ERM. Isnt all the details are in the pic to answer the qns? anyways... it consist of a coffin and flag of m'sia painted on it? it looks weird looking from the computer tho. (okay, that was random) erm, i guess the coffin is suppose to mean all the lives that were consumed in the mist of civil strife in m'sia? It didnt state it there, but.. MAYBE part of his family members or close friends died during that? So to express his sadness and loss, he.. did that art piece? oh wait. it's because he saw burned down shops and feel sad for the shopowners. lol. Tho it states that this work is supposed to be.. political-like art work. I guess that's why it looks so.. simple, plain,.. sorry limited vocab. anyways. OKAY lah. maybe i will like this. it looks really simplified, and a rather unemotional piece. quite straightfoward, so i guess that's why i dnt really like it. i'm a profound person. haha. (shh, i just dnt knw how to express in words. i like abstract art >: D )
ps. why i see hor, i'm the only one commenting ah? or is it i'm commenting in the wrong space? >:/
This work is very literal. Coffins are a clear indication of death, but I do not find this work portraying the artist's intention at all. It is a coffin, with the Malaysian flag painted on it - it does not show the ethnic tension and the fragility. In fact, interpretations from the work could be that Malaysia is falling into death, is ending, or that there is no hope for it anymore, like putting a death sentence on Malaysia. This is not his intention at all. It is a poorly made art work, I feel.
AHHH! I'M DAMN PISSED OFF! I typed my answers out SOOOO LONG and SOOO NICE and end up, it failed to publish. NOW I MUST RETYPE! ): 1. This artwork consist of an upright coffin placed above a mirror and part of Msia flag is painted on it. 2. This artwork is to bring up political issues and ethnic issues in Msia and trying to remind people of msia's past riot. This artwork also aim to show people how fragile the relationships are. Like, if ethnic issues are not well taken care of, it can easily create riot and the consequences are dire. Such as burning of houses etc. 3. Basically, I dont like this art work. Although it is a conceptualize artwork, this piece of work can generate many different point of view if one do not have sufficient background knowledge of it. A conceptualize work is to show people a particular concept isn't it? Hence, if people interpret this work wrongly, it does not parallel with the purpose of being called 'conceptual'? No? Another point is that, I agree with Marilyn. One of the artist intention in creating this work is to show the fragility of ethnic issue. However, there is nothing that is related to ethnic and without the title, people will not know this refers to the msia riot. Actually, honestly, I dont like this is mainly due to the fact that I dont really understand this piece of work. xD And somehow I find it ironic that artist uses coffin and msia flag painted on it and he is a 'fan' of msia. Cause the object coffin often depict a bad view and by painting msia flag, it looks like it is trying to 'downgrade' msia?
1. This artwork comprises of a sculpture made of plywood showing an upright coffin, with the Malaysian flag painted on the surface and placed on top of a mirror......
2. This sculpture – May 13, 1969 was Piyadasa’s comment on the tragedy of the May 13th, 1969 disturbances in Kuala Lumpur. Also, it is a profound political comment about the inter-ethnic riots and what happened as a result of civil unrest in Malaysia, Piyadasa’s May 13. Like many people born into a captive, subaltern, colonial society and later growing to adulthood in post-colonial times, Piyadasa wanted to visually represent Malaysia’s cultural diversity. As seen in the artwork, the Malaysia flag was painted in fragments. Thus this could suggest the fragmented society (in terms of the diverse ethnicity) in Malaysia. And having the fragmented flag painted on the coffin may suggest that it was in the past? Also, the painting of a flag onto the sculpture could most probably be a representation of protest and even subversion. 3. I like how the artwork provokes the thoughts of the audience into analysing and interpretation of the artist’s intention. However I think that it may not be easy for the audience to comprehend his political comment about the inter-ethnic riots?
In my opinion, I do think that this work is not effective enough in conveying what the artist inetnetion wants to convey to the viewers and what his idea is . It only has the division of the Malaysian flag (in which we do know that he is referring to Malaysia in general and its society.) and th coffin which is supposedly to represent death does not indicate any clue to the actual message that he wants to convey (which is the political and social instability). However,without doubt, i should say that it does give me the creepy vibe which i think is due to the use of the coffin as well as the black painting.
1. The artwork consists a black upright coffin, with the Malaysian flag painted over its surface. The painted malaysian flag is not a complete one, it shows only certain parts of the flag.
2. This is a reminder of a painful moment in Malaysian history that made clear the fragility of ethnic relations. The coffin symbolizes death, which reflects the several lives that were claimed during the riot. The fact that the Malaysian flag is being "cut" signifies the defection of Malaysia due to its racial tensions. In addition, the coffin is placed upright could imply that the deceased is still proud and feels honoured to stand up for his own race even if he had to die. However, in my opinion, this is ironic and rather pathetic as there is no point to feel honoured since they choose pride over precious life, moreover, to die over a riot could be deemed as ugly, almost like he deserved it. Or perhaps, the artist just wants to portray the innocent lives that were lost, then in the case, their coffins deserve to be placed upright.
3. I dislike this artwork as i feel that this artwork is not effective as a reminder of a painful moment of the Sino-Malay riots. Firstly, it is ambiguous of what context this work refers to. A coffin with the Malaysian flag could also represents other kind of death, or merely an ordinary death of a Malaysian. Therefore, this work lacks of uniqueness. Secondly, the use of coffin does not evoke any feelings and sympathy for the deceased or evoke guilt for the racial tensions.
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ERM. Isnt all the details are in the pic to answer the qns? anyways... it consist of a coffin and flag of m'sia painted on it? it looks weird looking from the computer tho. (okay, that was random) erm, i guess the coffin is suppose to mean all the lives that were consumed in the mist of civil strife in m'sia? It didnt state it there, but.. MAYBE part of his family members or close friends died during that? So to express his sadness and loss, he.. did that art piece? oh wait. it's because he saw burned down shops and feel sad for the shopowners. lol. Tho it states that this work is supposed to be.. political-like art work. I guess that's why it looks so.. simple, plain,.. sorry limited vocab. anyways. OKAY lah. maybe i will like this. it looks really simplified, and a rather unemotional piece. quite straightfoward, so i guess that's why i dnt really like it. i'm a profound person. haha. (shh, i just dnt knw how to express in words. i like abstract art >: D )
ReplyDeleteps. why i see hor, i'm the only one commenting ah? or is it i'm commenting in the wrong space? >:/
This work is very literal. Coffins are a clear indication of death, but I do not find this work portraying the artist's intention at all. It is a coffin, with the Malaysian flag painted on it - it does not show the ethnic tension and the fragility. In fact, interpretations from the work could be that Malaysia is falling into death, is ending, or that there is no hope for it anymore, like putting a death sentence on Malaysia. This is not his intention at all. It is a poorly made art work, I feel.
ReplyDeleteAHHH! I'M DAMN PISSED OFF! I typed my answers out SOOOO LONG and SOOO NICE and end up, it failed to publish. NOW I MUST RETYPE! ):
ReplyDelete1. This artwork consist of an upright coffin placed above a mirror and part of Msia flag is painted on it.
2. This artwork is to bring up political issues and ethnic issues in Msia and trying to remind people of msia's past riot. This artwork also aim to show people how fragile the relationships are. Like, if ethnic issues are not well taken care of, it can easily create riot and the consequences are dire. Such as burning of houses etc.
3. Basically, I dont like this art work. Although it is a conceptualize artwork, this piece of work can generate many different point of view if one do not have sufficient background knowledge of it. A conceptualize work is to show people a particular concept isn't it? Hence, if people interpret this work wrongly, it does not parallel with the purpose of being called 'conceptual'? No?
Another point is that, I agree with Marilyn. One of the artist intention in creating this work is to show the fragility of ethnic issue. However, there is nothing that is related to ethnic and without the title, people will not know this refers to the msia riot.
Actually, honestly, I dont like this is mainly due to the fact that I dont really understand this piece of work. xD And somehow I find it ironic that artist uses coffin and msia flag painted on it and he is a 'fan' of msia. Cause the object coffin often depict a bad view and by painting msia flag, it looks like it is trying to 'downgrade' msia?
1. This artwork comprises of a sculpture made of plywood showing an upright coffin, with the Malaysian flag painted on the surface and placed on top of a mirror......
ReplyDelete2. This sculpture – May 13, 1969 was Piyadasa’s comment on the tragedy of the May 13th, 1969 disturbances in Kuala Lumpur. Also, it is a profound political comment about the inter-ethnic riots and what happened as a result of civil unrest in Malaysia, Piyadasa’s May 13. Like many people born into a captive, subaltern, colonial society and later growing to adulthood in post-colonial times, Piyadasa wanted to visually represent Malaysia’s cultural diversity. As seen in the artwork, the Malaysia flag was painted in fragments. Thus this could suggest the fragmented society (in terms of the diverse ethnicity) in Malaysia. And having the fragmented flag painted on the coffin may suggest that it was in the past? Also, the painting of a flag onto the sculpture could most probably be a representation of protest and even subversion.
3. I like how the artwork provokes the thoughts of the audience into analysing and interpretation of the artist’s intention. However I think that it may not be easy for the audience to comprehend his political comment about the inter-ethnic riots?
In my opinion, I do think that this work is not effective enough in conveying what the artist inetnetion wants to convey to the viewers and what his idea is . It only has the division of the Malaysian flag (in which we do know that he is referring to Malaysia in general and its society.) and th coffin which is supposedly to represent death does not indicate any clue to the actual message that he wants to convey (which is the political and social instability). However,without doubt, i should say that it does give me the creepy vibe which i think is due to the use of the coffin as well as the black painting.
ReplyDelete***YING LING SAID:
ReplyDelete1. The artwork consists a black upright coffin, with the Malaysian flag painted over its surface. The painted malaysian flag is not a complete one, it shows only certain parts of the flag.
2. This is a reminder of a painful moment in Malaysian history that made clear the fragility of ethnic relations.
The coffin symbolizes death, which reflects the several lives that were claimed during the riot. The fact that the Malaysian flag is being "cut" signifies the defection of Malaysia due to its racial tensions. In addition, the coffin is placed upright could imply that the deceased is still proud and feels honoured to stand up for his own race even if he had to die. However, in my opinion, this is ironic and rather pathetic as there is no point to feel honoured since they choose pride over precious life, moreover, to die over a riot could be deemed as ugly, almost like he deserved it. Or perhaps, the artist just wants to portray the innocent lives that were lost, then in the case, their coffins deserve to be placed upright.
3. I dislike this artwork as i feel that this artwork is not effective as a reminder of a painful moment of the Sino-Malay riots. Firstly, it is ambiguous of what context this work refers to. A coffin with the Malaysian flag could also represents other kind of death, or merely an ordinary death of a Malaysian. Therefore, this work lacks of uniqueness. Secondly, the use of coffin does not evoke any feelings and sympathy for the deceased or evoke guilt for the racial tensions.