Krishna, Love Re-invented: Annual Fund Raising Effort by Sutra Foundations

"Love and the romance of love is so pervasive in our lives that we wonder when this phenomenon first descended upon us. How did this concept in all its myriad expressions become embedded so obsessively in our psyche? Since when and how did desire and eroticism become a sourece of poetic inspiration and was able to caputre the full gamut of the artists’ imagination – enriching myth, literature, visual and performing arts the world over."

Sutra Foundation presents a new Odissi production - Krishna, Love Re-invented. The Odissi presents Ramli Ibrahim as the artistic director, Sivarajah Natarajan as the lightening and set design director and of course the best dancers of Sutra in a scintillating program which will thrill Malaysian audience. Sutra  has been creating waves in the international dance fronts performing to great success in its national and international performances

The fund raising performance will be held as follows:

Date     :  5 – 9th March 2014 (Wednesday – Sunday)

               5th March 2014 (Gala opening by invitation only)

               6, 7, 9 March 2014 (By invitation only)

               8 March 2014 (Open to public)

Those who are interested, please contact:

Sutra House,

12 Persiaran Titiwangsa 3, 53200

Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-4021 1092

E-mail:sutrafoundation25@gmail.com

Website: www.sutrafoundation.org.my

Facebook: www.facebook.com/sutrafoundation

Game Developers Conference 2013: Definitely More Than Meet the Eyes

On 19th to 21st August 2013, MyCreative sent a representative to Cologne, Germany for the Game Developers Conference 2013 (GDC 2013), the largest game industry event in Europe.

The conference was held in conjunction with gamescom, the leading European consumer show, creating a full week of activity and opportunity for the games industry. This confluence of industry professionals allows GDC Europe to address the development community at a central location in the heart of Europe, and command the critical mass of the European games sector . GDC Europe is the essential platform for learning, inspiration and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, social, and online games in Europe.

There are a lot of interesting topics that are discussed and presented in the conference and it is definitely an eye opener since game developing is quite new to Malaysia. Among of the intriguing topic is how the free-to-play game developers earn their income and how should they balance revenues with user experience. We are all familiar with free-to-play games such as CandyCrush, Pou, Talking Tom and all. But do we know how do the game developer earn their income?

According to the speaker, up until 3 to 4 years ago, majority of the income from free-to-play games were banner advertisements. However, it is not favorable as it has high frequency of showing and thus is intrusive to the players as the banners will break the game play. Therefore, in order to balance their revenue with users’ good experience, the developers has intergrated the advertisements into the game. They only display advertisements related to the game that is being played so that they don not put the player off. Apart from that, advertisements to first time players has also become a taboo since it will greatly reduce the enjoyment of the players.

There are a lot more information to be shared but a picture is worth a thousand words. Here are the photos taken during the unforgettable trip to Game Developers Conference 2013, Cologne, Germany.

 

Malaysian Contemporary Arts Showcased in MOCAfest, WIEF

On 29th – 31st October 2013, MyCreative participated as one of the exhibitors in the Marketplace of Creative Arts (MOCAfest), World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF).  Held at the Excel Centre, Londan, MOCAfest is a global culture festival, bringing together artists and audiences from the Muslim and non-Muslim world.

For the first time in history,MOCAfest was hosted as part of the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum. The WIEF gathered more than 1,500 government leaders, captains of industries, academic scholars, regional experts, professionals and corporate managers from 100 countries in order to boost trade partnerships between Islamic and European markets, and explore London’s future as a global hub for Islamic Finance.

Hosted by the UK and Malaysian governments and organised by the WIEF Foundation, MOCAfest was also supported by Soul City Arts, a Birmingham-based non-profit community organization delivering arts interventions around the globe, and Radical Middle Way, which aims to promote an understanding of Islam among young people. In addition, the culture and arts event is being supported by UK partners including London & Partners, the Mayor of London, and UKTI.

Among of the international political speakers are our beloved Prime Minister,  Y.A.B Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, The Prime Minister of Pakistan, H.E. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, the Governor of the Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Baroness Warsi, Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Green, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Greg Clark, Minister of State for International Development, Alan Duncan, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister, and HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam

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Knowing that the MOCAfest would be a great platform to promote Malaysian arts and artist, MyCreative took the chance to showcase the artworks of fortunate artists such as Daud Rahim, Husin Hourmain, Md Fadli Yusof, M Noor Mahmud and Suhaimi Fadzil on an international stage.  There are 17 artworks that are showcased in total and some of the artworks of these artists are from galleries while others are from private collections.

These are the artworks and photos taken during the MOCAfest, WIEF:

Badak Sumbu by Daud Rahim

Needs by Daud Rahim

The Family Tree by Husin Hourmain

The Unseen Rainbow by Husin Hourmain

Alif Selepas Zai by Husin Hourmain

Kho by Husin Hourmain

Nun by Husin Hourmain

Zai by Husin Hourmain

Ain by Husin Hourmain

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Lam Alif by Husin Hourmain

Hamzah by Husin Hourmain

Syahadah by Md Fadli Yusof

Rapatkan Saf by Md Fadli Yusof

Al-Qawiyu of Asmaul Husna Series by M. Noor Mahmud

Al-Mukit of Asmaul Husna Series by M. Noor Mahmud

 

Al-Lateef of Asmaul Husna Series by M. Noor Mahmud

1957 by Suhaimi Fadzil

Mythologies: Solo Exhibition by Yuli at Artemis Art

Yuli (his full name is Yap Yuli) is Malaysian Chinese, and he was born 1986 in Houston, Texas. Academically, he has a Bachelor of Art, Majoring in Graphic Design from University of Curtin, Western Australia, and he also studied at Limkokwing.

From a very young age, Yuli had already shown signs of artistic talent, producing a picture of a simple orange segment containing both pip and pulp, drawn, at age five, and a huge duck, thrice larger than his then tiny self.

Having Asperger’s has certainly not been a hindrance to this young 27-year old artist. In fact, it gives him a unique sense of creativity, allowing him to be taken seriously as a professional artist. His ability to recast classic mythologies with a seamless mix of more contemporary icons is testament to this.

From 2012 to 2013 Yuli became an understudy to Korean artist Yang Dong Kyu, and this has helped the young artist to venture into the use of other media for his art.

Mythologies is Yuli’s second solo exhibition, and is a showcase of vibrant pen and colored marker works on paper, depicting myths and legends reimagined, and certain icons of popular culture rendered in full mythological splendor.

Fifteen of his vibrant colored marker pen works will be showcased in Mythologies until Christmas.

If you are interested to see his amazing artworks, you can visit Artemis Art at Lot 21 & 22, Level G4, Publika@Dutamas, Block C5 Solaris Dutamas, No 1 Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.  Should you have any enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact En Jamal or Ms. Evelyn Wann at 03-6211 1891.

**About Artemis Art

Artemis Art provides support for artists of all ages with the challenges of learning difficulties, be it Autism, Down Syndrome, or ADHD, to name a few. It is their way of helping these artists reach out to the kind and caring public, to demonstrate that despite their specific predicament, their artistic works speak for themselves. Art is, after all, a universal language to communicate one’s vision, hopes and desires.

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