an impact on canvas. The bold lady in red stands out like a statement through the shards of blue, for her beauty cannot stay hidden. With the slight tilt of the red hat, the lady exudes an air of mystery. Natasha applied the paint uniformly on canvas, giving only a slight gradient on the skin to represent shadows. S$ 250 Reference Code 2020NEBH04-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

18 JENSEN CHRISTIAN OLAGUER TADURAN CANVAS OF EMOTIONS Acrylic on Canvas 76.2cm x 76.2cm If we could paint our feelings, what would they be like? What colours would they be? What shapes will they form? In this painting, Jensen explores depicting emotions via colours, form, and textures created by patterns and shapes. On the surface the different emotions seems to contrast one another, but as seen in the artwork, they ebb and flow with one another, giving birth to a brand new canvas of beautiful textures and colours. S$ 370 Reference Code 2019NTK01-M Original art piece can be viewed at 501 Margaret Drive, Level 2 Canvas, Singapore 149306. Please contact [email protected] to make an appointment.

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