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Nataliette @ NIXON ART MOSH Singapore

nataliette — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:29:01 +0000

hihihihi so this was where i was over the weekend~

The Nixon Art Mosh is a global, rotating art installation featuring artwork from Nixon team riders, friends and family and is open for one night only. Previous Art Mosh stops have included installations in Paris, Vancouver, New York City, San Diego, London and Dublin. Singapore marks the first stop of The Art Mosh in South East Asia and will be followed up later in the month with a stopover in New York City on Friday, September 17.
Featured artists for The Art Mosh, Singapore will include works by: Craig Wetherby (USA), Nick Denambride (USA), Adeline Tan, Adrian Chan, Andy Yang, Brick, CK, Debra Raymond, Jamie Paul, Gerson Gilrandy, Paul Tan, pixelmunky, Mr.B, Harrison Love, Isabel Lofgren, Ivonne Adel- Bureos, Izzy As’ari, Kenny Chua, Kristal Melson, Mindflyer, Mojoko, Nataliette, Nazneen Aziz, Oats & Sparkle, Rick Treweek, Eeshaun, Race Krehel, Shawn Lim, Sheryo, Soh Jun Hao, Speak Cryptic, vectorsum, Winnie Goh, Zahir Sanosi and zxerokool.

i exhibited these 5 reworked old pieces:

fine art prints on watercolour paper, framed. each selling at $300.00nett inclusive (local) delivery! interested buyers please contact me here.

me & my besty Matthew (photographer also exhibiting at the ART MOSH) & meliaaa

More pictures from the exhibition after the cut!
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tagged: painting, self portrait, showcase

Noise 2010 × Youth Olympic Games showcase

nataliette — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:23:03 +0000

recently i was commissioned to illustrate a 6×2.4m glass panel which houses one of the many showcases that NOISE 2010(a local annual art/design/music festival) has held to commemorate the very first Youth Olympic Games (hosted by the city of yours truly). i feel like i should say something about the YOG but in all honesty i havent followed any bit of it except caught a glimpse of the girls weightlifting section. man, those girls are motherf*cking scary, i say!

anyanyanyways. heeeeeres the artwork!

commissioned illustration for NOISE SINGAPORE 2010. by Nataliette, 2010.

in case you’re wondering how come im drawing some random hippies… nope! everyone in the artwork exists! it is actually a collage of portraits of my lover, my friends and i. obviously i’m narcissistic so i made myself the Queen Bee and upsized my avatar in relation to the rest. uh. somehow after the movie that james cameron made, i feel like i cant use avatar without conjuring up images of blue folk. hmmm.

and heeeeeres the glass panel!

Nataliette's glass panel illustration for NOISE2010×YOG showcase.

my glass panel is located at Changi Airport Terminal 3 and the showcase is rather short — only from August 18th to 23rd, 11am to 10pm. if you’re in the area or catching a flight, go take a looksee! if you snap some pics, do share them with me, i’d be mighty stoked.

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tagged: commissioned, illustration, showcase

SHAPESHIFTERS: Zirca celebrates Singapore’s 45th!

nataliette — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:01:33 +0000

so here’s the lowdown on the saturday groupshow SHAPESHIFTERS that i had with 14 other local artists (including my personal heroes Antz, Clogtwo, Sokkuan and Mr.B!) to celebrate our nation’s 45th birthday at ZIRCA megaclub!

in light of our nation's birthday, ZIRCA celebrates all things creative (click for fullsize)

and here are some pictures i took with my iphone, i hope you dont mind the awful quality!

Nataliette×SHAPESHIFTERS @ Zirca megaclub on 7th Aug

all the 15 artists did live tagging on the centrestage to create a large 8×4ft drawing. it was super fun! :D happy birthday singapore! to all who came down, thank you for your love and support!!!

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Red®um: an exhibition inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING

nataliette — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:43:26 +0000

hihihihihi! august is insaneee. i’m taking part in 2 group shows this weekend. yesterday i showed a new piece of illustration/art at Red®um: an exhibition inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING, curated by Steve Lawler. (thanks Steve!)

Red®um: an exhibition inspired by Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING

look at the fucking amazing space, people.

Red®um exhibition space/artworks photos by Nataliette (click for fullsize)

and this is my piece…!!!

"Come Play With Us" by Nataliette for Red®um, an exhibition inspired by Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING. 2010, digital painting. (click for fullsize)

“Come Play With Us” is a digital print on wrapped canvas, for sale @ $237 (the haunted room number of the Overlook hotel in the film) in a limited edition run of 12.

if you haven’t seen the exhibition, hurry! Red®um runs till august 11th, wednesday. it’s at Old School, The Gallery (Formerly Osage Gallery) at Mount Sophia. Open Daily August 6th – August 11th 11.00 am – 7.00pm.

and TONIGHT for one night only, i’ll be showing from 8-10pm at SHAPESHIFTERS, a national day art exhibition at Zirca megaclub. more details here, attendance by guestlist only. if you’re coming down then i’ll see ye there!

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Nataliette × 45: Iluma National Day Project

nataliette — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:22:26 +0000

Nataliette & her peacock for 45: Iluma National Day Project.

GO SEE NATALIETTE'S PEACOCK @ ILUMA SHOPPING MALL!(45 : Iluma National Day Project, August 2010)

…thanks ClogTwo for the photo!

show some lurve, go down to ILUMA and vote for the best artwork in spirit of our nation’s birthday!

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tagged: doodle, illustration, self portrait, showcase

I CUT MY BANGS TODAY

nataliette — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:22:53 +0000

I CUT MY BANGS TODAY!!! i’ve had them for the past 4 or so years until last year when, due to lame reasons of needing a change, i grew them out. after forcing myself through a grueling year of awkward growing-out hair, i finally achieved the bangs-less look only to dislike it… yet i didnt gather enough guts to cut it off because HELL i had just spent so much effort growing them!!! so i kept the bangs-less look. ocassionally i would ask people if i should go back to bangs and everyone’s like No… so i stuck with it… until now!!! finally i put an end to my wishy washy bullshit and this morning right before work i grabbed the kitchen scissors, closed my eyes and snipped away. obviously the picture on the left is a Before picture.

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tagged: self portrait, talking to myself

Dustin & Donna: A Wedding Portrait

nataliette — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:29:51 +0000

A Wedding Portrait of Dustin & Donna. © nataliette, 2010.

Our lovely friends Dustin & Donna just got married yesterday and I painted a portrait of the quirky couple as a wedding gift from me and Dave. A special mention to brilliantprints for the awesome and fast print. They loved it!

Here’s the aftermath:

The Wedding Portrait & the Quirky Couple

It can also be noted that Donna actually made that dress herself and that marvelous coat that Dustin’s wearing. Too cute!

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Doodle Diary #001

nataliette — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:59:06 +0000

i decided to start a diary of my daily adventures in doodle form (yep all the cool kids are doing it these days)… hopefully i can squeeze in at least 3 entries in my doodle diary per week! i’ll be posting these only in my blog here and on my flickr* because i cant keep up this whole internet shenanigan without hiring a PA. lol

so here’s my doodle for the day:

*so that i can submit my doodles to the spifftacular What I Wore Today flickr group! check it out for more awesome drawings like these from other artists!

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tagged: diary, doodle

DEUTSCHLAND VS DUTCH-LAND for world cup finals 2010!!!

nataliette — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:42:35 +0000

DEUTSCHLAND VS DUTCH-LAND for worldcup 2010!!! © nataliette. digital doodle.

a quick little sketch i did to relieve some of my world cup fever. yes!!! i am a german fan and they are onward to the semi’s by the time i am publishing this. i truly wish they will win spain and netherlands will win uruguay… because i would love to see a germany vs netherlands game!!!

ICH LIEBE DER MANNSCHAFT
UND OLE DEUTSCHLANDDDD

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tagged: doodle, illustration, talking to myself

Picking up the Pencil Again

nataliette — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:05:02 +0000

Chubby Chicas ©nataliette, 2010. pencil on paper(sketchbook)

i picked up the pencil again and made some graphite magic in my pathetic abandoned sketchbook. featuring a couple of lovely curvy ladies wearing big sad pouts! click to view the large size in my flickr.

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oh, hush. its only a sneak.

nataliette — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:41:16 +0000

hello! here’s a little cropped sneakpeek for this artwork that i did for a certain publication that i just finished today. well, its finished for today anyway. because my eyes are about to bleed out. the only other person who probably gets to see this before the world does would be my oh-so-privileged partner, hurhur. and maybe a handful of my personal sweethearts.

anyway i just learned from someone that im somebody’s muse. errr what. well whoever you are (i dont know who), you totally made my day! thank you!

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tagged: talking to myself

DEUTSCHLAND FOR WORLD CUP 2010

nataliette — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:34:42 +0000

one of my latest “artwork”? teehee. i painted the german flag on my chest with some old poster colours from back in my schooldays. its the kind in tubs. materials that us students were forced to buy during our (mostly) useless stint at artschool, only to use barely a tenth of it. what a terrible waste right? luckily i am a hoarding junkie and well the colours had already turned to stone but poking it with a damp brush melted it easily. yay. i am much too stingy to buy overpriced body paint for a little football zealotry. and being (somewhat) young and reckless, skincare was quite low on our list of concerns. so! a few minutes later i’d painted two little flags like this on my Boy’s cheeks but for myself, deterred by my awful pimply day, decided to stain my chest instead. and on that day, we watched a brilliant match as germany scored a massive 4 goals against australia. the only dampener to our celebratory mood that night was the witnessing of a primitive fan behavior: an idiot of a german making fun of the aussie supporters. not cool, dude, so not cool.

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tagged: photography, self portrait, talking to myself

Triumvirate

nataliette — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:08:25 +0000

Triumvirate ©nataliette, 2010. digital painting. (click for larger)

unpleasant stares of the unhappily uninspired.

whimsically decided to paint in an old drawing of mine from last year before my fingers curl up and die from getting out of practice. my heart wasn’t really in it, too distracted by everything else these days. can you tell? oh look, the furrows of their invisible eyebrows indicate a unanimous disapproval already.

argh, i am so uninspired. (and hungry)

also a reminder to come and watch me speak about my art at ROJAK15 this saturday! more details here, loves.

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Nataliette is presenting @ ROJAK15!

nataliette — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:56:00 +0000

COME TO ROJAK 15! 12th June Saturday, 8pm till late @ Emily Hill.

O BTW! (yes, 2 posts in a day… how rare! go buy the lottery!)

i’ll be giving a presentation about my work (amongst 9 other local artists) at ROJAK 15!!!

ROJAK is a crossroad where creatives from different disciplines come together to present their works and processes. Each session, featuring 10 presenters, is always intimately curated. Come listen, have a drink and join in the fun!

it’s happening on 12th June Saturday, 8pm till late at a lovely shed on Emily Hill. i’ll be #3. my crazy friend Jeff is also presenting his photography. so do drop by and bring friends, drinks and beer!

see you there.

these are a few of my favourite things

nataliette — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:12:57 +0000

STRIPPED NAKED

hello! im just popping in to share some random photos from my iphone. completely unnecessary but who doesnt enjoy the narcissism in sharing their toys and things? teehee.

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THE OBSCURANTIST

nataliette — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:33:36 +0000

whenever im in my room, my practically invisible to the entire household. several times i’ve been greeted with shock that im actually present in the house! when i emerge from the depths of my sanctuary to refill my waterbottle.

living in the same house, but we’re all strangers. strange. estranged. is this the same for you too?

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print print shop shop charcoal me

nataliette — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:10:11 +0000

theangryhedonist shop: art prints (click for larger)

its always nice to get my artwork printed.
its true, i do love working digital. its clean and fuss-free.
butbutbut i still LOVE to hold a print in my hand and hungrily examining every detail of it.

just in case you didnt know… i am selling small photo prints of (most) of my art at the shop.

for the larger artworks (on canvas and gallery-wrapped), you can head over to Meritus Mandarin on orchard road because they are being showcased there! 5 of my newer pieces, all for sale. they are ENORMOUS in A1 size… thats (594 × 841) mm or (23.4 × 33.1) inches. ENORMOUS i tell you! i would love to bring some home to hang but my walls are kind of dirty (heh i have heaps of leftover tape from putting up my old photos) and i think they deserve a better home.

this is a picture of me (left) and my sister at my previous solo artshow at Dempsey.

Nataliette (left) and her sister; at Nataliette's first solo artshow

and that piece of art is A2 size…which is half a size smaller than an A1. so! the new works are pretttttyyyy big for sure.

yep that was last year in october when i still had black hair and cheesy gold highlights.
and yep… i feel like a piece of charcoal when i stand next to my snow-white sister.

p/s. im so sad, but why is Glee getting lamer and lamer? i want more sue sylvester (jane lynch) and quinn (dianna agron) and kurt (chris colfer)! and more OTT stuff please! dont judge; ive nothing to watch since Dexter finished its run and i cant wait for the next season k.

Seedling

nataliette — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:13:06 +0000

a sadistic mother is the worst of all children’s nightmares: my parents, who were fruitsellers, would supply me with all the watermelons i loved to eat. when i was a little girl of perhaps five or six, my mother sat beside me while i was chomping down on an especially juicy slice. she asked me if i had eaten any seeds. i warily replied yes. “oh, dear. you will grow a watermelon tree inside you!” she exclaimed. thus, over the course of the next few years i would occasionally check my nostrils and ears for any signs of peeking branches. one day when i was an older child, i went up to my mother and accused her: “you lied! there isnt any tree growing inside me at all. see, im fine!” my mother simply replied, “dont be silly. trees take many years to grow.” and then i spent the next few years living in paranoia again.

of course, when i retold this story to my mates in college, they laughed. then someone said that watermelons do not grow on trees at all. and i only realized this when i was 18…

this picture tells that story of my tortured childhood, being the daughter of my mother (whom i love very much of course, but she is a wicked creature!). the little leaves on the bottom are actually leaves of the watermelon plant.

The Ire

nataliette — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:48:52 +0000

please view the previous artwork first. as this is the tempestuous sequel.
the first was a portrait of a blissful naïveté and the excitement of secrecy; and this one the consequence of reality when it slaps hard in the face.

angry, i am angry. therefore she is angry.
no more foolish secrets.

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Cloudiness

nataliette — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:41:25 +0000

an ugly secret she has to share; clasped in her hand, hidden behind her back. what cause of worry, gloom or trouble might it be?

new painting! the story behind this was spun entirely out of my imagination. i love secrets, blanched locks, hairbows and vintage eyeglasses that simply sit on your nose. the clouds mean something too, look it up in the dictionary!

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