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George Town Steel Rod Sculptures
Introduction
collection of caricatures placed on historic streets of George Town by the Kuala Lumpur-based company, Sculpture at Work
concept presented by Sculpture at Work is to relate the history and characteristic of selected streets in George Town
using steel rod caricatures of local cartoonists
Cartoonists
Baba Chuah Lefty
Reggie Lee Tang Mun Kian
Baba Chuah
Chuah made his debut in the cartoon scene when he was published in Falsafah Batu Api in 1991
This led to the use of his work by Creative Enterprise for their "Fantasi" anthology series
In 2000, Baba Chuah entered the international scene when his work, Midsummer Night's Hunt, was published by the US publisher, Dark Horse, in Issue No. 156
"Ting Ting Thong" Sculpture "Char Koay Teow" Sculpture
"Haj Pilgrimage" Sculpture
"Jimmy Choo" Sculpture
"Yeoh Only" Sculpture
Lefty
His real name is Julian “Lefty” Kam
A comic book creator from Penang, Malaysia, and a respected member of the comics community there
He has been in this industry since the 90′s. He started out working in advertising while drawing comics part-time
From 2000 onwards, he worked as an Art Director for major comics publishers in Malaysia
"Win Win Situation" Sculpture
"Narrowest Five Foot Way" Sculpture
"Happy Hour" Sculpture "Property" Sculpture
"The Main Street" Sculpture
Reggie Lee
He involved in contributing caricatures for the Marking George Town project
For heritage buildings in Penang, Reggie created quirky metalcraft tableaus that transcend race and culture
Reggie's cartoons appear in Malaysia's largest daily, The Star
"Cow and Fish" Sculpture "Gedung Rumput Wheel" Sculpture
"Bullock Cart Wheel" Sculpture "Ironsmith" Sculpture
"Ah Quee?" Sculpture
"Budget Hotels" Sculpture
"Retail Paradise" Sculpture
"Spy" Sculpture "Street Fighters" Sculpture
"Too Hot" Sculpture "Waterway" Sculpture
Tang Mun Kian
George Town Caricature Sculptures of Tang Mun Kian adorn many street corners and strategic locations all over George Town, Penang
A graduate of the Malaysian Institute of Art
He dabbled as an advertising art director for a decade in Singapore
"Too Narrow" Sculpture "Kopi-O" Sculpture
"Kandar" Sculpture "Double Role" Sculpture
"Escape" Sculpture Chingay Procession" Sculpture
"Cannon Hole" Sculpture "High Counter" Sculpture
"Limousine" Sculpture "Labourer to Trader" Sculpture
"Mahjong Bird" Sculpture "Born Novelist" Sculpture
"Duck" Sculpture "Mr Five Foot Way" Sculpture
"Roti Benggali" Sculpture "One Leg Kicks All" Sculpture
"Untrained Parakeet" Sculpture "Cheating Husband" Sculpture
"Procession" Sculpture "Kandar" Sculpture
"Wrong Tree" Sculpture "Then & Now" Sculpture
"Tok Tok Mee" Sculpture "Too Salty" Sculpture
"Trishaw Paddler" Sculpture
"Shorn Hair" Sculpture "Same Taste Same Look" Sculpture
"High Counter" Sculpture
Procession
The picture was taken somewhere near Armenian Street, George Town. The sculpture illustrates a metal art that shows the celebration of Tua Pek Kong’s birthday. Because it was The Year of the Tiger, statue of the tiger was carried through the streets while being escorted by the Chingay march in Georgetown. A British was observing the procession. He happens to be thinking about the last tiger shot in 1930. This metal art was sculpted by a famous local artist, Tang Mun Kian, who happens to be on of the famous but humble artists you can find here in Malaysia.
CONCEPT FOUNDED
Intercultural Communication
Non-verbal Cues
Proximity
Public Space
The Tubbs Communication Model - Channel
Intercultural Communication
Communication between different culture. (race,ethnic or socioeconomic group).
In this metal art, there were intercultural communication between a British man and two Chinese man.
Non-Verbal Cues
From the metal art we can see that the British man was holding a camera and a crutch indicating he is an old tourist.
Proximity
Objects that are physically close to each other will be perceived as a unit or a group.
As from what you can see from the picture there were two Chinese man with similar feature were perceived as same race.
Public Space
The space between the two Chinese and British man is public space.
The Tubbs Communication Model -
Channel
The channel for conveying the message is by metal art
Ah Quee
Chung Keng Quee - also known as Ah Quee.- Kapitan China, Perak.- Millionaire + Powerful. - Control Larut's tin mining.
Demolished his shophouse fronting the Beach Street to built a road linking Beach Street and Pitt Street.
Intercultural Communication
Face to Face Communication
Social Distance Zone
Conflict Resolution
THE CONCEPTS
Technical Interference
HI, I’M BOB /
Was caricatured by cartoonist Tang Mun Kian.
Caricatured on the 30th of June, 2012.
Can be found at Soo Hong Lane, GeorgeTown, Penang.
Too Narrow
Part of the project “Marking George Town”.
Initiated by the Penang Island Municipal Council.
To celebrate the history and rich heritage of
Penang.
Purpose
Public Space.
Language
Multicultural
Verbal Messages
Non Verbal Cues
Concepts
References
http://www.penang-traveltips.com/steel-rod-sculptures.htm
http://www.timeout.com/penang/attractions/feature/title/Street-Art-in-Penang
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