Art Frenzy

This has been a crazy week, as we prepare for a launch/charity art auction next week. It's the launch of a shopping gallery, and my team has been tasked with quite a lot of the event's components, especially the charity art auction.

Too long a story to pen down here, it gets too confusing too. Let's just say that there has been quite a few near heart attack moments along the way, enough to have made me age a decade and grow a few more strands of white hair. But at least things do get under control after a while, as we move on to face other challenges. Not complaining here, despite the stress and late nights, I love the adrenaline rush!

We invited an artist over from Japan, and commissioned him to do a number of works for the charity auction. As with every artist I work with, I would discover that while each and every one is eccentric unique, all of them have an underlying surge of passion and conviction. And this is the part that is most admirable about their profession - they truly love and enjoy what they are doing.

A third generation artist, he has certainly mastered the technique of chinese ink painting over the years, and I must say that even his speed of work is impressive! From a blank canvas to a full painting, it took him all under 2 days, with sleep, meal times and breaks as per normal.

A painting of this size, he would normally sell for about S$100,000 in Japan. So since I couldn't afford such, I took a picture instead.




The coming week will be very crucial, as we tie up the finest details of the event. Wish me luck!