Tuesday, August 28, 2007

::Essence:: A Digital Revival Of The Orient


Essence is a showcase of arts from 5 artists from Penang, KL, and France whose works translates into the love for Penang food, culture and the people which encompasses the core of The Pearl of The Orient.

It expresses the amazement, the appreciation, and above all the love for the island. The show will be exhibited in a digital print poster to show the modernization of the young people and at the same time planting the seeds of love on the tradition and culture of Penang.

The artists comprises of Urban-Cr3atures(Penang), Flo3tic(Penang), JayLim Design(KL), Decoy(Penang) and Nemostudio(France). Each of the artist will submit about 5 posters to be exhibited on the 26th August Little Penang Street Market. Each of the artwork expresses individual conveyance of the Penang culture which is seen through different perspectives.

Essence is basically a digital revamp of what the youths today perceives the Penang culture which moulds the generation today. It shows that even in the digitalized era, the tradition does not fade, but evolves and educate in a good way.