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22nd March 2013; Class Field Trip

Trip to Central Market, Kuala Lumpur

Going for this trip was really an eye opening experience for me. I managed to get a glimpse of how wonderful Malaysia's art is.

First of all, a few friends and I went to Petaling Street to have lunch. It makes me feel nostalgic because I used to go there most of the time after school. Most importantly it shows the wonder of Malaysia.
After being at Petaling Street, my friends and I went over to Central Market where all the students have to gather.
Once we were there, we met up with some other classmates. We then met up with Mr. Khairul. We were then briefed on what we're suppose to do and take notice.

When I was there at the art section of Central Market, the place really amazed me. I never knew such place exist in Central Market. Although I've been there a few times before but I've never come across this place, the Art Section.Mr. Khairul had mentioned that this area shows many local arts. From batik to sand arts and live caricature. It impresses me how Malaysian artist still have a sense of patriotism. They imply that value in their artwork. At this particular shop, an artist name Nik, while passing by his shop, he was actually doing his work on a house plan. He was telling my friends and I about his work and also he told us about how art is really an expensive thing. Also he gave some advises about what the younger generations should do. He asked us what course are we studying. Then he told us that we should do what benefits us in the future but we should enjoy during the process. That's only how we can achieve happiness in life. The words he said still lingers around in my mind wondering what I should really be doing now and how my life would be in 5 more years. 


Also, I saw a live demonstration of sand arts. A young lady demonstrated it and it grab the passers-by attention. The lady was so concentrated on doing the sand art but however, she smile at times. That makes me feel like art is something to be enjoyed by everyone and you should enjoy your own talent too. Being an artist really is all about expressing yourself simply and being an artist is born natural. 







Throughtout the trip, seeing all the arts in Central Market makes me feel like our local artist are doing a great job. Without them, the Malaysian art will probably decay. However, the Central Market now is not like the one I used to know. The Central Market now is more well developed and there are more modern stuff instead of portraying our local arts and handmade crafts. 

Art Movements

According to Wikipedia, there are many types of art movements available ever since back in the olden days. There were many art theories that were developed over time. And now, in the 21st century, there are more than 200 over art movements that have been existed and still are now. The history of art movements includes many that were either short-lived or limited to few active participants. 

Which art movement best describes you?

I’ve begun to study the Impressionism and I find it interesting. Well, I was fascinated by this art movement and the paintings of some Impressionist; they convey intense emotions through a deep sensitivity.

For example, this paintings has become one of my favorites. It’s “Classe de danse” by Edgar Degas. The other reason that this painting is my favorite is that through this painting, you can see that the seriousness of the guy(most a visitor) is looking at all the dancers' face after they had their dance practice. Other than that is that, the details the painter included. You can see that through this painting, the dancers are ballerina and they are all on point shoes. Besides that, the other reason for me liking this painting is, I myself is a dancer and love to dance. Ultimately, this painting indeed has attracted me to like it.

Here's a list of a few famous Impressionist artists: Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Mary Cassat and Gustave Callibotte.

Besides impressionism, another art movement that describes me is, surrealism. Surrealism seems to be an art that is the least easy to understand by most people but however, to me, surrealism really does describe me. Surrealism arts seem to be a complicated and complex painting. That's how it describes me. I am a complicated yet a complex person. The artists that have been produced painting using surrealism technique really tell a story through their painting very well. I find most of the surrealism arts has a a contrast in it whereby a picture of a girl being sad is surrounded by lights and flowers. You can tell that the picture is saying that the girl is sad but however, she is indeed surrounded by happiness. That's how surrealism art describes about me too. Surrealism is often considered both a cultural and revolutionary art movement.

Undoubtedly the most famous Surrealist painting in history, The Persistence of Memory is Salvador Dali’s iconic ode to time. 

Here are also a few names of famous surrealism artists: Salvador Deli and Rene Magritte.

Ultimately, these two art movements describe about my personality. I wish art can be developed and be appreciated by many people. Hence, the olden arts will not extinct. 

EXERCISE 9th FEB

EXERCISE 9th FEB