Sharing some photos from The Art of Star Wars exhibition that's currently taking place in Singapore :)
I went to the launch together with my brother.. the President came to launch the exhibition.. there was this red button thingy which he had to press to get the 'passageway' open.. thereafter he was escorted in with the Lord Sith on his left and Darth Vader on his right
(egad!! so the President has gone to the Dark Side??!!! :O!! XD)
There were cosplayers galore.. besides the Singapore cosplayers, another group flew in from Hong Kong. I went in expecting to be transported into Star Wars world, but sadly, I gotta say I was a teeny weeny disappointed.. mainly because the portions dedicated to Episodes 4,5 and 6 were so small compared to Episodes 1,2 and 3, especially 3... it felt like about 40% (or so?) of the exhibits were from Episode 3!
Of course, some exhibits were still awe-inspiring, such as the Star Destroyer model which greets you at the entrance...woa~~~
Was extremely impressed as well by the original matte paintings used for Episode 6.
Amazing how even though there was a lack of technology, the beauty of intricate artwork can make the audience believe something 2D can be so 3D...
The other prize exhibits were the original McQuarrie paintings...wow...the paintings that brought the story to life and landed funding for the movie...*in absolute awe*
Of course, no one can miss Darth Vader's formidable presence..*heavy breathing*
There were a number of exhibits that were sorely missing... like TaunTaun from the Empire Strikes Back...in fact, ESB seemed to have the smallest exhibit.. which was kinda sad for me cos it was my favourite episode! T_T But hey, even the Yoda model was missing from the exhibition!
Well, later my brother found out that apparently the reason for the high concentration of art pieces in this exhibition is really because, as the name of the exhibition suggests, this exhibition is focussing on the 'art' of Star Wars. There are currently 4 Star Wars exhibitions touring the world today, and the one in Singapore arrived from Japan.
I didn't have to pay for entrance into the exhibition during the launch, but if you ask me, is the exhibition worth the admission ticket price (S$18)? Well.............*frowns*............ hard to say... you gotta ask yourself... is the Force strong in you??? ;)
I went to the launch together with my brother.. the President came to launch the exhibition.. there was this red button thingy which he had to press to get the 'passageway' open.. thereafter he was escorted in with the Lord Sith on his left and Darth Vader on his right
(egad!! so the President has gone to the Dark Side??!!! :O!! XD)
There were cosplayers galore.. besides the Singapore cosplayers, another group flew in from Hong Kong. I went in expecting to be transported into Star Wars world, but sadly, I gotta say I was a teeny weeny disappointed.. mainly because the portions dedicated to Episodes 4,5 and 6 were so small compared to Episodes 1,2 and 3, especially 3... it felt like about 40% (or so?) of the exhibits were from Episode 3!
Of course, some exhibits were still awe-inspiring, such as the Star Destroyer model which greets you at the entrance...woa~~~
Was extremely impressed as well by the original matte paintings used for Episode 6.
Amazing how even though there was a lack of technology, the beauty of intricate artwork can make the audience believe something 2D can be so 3D...
The other prize exhibits were the original McQuarrie paintings...wow...the paintings that brought the story to life and landed funding for the movie...*in absolute awe*
Of course, no one can miss Darth Vader's formidable presence..*heavy breathing*
There were a number of exhibits that were sorely missing... like TaunTaun from the Empire Strikes Back...in fact, ESB seemed to have the smallest exhibit.. which was kinda sad for me cos it was my favourite episode! T_T But hey, even the Yoda model was missing from the exhibition!
Well, later my brother found out that apparently the reason for the high concentration of art pieces in this exhibition is really because, as the name of the exhibition suggests, this exhibition is focussing on the 'art' of Star Wars. There are currently 4 Star Wars exhibitions touring the world today, and the one in Singapore arrived from Japan.
I didn't have to pay for entrance into the exhibition during the launch, but if you ask me, is the exhibition worth the admission ticket price (S$18)? Well.............*frowns*............ hard to say... you gotta ask yourself... is the Force strong in you??? ;)
posted by scenic at 11:49 PM
