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Artist Statement:
Artist statement – Rajinder
Singh
My art practice has always
been based on the wonder of
the abstract codification of
pure thought we call
mathematics. I am motivated by
the aesthetics of elegant
mathematics now in my art as I
was as a mathematician in my
past. On the other hand...
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Artist Reviews:
In the making of FACES by
Milenko Prvacki
Rajinder Jit Singh paints
close up “faces” of his
personal acquaintances and
personal idols from his
environment, which he likes
and adores and finds
beautiful. Seemingly simple
and rooted in the age-old
ambition of artists formed by
the science and pursuit ...
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About the artist
Visual artist, Rajinder Singh, lives and works in Singapore. He has been painting since an early age and won the first accolade for his work at the age of 12. Rajinder was recently selected as the top 20 emerging artists from Asia by a juried competition in Hong Kong (Tiger Translate). He will be showing in London, France, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Korea, New York and Argentina in 2008.
Rajinder has had a successful academic career with five academic degrees including a PhD in Engineering Mathematics. His background in Mathematics is the driving force behind his successful art practice. Rajinder hosts a popular Singapore art blog (http://sightoracle.blogpsot.com) which runs a commentary on the South Asia art scene with reviews, interviews and philosophical discourses and has been the unofficial site for the Singapore Biennale 2006. His work has been shown in contemporary, international art portals such as SPUNK and DUUDLE and has been described as modern and carries a message of change.
Rajinder is presently doing his postgraduate studies in Philosophy of Art. He is also the artist ambassador for the super-premium wine from Tuscany, Cappannell, and a winner of the highly sought after Marina Mandarin artist residency program in Singapore. Major patrons of the artist are Farouk Khan of Malaysia, Baron Gonzalve Bich (of BIC conglomerate) and Franck Duboeuf (of George Duboeuf wines). He is represented by the prestigious Artfolio@ Raffles, Gajah and Pace galleries in South Asia.
Solo Exhibitions
Nov 11th, 2007, “Faces”, solo exhibition of Paintings, Tower Club, Singapore.
July 11th 2007, "Faces", solo exhibition of Paintings, ArtSpace@The Universal, Singapore
June 20th 2007, “Faces”, solo exhibition of Paintings, Cellar Galleries@Chateau De Taillan, Bordeaux, France
April 18th 2007 “ source_code”, solo exhibition of Paintings, Darling Muse Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Dec 17th 2006 “ In the becoming”, solo exhibition of Sketches and Drawings, Tavolo@Boon Tat Street Singapore
Dec 9th 2005 “ I coME from over tHERE” , solo exhibition of Paintings, Public Art Space, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore
Aug 2005 “I can SMELL your BAD breath”, solo exhibition of Paintings, Merbau Gallery, Singapore
April 2005 “Anthro”, solo exhibition of Paintings, Anthropology Gallery, Singapore
Jan 2005 “Gridlocked”, solo exhibition of Paintings, Block43 Art Gallery, Singapore
Group exhibitions
Oct 10th 2007, “ Shanghai Seduction”, art Auction, Grand Shanghai Restaurant
August 22nd 2007 " pace gallery: the opening", group exhibition of paintings with Ahmad Zaki Anwar, Jaliani Abu Hassan, Yusof Majid, Bayu Utomo Radjikin, Ivan Lam, Dr Rajinder Singh, Aswad Ameir, Ahmad Shukri Mohamed, Umibaizurah Mahir Ismail, Daud Rahim, Ernesto Pujazon, Hamir Shoaib, Nelson Dominquez, joel couloigner, PACE Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 18th 2007 "Aceh Livelihood Project", art Auction, UE Square, Singapore
June 4th 2007 “ What else is there?”,group exhibition with Disney animator Chris Shaw, Royal Plaza on Scott, Art Space, Singapore
Aug 22nd 2006 “Symbiosis”, group Exhibition with Artists Donna Ong and Chng Nai Wee, Marina galleries, Singapore
Oct 2005 “A prettier picture”, art Auction, Your Mother’s Gallery, Singapore
July 2005 “Racial Harmony", group exhibition, Bradell Heights CC Art Room, Singapore
April 2005 “Project Relief”, art auction, Seton Close Residences, Singapore
March 2005 “Chip Bee Artist Boheme”, group Exhibition, Michi Gallery, Singapore
Feb 2005 “Cotton Tree”, art Auction , Cotton Tree, Singapore
November 2004 "Batch No 3", group Exhibition, Block 43 Art Gallery, Singapore
June 2004 Singapore Art Festival's 2004 “Vision and Illusion- Reconstruction of a city”, group Exhibition, St James Power Station, Singapore
May 2004 “Malcolm's Chicken”, group Exhibition, Block 43 Art Gallery, Singapore
Nov 2003 “Nascent: Beginning to be”, group Exhibition, Block 43 Art Gallery, Singapore
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