Viewtiful

Diploma Show Work

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Final Exhibition 2005

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
DIPLOMA IN ART EDUCATION
FINAL EXHIBITION 2005

NAME OF ARTIST :	Mei Yung Jian Joe

YEAR OF WORK :	2004

MEDIUM :	Painting - Mixed Media.

TITLE OF WORK :	Untitled

DIMENSION :	121cm by 171cm.

ARTIST STATEMENT :	*Simplicity in Life brings out the best image.*

ARTIST STYLE :	My ways of painting have no particular styles or concepts. I do not restrict myself or deliberately go looking for a style that would represent my works and me. I have never stop searching for my own style and even until now I have yet to settle myself with one that I like. Most artists or art practitioners would prefer to have a style of their own to represent them. For me, the joy of painting and the process is more important. Ever changing and continuing to explore is how and what I preferred. The feelings at that present moment while painting is what I enjoyed. Concept to me is something that I would say that I am always having difficulties. I would always question myself about the important of having a concept and whether we really need one, in fact. Simplicity is the keyword for all my works. Most of my works are very simple and it required no deep thoughts to understand them. My style is also my concept, not complicated yet it represents me. I prefer to paint for myself and recognition is not important to me at all.


ARTWORKS :	Experimenting Studies Figure Studies Foundation Work Ink Studies Paintings Printmaking


ART EDUCATION :	My style of teaching art is not to restrict and control. I always believe in letting them explore and develop their own style and characteristic. I have seen a lot of artworks from students with very good techniques but lack the souls and characteristic. In art, it is really different from the rest of the subject that would always have a fixed and systematic ways of instructions. Teaching art requires flexibility and observance from an art teacher or educator. Every class, stream, lever and even every individual must be put into consideration. The styles of teaching must be constantly modified to suit different needs and abilities. To be observance actually means to be able to understand one’s potential and development and guide them to achieve their goals not according to your preferences but to theirs. A piece of work whether good or bad should not determine the abilities of the students, they should be judged according to their progress over the lessons to see how much they would improve and absorb. In conclusion, always challenge the students by giving them more challenging task as to bring out their full potential. But at the same time, challenge them according to their abilities and within their means as a more difficult task might demoralize them if they failed to achieve it.

Artist Curriculum Vitae

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Name:	Viewtiful
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Email:	yj32mei@hotmail.com

Education:
1982 - 1987	Damai Primary School Singapore
	Primary Education Certificate, PSLE.
1988 - 1991	Woodsville Secondary School Singapore
	'O' Level Certificate.

1992 - 2000	Institute of Technical Education, Macpherson Singapore
	Major in Electrical Engineering.

1998 - 2001	Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore
	Diploma in Fine Arts, Oil Paint Major

2003 - 2005	National Institute of Education Singapore
	Diploma in Arts Education

Experience:
2002 - 2003	Contract Teaching
	Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School (PRCS) Singapore

	Duties include: - Teaching Secondary One and Two : Creative & Visual Arts - CCA: Basketball Overall in Charge

Projects:
2000	Caricature Drawing for JTC Annual staffs gathering.
2002	Exhibition Group for Pasir Ris Crest Secondary Official Opening.
	- Display Coordinator and Curator. Mural Painting Project for the School Audio Library.

Clubs and Societies:
1998 – 2001	Member of Basketball Team from Nayang Academy of Fine Art.
	- Basketball team captain.
2001	Chairman
	“EMIT” Nayang Academy of Fine Arts Diploma Graduation Show.

Exhibitions and Performances:
2001	“EMIT” Nayang Academy of Fine Arts Diploma Graduation Show
	Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore Singapore EXPO Hall NAFA 3rd Arts Festival, Best of SVA Group Exhibition NAFA Open House, Relief Portrait Demo
2000	Kallang Gas Work Competition
	“Fresh Flesh” Group Exhibition NAFA Selegie Gallery

Awards
2001	Lee Foundation Bursary
2000	NAFA Painting of the Year
	Consolation Prize, Fantasia 2000, Nippon Paint-A-Thon Competition

Other Achievements / Training
2004	e-Learning Programme for Presiding Officers
	Elections Department, Singapore
2002	Basic Counseling Skills Course
	Ministry of Education, Singapore
1999	1st in Inter-NAFA Basketball
	Nayang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
1998	1st Runner Up in Inter-NAFA Basketball
	Nayang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

Publication:
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