hmm ok, time to blog about art!
so who are the stakeholders in this case?
well, since the stakeholder are the ones who will benefit from this matter, I can assume that they are the youth community? well, think about it, youths tend to view graffiti art as something lively and fresh, compared to classical paintings and all. in addition to that, the entire act is done in view of the youth olympics that are coming up, as well as warming up the feeling of the post box competition. well, the company, SingPost can be the stakeholder too, the participation rate from the youth community can be encouraged from this act. hmm

to what extent can we consider such graffiti acts as art.
the definition of art, is the expression of an emotional feeling or message in the form of a visual form. aesthtically wise, this can be seen as a form of art. It does seem to emanate a certain extent of life, it does seem to make the place more fascinating... it does add on to the visual aspect of the mailbox. Art is an object for debate, it sparks discussion amongst people who view them. the application of paint sparked a debate amongst the people.

but we will have to consider the action of applying the paint itself, thats where it gets hard to justify. the boundaries of crime and art can be seen to be blurred at this instance. crime is seen to be unexpected and unruly, not regarded as beneficial to society, well, in my opinion, this act of art is seen to be a crime by the unotified public. SingPost actually had the permission to perform this stunt, and alterations made to the mail box is totally called for.

lessons learnt from this example. well, it can be seen that when artworks are to be made in the public space, the minds of people, and i mean ignorant people (aunties and ah bengs)should be kept in view. afterall, they are the viewers, if an artwork is decided to be placed in a museum, thats another issue, since all the people who go there to view the artworks might have more or less a clear picture of how an artwork looks like. especially in the context of singapore, there is a huge gap in the mindsets of singapore. in addition to that, notification should have been placed before an artwork is made in an environment that involves people.

in my opinion, i do feel that singaporeans are non tolerant of gestures outside of their everyday norm. there are mainly two types of singaporeans existing, the first: well read people who attend school, church and formal functions, and the other, those well... ignorant people who live within their own neighborhood, those who do not appreciate change in their environment. they are two totally different sights of singapore. on one hand, the well read people are able to comprehen the meaning of art in singapore, while the others don't, thats just sad.