The event will feature special book signing sessions with author Julia Gabriel, lively performances by Rainbow Bear and friends, and a Dinosaur Stomp. Guests can also expect to enjoy art and craft activities, face painting, fantastic goodie bags, and great prizes to be won from the Dinosaur Egg Treasure Hunt and Lucky Draws.

15% discount will be offered on all single book set purchases of Rainbow Bear’s Dinosaur Discovery, only during this event.

The Dinosaur Stomp is open to the public and admission is free. For more details and to register for The Dinosaur Egg Treasure Hunt, contact Julia Gabriel Centre at 6733 4322.

Part lion, dragon and phoenix, the Pi Xiu is featured prominently in ancient Chinese architecture as auspicious guardians that can be found guarding the roofs of imperial residences and tombs. Its voracious appetite for wealth – which it consumes and retains due to a lack of an anus – makes it a significant Feng Shui wealth attractor and preserver, and is much valued and sought after by modern day collectors.

Xiao Qing is one of the first Chinese artists to paint the Pi Xiu. She brings out the creature’s dominating essence by using bright and bold colours with a gentle edge. Combining this with western oil painting techniques and the use of peony flower and lotus as accompaniments to the Pi Xiu, her works exude the oriental charm. Accentuating its relationship with wealth in her collection of 16 paintings, Xiao Qing surrounds the Pi Xiu with jade accents, a colour that is considered as a colour of wealth.

Glorious Legend Of Chinese Pi Xiu runs from 12 January through to 12 February 2012. The gallery is open from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm from Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11.00 am to 5.00 pm on Sundays and public holidays and is closed on Mondays. The exhibition is held at Element Art Space at 140 Hill St. MICA Building #01-10/11/12 Singapore 179369. Contact number: 6883 2001. http://elementartspace.com.

On 7 Jan 2012, Sat, J C & Ning will stage their most intriguing psychological illusion to date, “The Mind Heist”, a mass mind reading stunt!

Official Trailer

Touted as “the ultimate social magic experiment“, the magic duo will attempt to set a world record by being the first illusionists to ever capture the thoughts of 100 random people in one sitting.

The 100 individuals will comprise of members of the public as well as media representatives. The Singapore Book of Records and the International Brotherhood of Magicians will be present to adjudicate and officiate the proceedings of the stunt.

The mega illusion event will take place at Sinema Old School, 11B Mt Sophia Singapore 228466, on 7 Jan 2012, Sat, at 3pm.

If you would like to be one of the 100 individuals whose minds will be read, apply via HERE.

Live Streaming

The stunt will also be the duo’s first ever mega illusion to be streamed live on the Internet so anyone can watch the record attempt in any part of the world. Real-time streaming begins at the following times:

SG Time: 7 January, 3pm
GMT: 7 January, 7am
Pacific Time: 6 January, 11pm
Central Time: 7 January, 1am

Full details on: www.jcsum.com/mindheist

Featuring 8 ‘sculpturesque’ paintings, one sculpture and one canvas work, Moniarta breaks the boundaries of how we see and think about art by taking hyper-realist paintings one step further in strong, vibrant imagery where works of canvas become sculptures and stainless steel works appear as canvasses.

Encouraging a dialogue between painting and sculptures, Moniarta disassembles two-dimensional images that he reflects and moulds into three-dimensional work that can still be hung on the walls like a painting. Another interpretation of this is the draping of a canvas over a sculptural piece on the stretcher that he then paints on.

Inviting the viewer to understand his idea of changing dimensions and shifting values that painting has come to represent, the artist also uses a unique photo-realistic technique to reflect images onto distorted surfaces of the canvas and stainless steel, compelling the viewer to find one point of view where the subject can be seen in undistorted and in perfect form.

Objects in the Making runs from 3 December through to 31 December 2011. The gallery is open from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm from Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11.00 am to 5.00 pm on Sundays and public holidays and is closed on Mondays. The exhibition is held at Element Art Space at 140 Hill St. MICA Building #01-10/11/12 Singapore 179369. Contact number: 6883 2001. http://elementartspace.com

Exploring China’s history as seen through his lens, Tie Ying’s solo showcase of 14 photography works traces China’s transition from the Cultural Revolution through to the rapid developments of current modernisation and the political ramifications behind the conflicting interests of an ambitious world power. His works also serve as a semi autobiographical documentation of his personal experience of living through that turbulent and unsettled period.

Through his works, Tie Ying attempts to re-create and reconstruct the optical truth and memory. This is exemplified in Flags & Torches 02, where he created a visual disturbance in the image that China showcased to the world to question the success of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and the public’s knowledge of what really went on behind the scenes.

Masses runs from 7 October through to 30 October 2011. The gallery is open from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm from Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11.00 am to 5.00 pm on Sundays and public holidays and is closed on Mondays. The exhibition is held at Element Art Space at 140 Hill St. MICA Building #01-10/11/12 Singapore 179369. Contact number: 6883 2001. http://elementartspace.com