S2eAE Teaching & Learning Resources

Title : Holiday, Home and I

School: FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY)

Artist : Shane Yap Yau Yu

Age: 16

Year : 2020

Medium : Mixed Media on Paper

Dimension: 67.3 cm x 101.6 cm

Artist Statement:

We all live in an interconnected world where traveling and migrating have become a norm. It became so common that at times, some of us have multiple identities. To me, the memories of holidays and home reminded me of my past experiences, a sense of home, and transparency. Having to live in New Zealand at a very young age and coming back to Singapore permanently, made me feel as I've never belonged to any specific country. Whenever my family took a holiday trip back to New Zealand, it felt like home, vice versa when I am back in Singapore. Do we all belong to one home? What defines our home? What defines our identity? In my research, I decided to collate memories as I reconstruct a new identity for myself.

Shane is a very versatile and articulate student artist. He is very inquisitive and loves to explore and probe deeply into different art genre. He often asks questions that challenges his own notion of art in the changing world. Coming from a background living overseas, he remains curious about his current environment and resolves his questions on identity through exciting notes, photos and drawings. - Ms Desiree Tham

💡 Artist Reference

Y2Mate.is - Do Ho Suh Rubbing Loving Art21 Extended Play-9BpBZsKjvD4-240p-1648688179651.mp4

Watch Do Huh Suh's Art Process to find out on his personal interpretations of "HOME"

👁️‍🗨️ Elements of Art & Principles of Design

line, shape, form, value, colour, space, texture

contrast, balance, unity, variety, emphasis, pattern, movement, rhythm, size and proportion/scale

💬 Let's Talk About Art

FELDMAN'S APPROACH

DESCRIBE IT

Describe what you see in the artwork.

Can you describe the art elements, colour and textures in the artwork?

ANALYSE IT

How do you think the artwork is made?

INTERPRET IT

Interpret What do you think the artwork is about? How can you tell?

EVALUATE IT

What do you think is worth remembering about the artwork?

Adapted from: Edmund B. Feldman’s Method of Art Criticism

✏️️ SLS ACTIVITY

Suggested Activity: Upper Secondary

Find out more about how the student artist, Shane Yap discussed the topic of Home and Belonging through his artwork!

Try out the SLS activity using Feldman's Approach to discuss and compare Do Huh Suh's and Shane's artworks.

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