Architecture Film

Today as I am doing my animation and searching for tutorials, I stumble upon these videos from Neoscape. It is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Neoscape is a global leader in the field of computer visualization. Their stable of digital artists combine artistry with technology to produce unsurpassed results for diverse clients and projects. The team produces renderings, animations, and our signature "lifescape" movies, for developers throughout the United States and Internationally. Do take your time to check this high quality architecture film that could give architectures and animators insights to have the "WOW" in any of your project.

I couldn't upload the videos here but do watch them in Youtube with the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/user/NeoscapeFilm

and for the official website:
http://www.neoscape.com/clients/neoscape/flash_content.html

Farewell Party for CK

Year 2008, 5th of September is our very 1st head of Instituto di Design last day. He is our respect Mr.CK Tan, that's Hooi Ling call him "Lo Sai", some call him "Ah Tao" and most of us call him CK. He is a very good and friendly lecturer, like to sharing and more. And He will leaving KDU to work in Sigapore.

In the day Art club had organized a farewell party for him, plus celebrate his birthday that also fall in September. It is a very meorable and touching party.
The Programme leader was by Godwin and the MC was by Julius(It was his 1st time to become the MC because to replaced the actual MC, Godwin that having sorethroat)

Schedule of the Party
~Introduction for the Farewell Party
~Speech by Jason(represent art and design student)
~Speech by Mr.Ellison(represent art and design lecturer)
~Speech by Miss.Chan Nee Nee(our head of Art department)
~Speech by Mr.CK(our hero of the day)
~Birthday cake presentation by Yoyo and Zen(represent art club to present)
~Present presentation
~Photo section
~Dine section
~End

One of the photo of the day(Julius with CK)

For more photo of details of the party, you can visit the following page:
(English Version/this also is our beloved Mr.CK blog)

or
(Chinese Version)


And the last for me is to wishing CK, all the best and keep in touch!

New Attraction Oversea!

A new hang out place has arrive! By 'Oversea', I mean across the Penang Bridge la. It is located at Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam. For more images, do visit the link below:

http://archi-keat.blogspot.com/2008/09/seberang-prai-city-shopping-center.html

Beautiful Dearna

Hi everyone, attach are the pictures of Dearna at work and play. I ask her permission b4 posting all these and she sounds excited abt it!!!

She is currently at Wanganui School of Design, University College of Learning, New Zealand. Final year.

The Question of 'Who did it?'

Hi all! It was indeed a fruitful session between the lecturers and students yesterday in Room 411. I could also sense unhappiness towards the allegation that was published online. The person who wrote the message has tainted the reputation of the college which you all belong to. I understand your frustration towards whoever responsible. I also heard rumours which accuses the 4 graduates as responsible. I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that I strongly believe that none of them are responsible for this matter. I know them pretty well and based on the content of the letter, I'm sure that none of them have any reason to write such letter. Therefore, we should stop speculating on anyone of them.

The person responsible for this is someone who is still studying in the college. Let's ponder........

Achievers

Come Visit Me !!!

Hi all!!! Just would like to announce that I've just set up a new blog thanks to Jerry's encouragement! I'm also inspired by Julius who has already set up an attractive blog himself. Really learn a lot from my students =)

You can go to my blog with this link:
http://archi-keat.blogspot.com/

Alternatively you may also go to my name CK under Art Farmers and click on Archi-Keat.

Do drop me comments on the displayed work, I want to know what others think.

Illusion (Spatial Design Group Project)

Your Lecturers

Since so far not a single student dare to upload pictures of your 'beloved' lecturers, allow me to help you on this =)

Image above shows all the people who have worked hard to guide you along the challenging design journey.

Your success is our greatest rewards!

Hitori Nakayama

http://www.lestariheritage.net/hitori/webpages/hitori.htm

I didnt knw that this guy is actually so famous. I saw him on the road so many times, in public places even during our Little Penang Street Market last month.
Perhaps we can invite him for a workshop one day?!?! I can see that he is 'somebody'.

New Promenade and Sculptures

There is a new public place along Jelutong Expressway. 2 artists (1 local, 1 Japanese) were invited to design public sculptures for this new park. The tall structures in blue named 'A CELEBRATION OF OUR BLUE SKY' was designed by Nakayama Hitori while the scroll like orange sculpture was designed by Heng Eow Lin. Below is the description of their design concepts:

A CELEBRATION OF OUR BLUE SKY
There stand four tall post…
but you see only two of them,
sometimes three and sometimes all four…
depending on where you stand.

You come to see these posts…
which symbolize nature…
that is continuously changing.

The colour of the posts is blue the sky…true!...
but watching the sky at sunset or,
at night you’ll give up this cliché…
that the sky is always blue.

The blue in this work of mine symbolizes…
man’s desire to return to nature.

- Nakayama Hitori

THE RHYTHM OF LIFE
The musical note reflects rhythm:
When the rhythm of a song is right…
all things fall in place -
it is easy on the ear as it is harmonious.

When it is a happy song, the feeling is happy and pleasant.

This sculpture interprets life like a beautiful rhythm.
The sculpture – a simple note rising high…
with vibrant colours –
reflects the basic element of a life synchronized.

Like the vibrantly musical note elevated high,
When life is in sync – it is easy and happy.

In short, it strives to echo the age old truth…
that when you have the rhythm of life…
life is easy, happy and often colourful.

- Heng Eow Lin

New Look for Penang International Airport

We've been approached by one of the bidders for the proposed refurbishment of Penang International Airport. The idea is give the existing airport a fresh new look and turn it into a more customer friendly shopping premise. These proposals will be presented to the client on 5 June at KDU Dry Studio in the morning, those interested are welcome to sit into the session and give comments to our students.

These images are designed by our own KDU Interior Design students namely Kai Shyuan, Yi-Wen, Eilis, Adel and Ai Ling.

Design Forum

Hi all Art Farmers!!! This is my first time writing something on this blog, quite excited about it actually! Recently more and more people have taken blog seriously as a way of conveying messages to the general public. Even our ex-PM Tun Dr. M has started his own blog about a month ago and he has broken the record of achieving one million visitors to his blog in just a month's time!! We all can do it as well, tell all your friends about your blog and started showcasing everything that you feel passionate about, especially your own creative art works. Use this blog as a platform for you to advertise yourself and your talent. All members (and not just restricted to committe) should be encouraged to do this.

Beside exhibiting your work, it will be great if this platform can slowly be turned into a forum for art and design lovers. Someone could just easily start a topic to be discussed here. I assure you that if one of you started a topic, I'm going to respond to it. Make this into a healthy sharing and discussion forum. Design education is very different from the other courses. Creativity business needs a lot of ideas, and it is always better to have more than one brain contemplating on a concept.

Well, hope you all have fun here!

Take Note Take Note!!

The next committee meeting will be held on the 3rd of June 2008 at the 408 room (Note: not a hotel room, the class room at fourth floor of KDU College Penang).
It will start at 12:30pm, so please be punctual.

*Please bring your remaining food fair tickets and the money to be returned to Godwin.

Thanks...

Ichibanzai '08

Ichibanzai ’08 – Calling all anime and cosplay fans, KDU Penang’s AMGC (Anime, Manga, Game, Cosplay) Club Penang will be organizing the ICHIbanzai ’08, a Japanese anime festival. This festival will showcase exhibitions, manga booths and even a Japanese food fair on 7 and 8 June 2008 from 11am onwards. All are welcome. For more info call 04-226 6368.

Recruitment Form

Hey guys those interested...you can get the forms or give your names to Carmen, Myn-Kit, Julius, Jason or Godwin or just print the form yourself by clicking on the image above and print it. Thanks...hehe

New Bloggers in town!!!

Our beloved CK and Shirley has joined us in this blogging world in art farm.
Ya hooo...welcome them aboard!!!
By the way...be patient guys...the photos of lecturers and of the little Penang sale will be coming up soon after I transfer them to my computer...big Phai Seh ah...haha

Yo...yo Wassup Dawg??

Now is the time...

It is an opportunity for you to express your artistic talent within the KDU Campus!!! The management has agreed in principle to let our Design students decorate the ground floor foyer area with their art. CK had proposed to have mural art / graffiti art on the existing 4 pillars at KDU ground floor foyer in front of the reception. Anyone who is interested in this kindly send in your design to our beloved CK for approval before you proceed onto the execution of your art works.

Due date...As soon as possible!!!

Please send your artwork to : cktan@kdupg.edu.my
And do see CK in his office personally or you can take him out for lunch...

Thanks CK for the wonderful opportunity!!!

Paintball Outing Recruitment

Hi guys, how is your holiday? Had enough fun yet? Still want more? Come join us on the paintball outing on the 7th of June 2008, Saturday from 10 am morning.
Fee : RM50
Inclusive of paintball games, makan and prize.
On the 2nd of June is the deadline for payment and confirmation of participation.

Those interested please give your names to Godwin, Julius, Jason, Myn-Kit or Carmen for registration by 2nd of June so we will know the amount of people joining.

Do come and have some fun on art with a taste of sport. See you there...

Journey To The Big Mac Chant

This is a video made for the Big Mac Chant Contest. Winner will win RM10,000. We hope we can win that...haha anyway credits goes to Godwin Tye, Julius Saw, Chan Myn-Kit, Terry Kok and Carmen Lee. Hope you enjoy this video. The process was ultimate fun...and if you have any comments bad or good please do share with us for we will learn from our mistakes and also be encourage by the good comments.

Congratulations to our ver own Melinda

Congratulations to Melinda Chee for being chosen to be the semi-finalist for adobe competition. Hope that she would be the chosen one to be in the final and win the competition!!!
Anyway do congratulate her when you meet her in class or in college. Hehe...all the best in your finals and your studies!!!

More Bloggers Needed!!!

Hello guys...it has been a while since the blog has been updated due to tight schedule. We need art farmers who wants to blog in this blog...ahaha the topic can be anything...ranging from your life, your movie experience, your review on music or artwork to food and reviews on events done by art club and also upcoming event or events which you want to see art club do!

If anyone interested,
Please send your email to : breakthru@live.com
This will help the club's blog be updated more frequently. Thanks...

Festival de cine francés

French Film Festival will be invading The GSC Gurney Plaza with award winning movies and nominations. The films which will be showing are more of Drama, Thriller, Comedy and Romance. So movie goers who wants to have a spice up French taste, do go for the movies from 8th till 25th of May 2008.
For more information, please visit www.faf08.com

Caltex - Shooting Stars

Take a great picture with a Caltex logo in it and win a great prize in this year's Shooting Stars competition.

Caltex^TM has been an integral part of our communities for over 70 years, helping people travel along the road of life in whichever direction they take. At Caltex, our task is to help provide the little, simple or necessary things to get them back on their journey feeling replenished, revived and refreshed.

Enter the Caltex Photography Contest and capture the ultimate photograph which shows how respected the Caltex brand is in your country and community. Caltex is looking for great photographs that reflect the glory of our brand!

The best 12 photographs will be featured in the Caltex 2009 calendar and Caltex's greeting cards.

Aside from being famous, the winners get a chance to win an Apple iPod Touch or a Nintendo Wii!

Deadline
30th June 2008

For more details on the competitions, rules and regulations, Caltex's history, terms and conditions, check out this site http://www.caltex.com/shootingstars

Malaysian Design Competition 2008

Yes, you guess it right! The theme of this competition is 'Safety'. You are to design a product or device based on the given theme and stand a chance to win from a total RM65,000 cash prize.

Contest categories:
School student (18 years old and below)
Local University or College Student
Professional Category (employed or self-employed designers of any design discipline and interested individual)

For more details, click on this link : http://www.mrm.gov.my/index.asp?fuseaction=competition.main

Deadline
Friday, 20th June 2008

Fantasy Comes to Life

Since this is an art club, we will be posting artworks by artist around the world to inspire the 'art farmers' here and also to acknowledge their creativity and talent.

After watching fantasy movies and reading novels like Lord of The Rings and Harry Potter, ever wish to be part of the story or to bring the characters to life?

Artist Bruno Torf created this sculpture garden as a permanent attraction in the small Victorian village of Marysville near Melbourne, Australia. The luscious sub-alpine forests of the surrounding areas where ideal for Bruno's settings which consists of over three hundred paintings and sculptures. The garden started out with just fifteen life size terracotta sculptures but slowly grew to over one hundred and fifteen pieces on display.

So if any of you guys ever drop by Australia, do make a visit to this wonderful garden.

Teacher's Day

To all teachers in Instituto di Design in KDU Penang, Happy Teacher's Day. Thank you for your commitment and heart in guiding and teaching us all. We are very grateful in having such wonderful and excellent teachers in our college. Credits to CK Tan, Ellison, Stella, Shirley, Jenny, Maizul and Akmal. Not forgetting Mei Ling and Kak Rose which are the power ladies in the administration.

Banana Poll

Thanks to all 11 people who voted. 10 votes are correct. A banana is a fruit but the plant is actually a herb. Not much people know about this but it's true. Anyway congratulations to the one vote that voted for meat.

Searching For The War Field

That day we went to check out the price and the field. Finally we decide to choose the field behind Prontip restaurant which is very near to KDU, thats already been mentioned in the previous post. Above is the field that I capture the photo.

When we enter to the office and ask about the price and others, the boss is quite friendly to let us planning the things want to do there, after a while a customer come in to buy the mask and he also sharing the experiment when playing.

On the sharing it really impress me and make me wanted to play it just on the spot, like cant wait to play it. Feel very excited man, because from the sharing he tell us, paintball not just a entertaint game, it can gain knowledge how to cooperate with your teammates to beat down the opponent and also how you use your policy to play this game, so I think it can let us feel satisfy after play it and maybe not enough and willing to play second time.

So dont miss the chances to registed your name to us start from this monday.

Appreciating Mothers Around the World

Have you been busy lately till you never had time to have dinner with your mother?

Have you stop saying 'I love you, Mum' since you were young?

Have you disobey your Mum and make her cried just because she knows what is best for you?

Have you ever place your girlfriend, wife or even friends above your mother?

Have you met her need when she needed one?

Have you ever dislike your mum for her action but do you give a second of thought that she is the one that brings you up and give birth to you?

Mother's Day is just around the corner...even a small hug meant a lot but don't do it because you want to safe your money. Even though the advertisement is about chinese new year but let's learn from the value it shows. Thanks to Yasmin Ahmad for this great ad. Life is all about love. What would your life be if it wasn't for love? Do something special for her this Mother's Day. It may not repay all the things she had did for you but at least you showed love back to your mum. Happy Mother's Day to all the great mother's out there.

Recruiting Art Farm Infantries

Art is describe as a particular type of creative production generated by human beings.
Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules of customs and often engaged in competitively.
So, what if we add this two up and have an equation of...
Art+Sport = Paintball!!!

The Art Farm is planning on a paintball outing for all art students and lecturers interested, so students may 'punish' their lecturers and lecturers are encourage to do the same too!!!

Date : 7th June 2008
Fees : RM50 per person = paintball + food + a token to the winning team
Venue will be at the paintball field behind Prontip restaurant which is very near to KDU

Those interested do find yourself a team consisting of 5 members.
If you don't have one just leave your names to any of this representatives and we will sort it out for you.
Representatives: Myn-kit, Jason Moh, Carmen and Julius

Get the forms from these 'farmers' starting by next Monday, 12th of May.

Calling Artkaroos!!!

S+P+C+A = Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Penang is organizing a Children Education Camp on the 29th of June 2008. The Art Farm will be setting a booth in the camp teaching children recycle art. Each session is half an hour. Do take part in this exciting activity and feel free to visit the SPCA website: http://www.spca-penang.net/

Do contact Jason Moh through the club email:
breakthru@live.com

Visit to CPS

We are going to Children's Protection Society (CPS) to give donations collected from the previous Recycle Art Sales. The date is still not confirmed so keep checking on the blog to be updated!! For further informations please see our project manager Jason Moh, president of Art Farm.

or you may email him through the club's email:
breakthru@live.com

Bulletin Board 'Done'

Finally, it's up. Credits goes to Godwin Tye, Carmen Lee, Terry Kok and Jason Moh. They had spent 7 hours doing this board on a Saturday afternoon. Our theme is breakthrough because we believe this year the club will have a breakthrough in every area possible!!!

Terry painting the bricks

The Art Farm Crew getting down to business!!!

Bulletin Board cont'

Hi guys, sorry about what happen on Wednesday. We just manage to take some pictures and did not started on the board yet. The work shall continue on this Saturday which is the 3rd of May 2008 at 1pm and meet at 1st floor where the board is. Those interested are invited to come. Thank You.

Iron Man 2008

One of the hottest and most anticipated film of the year has finally arrive to our local cinemas. This movie is a bomb. It offers elements such as comedy, action, romance (just a little if you don't count some 'stuff' Tony Stark did before he actually found his true identity), drama, sci-fi and thriller. I won't be a spoiler to this movie but just go watch it...I think it is better than The Forbidden Kingdom, no offense, but The Forbidden Kingdom is also not bad. Marvel has done it again, captivating everyone with it's comics and now with new and advanced technology, comic character finally comes to life. The show is like the equation of The Shawshank Redemption + Spiderman + Charlie Wilson's War + Transformers = Iron Man. Haha my math maybe wrong but go check it out yourself and you be the judge. I went to watch it on the opening day and I was so surprise that GSC do receive student card even for new films. Wow I'm like a barbarian watching movie in Penang hahaha...anyway I didn't regret this and it was really nice. Everyone in the cinema laugh and also was amazed by it's fascinating story line. Credits goes to Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Terrence Howards (Jim Rhodes), Jeff Bridges (Obadiah), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), all the cast that had contributed, the production crew and last but not least Jon Favreau (Director). Go get your tickets at your nearest cinema right now!!! Go! Go! Go!

Bulletin Board

We will be updating the Art Farm Notice Board tomorrow in the morning. Those who are interested in helping out please come and land a hand. At 12.30 PM, a photo shot of the committee members will be taken at the same floor. Committee members PLEASE TAKE NOTE!

Date: 30th April 2008
Time: 9.00 AM till 12.30 PM
Venue: KDU College Penang, 1st Floor

Eden Handicap Charity Food Fair

The club is geared in helping the less fortunate in anyway possible and so we are helping in selling the Eden Handicap Charity Food Fair tickets. Eden Handicap Service Center is a non-profit charitable organization which provides FREE services to the less fortunate in our community. Their main objective is to help the disabled live an independent and self sufficient life. Their expenses cost RM50,000 a month, your support will greatly be a blessing.

Per booklet cost RM20, tickets are sold by committee members
Date of food fair: 21st June 2008
Venue: Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang Jalan Utama, 10450 Penang. Time: 10.00 AM - 3.00 PM

Do visit their official website: http://www.edenhandicap.org/
Please grab as many tickets from the committee members and support the less fortunate

Committee members with tickets:
Jen Khoo, Myn-Kit, Godwin, Carmen, Julius, Cody (Jia Wei), Jason Moh, Melinda, Terence, Jerry Tan