It is new, innovative and attempts to marry art and science. Somewhat in the tradition of the great people of the past – da Vinci, Galileo, Michelangelo and those of similar ilk.
It is also a very distinctive building in shape and location – the new white lotus blossom form near the new Marina Bay Sands Casino and the equally distinctive three towers of the nearby Marina Bay Sands Hotel - the one with the boat on the top!
There is some irony having a museum next to a casino though.
Having watched the building take shape over several years it is interesting to see the final building.
The Marina Bay Sands precinct is quite easily reached over the very distinctive double helix Bridge, a footbridge joining Raffles Avenue across from the Ritz Carlton and Pan Pacific hotels plus Marina Square. That bridge is actually a work of art and science in itself.......maybe more on that separately.
Access is also possible from the other side of the Marina Barrage area, but public transport is a bit more difficult in that area, whereas getting to Raffles Avenue by bus or via the MRT is normally quite easy .
Current exhibitions in the mid to late 2011 period in the Art Science Museum are two well worth seeing – a multi media event based around the art of Vincent van Gogh [ actually a joint Australian – French production] and a masterful exhibition of art by Salvador Dali. He tends to evoke loathing or love – I am a great fan of his art works! Yes, I am biased.
Quite a large exhibition of Dali works with more focus on sculptures, although there are a lot of his smaller paintings in the show. Some of the sculptures are truly spectacular, and special, but there are none of his iconic paintings on show - those seen in textbooks, art books or in the world’s great galleries – maybe they are just too valuable! Do not be disappointed though, some of the paintings are very good.......but mostly smaller, art pieces.
Dali was a master at the surreal art piece, and those art works on display do not disappoint if you enjoy the art of Salvador Dali.
Definitely worth a visit if you are a visitor [or a resident] of Singapore in the last half of 2011, up to 31 October.
More photos here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/surfie999/
in the Salvador Dali set.
2 comments:
Very nice and well said!
Hope you looked at the photos......They are a teaser. If you in Singapore......GO!!!
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