Language as a medium offers artists the means to directly engage in an open-ended dialogue, compelling the viewer (or rather, the reader) to explore realms beyond the physical presence of an object in a gallery, whilst the complexity of language has the ability to both inform and confound us. These thoughts are reflected in the artworks selected for the exhibition. It is funny and fascinating to see people’s reaction to the title if they understand its play on words from something serious sounding to something that has ‘schoolboy’ amusement, and when it is lost in translation and needs explaining to them. His codeman is usually mistaken for a sexual act or being a person that has sex in his mind but in reality refers to his ability to talk himself out of trouble or talk himself into convincing or fooling the ordinary person. A codeman for a that can walk the walk and talk the talk with the best of the best.

This is very important to me, as often ‘Lost in Translation’ incidents are frequent on my travels around Asia, but through misunderstanding something is learnt. Someone who loves to perform cunnilingus. People will either understand one literal meaning of the exhibition title, or something entirely different that will cause a small smile, or they will see multiple meanings, or not understand it at all. The ‘sexy/ambiguous/tongue-in-cheek’ exhibition title has caused much amusing and serious discussion with people I have met recently. How we interpret words versus visual stimuli, the varying methods of communication and understanding and Verbal imagery (the descriptive use of words to create a picture) are central concerns in this exhibition. ETYMOLOGY AND THE LEXICON The development of different meanings for words automatically raises the question of whether there is an original meaning. Sometimes words can be more powerful than graphic images (bringing censorship into discussion), and combined in art they communicate on many levels of meaning. In Singapore especially, the power of language (particularly English) is very relevant. Combining words and images in inventive ways challenges audiences to rethink the interplay between visual and verbal communication. Our minds work in a hybrid of visual and verbal modes, and many artists give these categories equal value – the power of a word being as important as an image. A show about language and the use of text or symbols as the artist’s medium. cunning linguists) ( colloquial, humorous, euphemism) One who performs cunnilingus. At first appearance it is a somewhat ‘dry’ show. cunning linguist ( English) Noun cunning linguist ( pl. Stacey Lewis sucks and fucks in high definition xxx video. Highlighting the mysterious gulf between images and words. Cunning college slut steals Jerome from a fellow sorority sister. “This is a challenging, playfully serious, group exhibition of international artists. Q: How big is the printed image on the chest/pocket of the tee shirt?Ī: The size of the image depends on the artwork chosen and is scaled to the following dimensions as a maximum size for each size.David Copperfield, (detail), artwork by Nicola Anthony Curator Andrew Herdon gives us a little insight into the upcoming exhibition he has carefully put together at Ikkan Art Gallery, showcasing artworks that use language as a medium: Q: How big is the printed image on the back of the tee shirt? He also has the biggest eyebrows in the west. He is 6 feet tall and has dark blonde hair, and green eyes. Here's a little about each of us: Daniel Patrick David Morrison: Dannie started the band in 2003 when him and I where in band class. Depending on the artwork selected, the image may be printed smaller: The name Cunning Linguist refers to performing oral sex on a woman. Q: How big is the printed image on the front of the tee shirt?Ī: The size of the image depends on the artwork chosen and is scaled to the following dimensions as a maximum size for each size.

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