YOu are cordially invited to the opening reception on 15th, thurs from 7pm to 9pm.
Date: 15th May 2008 to 27th May 2008
Venue: Forth Gallery, 69A Pagoda Street Singapore 059228
Artists: David Wells (Singapore)
Art works featured: Images from Angkor
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The images in this collection portray visually what David Wells feels when he visits Angkor- an overwhelming visceral and spiritual connection to the energy of the place and the spirits of the people who walked through its temples and grounds before him.
Known as the Angkor era from 802 AD to 1432 AD, Angkor means Holy/Capital city and was used by the Khmer in Cambodia. Majestic in the heights of its success, modern day Angkor houses more than 70 temple ruins over more than 200 square kilometers. The bas-relief carvings in these temples tell stories of rival cultures, religion and of many bloody conflicts.
The temples in Angkor now sit seemingly silent, yet the presence of ‘others’ permeate the space; these grounds once being battlegrounds, church, school, homes, where battles were fought or where children frolicked on a summer day.
David Wells was born in London, England in 1962, and has lived in Singapore since early 2005. He has been working with watercolors, oils and photography for more than 25 years and has exhibited widely throughout Asia and Europe.
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