Nov 18 2009
Mexicans! Filipinos! Scorecards!
As promised last week, we’ve whipped out the scorecards for the two ongoing Filipino art exhibitions at SAM. But since there’s also an exhibition on Mexican modern art, I decided to do a mash-up and rate them all! (evil laughter)
There were a lot to choose from, but here are 20 works – all mixed up – that I’ve rated on a scale of 1 (yawn) to 5 (yay).
I still haven’t gotten it down to a science but the gist of it is: I get someone to point out a work for me (in this case, Ida from SAM) and, without looking at the artist’s name, do a five second assessment — using my mental powers. Emphasis on “mental”, please.
By the way, I’m also thinking of simplifying things even more by changing this 1-5 scorecard thing to a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” affair. Thoughts?
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Thrice Upon A Time: A Century of Story in the Art of the Philippines runs until Jan 31. In The Eye of Modernity: Philippine Neo-Realist Masterworks from the Ateneo Art Gallery runs until Mar 14. Camino A La Modernidad (The Path To Modernity): Mexican Modern Painting runs until Jan 3. All at the Singapore Art Museum.
2 responses so far
I think you should be more forgiving, and less ruthless. Haha….stick with the 1-5 rating!
Hey Hafiz, okay noted.
But was also thinking about the, arguably good/bad, power of impulsive judgement. The fun of it too. Provided one’s responsible enough as a viewer to self-reflexively re-assess said judgements. Heh.