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Thank you Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for being such a wonderful audience! It was an amazing experience performing for you and all the wonderful guests! Big thanks to Mr Peter & his awesome team as well as Alvin from City Work People! Wishing you happiness & good health!
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Mediacorp’s “The Laurels 2015” – Top 5 Favorite Television Commercial Nomination!
With great honor, my television advertisement for McDonald’s Wholegrain McMuffin got nominated as the top 5 of Mediacorp’s “The Laurels 2015″ for the “Favorite Television Commercial” category!
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May Mr Lee Kuan Yew receive lots of blessings!
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Singapore Sand Artist Lawrence’s Performance for Emeritus Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong
“I was amazed at your talent and just good you were with your performance. It must have taken many hours of practice.” – Emeritus Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong to Sand Artist Lawrence Koh
With great honour, Sand Artist Lawrence Koh has performed for Emeritus Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong during the Singapore Night Safari’s 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Mr Goh Chok Tong even shared some photos of Sand Artist Lawrence’s performance on his official Facebook together with a great compliment for Lawrence! THANK YOU Mr Goh Chok Tong! It’s a real honour to perform for you! Wishing you happiness & good health!
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JCCI Sand Show & Audience Interaction by Singapore Sand Artist Lawrence
Being a sand artist or artist in general is not just about having your own world on stage. It is also about the kind of gift you can truly offer to the audience or anyone in your life.
The happiness on the faces of audiences who came forward to try out sand art for themselves are simply priceless! No matter who you are, I wish you happiness and peace.
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Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery’s Gratitude Concert with Sand Artist Lawrence Koh!
Singapore Sand Artist Lawrence Koh is truly honored and grateful to be part of this extremely meaningful concert! May everyone in this world be blessed with happiness and peace! With Gratitude!
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Sand Artist Lawrence Koh Performing with Singapore Philharmonic Winds Orchestra @ Esplanade Concert Hall!
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Sand Artist Lawrence Koh on Mediacorp Okto Channel’s Art Bites! Thank You Singing Bush Productions!
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Sand Artist Lawrence’s McDonald’s Wholegrain McMuffin Television Commercial video is one of the most popular video (highest view) on McDonald’s Singapore’s Official YouTube Channel!
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Sand Artist Lawrence Koh is proud to be the artist for McDonald Singapore’s Breakfast Wholegrain McMuffin Television Commercial with Freeflow Productions!
THANK YOU Freeflow Productions & McDonald!
For more information, please visit http://www.mcdonalds.com.sg
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Gourmet Abu Dhabi 2014 Sand Animation Art by Sand Artist Lawrence Koh!
Extremely proud to be part of this! Thank you Carrey Hill & Gourmet Abu Dhabi!!!
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Photos of Sand Artist Lawrence’s performance shared by MP Ms Tin Pei Ling on her Facebook page!
Thank you Ms Tin Pei Ling & the wonderful people at MacPherson Community Club for being such a wonderful audience!
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Sand Artist Lawrence’s featured performances at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay’s “Celebrate December 2013” with Tze N Looking Glass Orchestra!
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Sand Artist Lawrence’s Singapore Strait Times Newspaper Exclusive Feature!
Thank you Strait Times Newspaper!
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Sand Artist Lawrence’s TV interview on Singapore Mediacorp Channel NewsAsia’s “Artyfacts”! Thank you Channel NewsAsia!
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Singaporean Sand Artist Lawrence was proud to be the guest performer for “Fiesta Muzik 2013” (“Music Festival 2013”)!
MediaCorp and Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) jointly staged the 3rd Fiesta Muzik in Singapore on 6 September 2013. Taking on a contemporary twist, this year’s Fiesta Muzik — Style ’13 (Music Fiesta — Style ’13) is a fashion, music and lifestyle extravaganza hosted by MediaCorp Suria artiste — Nurul Aini and TVRI artiste Uli Herdinansyah.
Mr Aubeck Kam, Singapore’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and Dr Basuki Yusuf Iskandar, Indonesia’s Secretary-General of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, attended Fiesta Muzik as the Guests-of-Honour.
Fiesta Muzik is organised under the umbrella of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation in the Field of Information and Communication, which was signed between Singapore and Indonesia in 2007. The MOU seeks to promote cooperation and exchange of expertise between the two countries through co-productions between their broadcasters; collaboration in education and training; policy and technical exchanges; and an annual exchange of visits between officials.
This performance was broadcasted as a Live Telecast in Singapore & Indonesia.
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Sand Artist Lawrence’s Exclusive Interview on Mediacorp’s Channel NewsAsia “AM Live!”
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LATEST Sand Art Film – “SINGAPORE” – An Epic Sand Animation Art Tribute by Sand Artist Lawrence
Dear friends,
After sacrificing my sleep day after day (by sleeping around 7am or 8am…), I’m very very proud to share with you my most detailed and strenuous sand animation art film to date; portraying more than 20 scenes in this very film using sand.
Since I was small all the way till today, my dearest grandma would often share with me the stories and facts of her past. Which can be funny, sad and nostalgic. To me, her precious sharings are not just like a time travelling machine that brings me back into her past; but also a glimpse of her life as a homegrown SINGAPOREAN.
Many people asked me, why a tribute to Singapore all of a sudden? Is it because of national day? – No. National day is not the only day in which I recognize myself as a Singaporean; and in this case a Singaporean artist. This sand animation art tribute to Singapore was made with this dream of being able to portray all the beautiful treasures of Singapore for the whole world to enjoy through my imagination, vision and art. This sand animation art film did not exactly portray the stories that my grandma shared with me; but instead, it portrays what it feels like to take a little moment to stop for awhile and listen to the stories of the older generation as their words trigger thoughts of nostalgia, inspiration and timeless wonders…
I sincerely hope that this sand animation art film can be something that touches your heart (be it whether you are a Singaporean or not). And most importantly, a reminder for you to open your heart and embrace the wonderful stories from the older generation. Who knows? You might just discover some real hidden treasures that could change your life forever!
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Happy National Day!!! – A new sand art film is in the making now. This time, Im paying my biggest tribute to Singapore. Coming soon…
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“Vincent Van Gogh” – NEW Sand Art Film by Sand Artist Lawrence!
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 — 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work, notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty and bold color, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. After years of painful anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness, he died aged 37 from a gunshot wound, generally accepted to be self-inflicted (although no gun was ever found). His work was then known to only a handful of people and appreciated by fewer still.
Van Gogh began to draw as a child, and he continued to draw throughout the years that led up to his decision to become an artist. He did not begin painting until his late twenties, completing many of his best-known works during the last two years of his life. In just over a decade, he produced more than 2,100 artworks, consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings, sketches and prints. His work included self portraits, landscapes, still lifes, portraits and paintings of cypresses, wheat fields and sunflowers.
In March 1886, he moved to Paris and discovered the French Impressionists. Later, he moved to the south of France and was influenced by the strong sunlight he found there. His work grew brighter in color, and he developed the unique and highly recognizable style that became fully realized during his stay in Arles in 1888.
On 22 February 1890, Van Gogh suffered a new crisis that was “the starting point for one of the saddest episodes in a life already rife with sad events”. Vincent died in the evening, 29 hours after he apparently shot himself. Theo reported his brother’s last words as “The sadness will last forever.”
After his death, memorial exhibitions were mounted in Brussels, Paris, The Hague and Antwerp. In the early 20th century, there were retrospectives in Paris (1901 and 1905), and Amsterdam (1905), and important group exhibitions in Cologne (1912), New York (1913) and Berlin (1914). These had a noticeable impact on later generations of artists. By the mid 20th century Van Gogh was seen as one of the greatest and most recognizable painters in history. Together with those of Pablo Picasso, Van Gogh’s works are among the world’s most expensive paintings ever sold, as estimated from auctions and private sales.
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Lawrence is proud to be the sand artist for Mediacorp Channel 5 & Suria’s Telemovie – “Remembering SARS”!
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Sand Artist Lawrence is featured on Starhub E-City’s TV Commercial!
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Lawrence’s Magazine Interview – Vesak Day Special 2013
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Sand Artist Lawrence proudly presents – “Light Drawing Performance” [Coming Soon…] (Admin’s camera is not strong enough to capture a good light drawing photo! LOL! Stay tune for the video!)
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Bonseki Inspired Sand Art!
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In support for the Singapore Children’s Cancer Foundation’s Hair for Hope, Singaporean Sand Artist Lawrence created an original sand animation art video entitled “The Birth of Miracle” specially dedicated to all the young cancer fighters in this world!
Show your support – http://www.ccf.org.sg/
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BRAND NEW Original Sand Art Performances by Sand Artist Lawrence! – “The Singapore Story” & “Around the World”!
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Sand Artist Lawrence’s exclusive feature on AsiaOne! (http://www.asiaone.com)
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Find us on Facebook! – Singapore Sand Art
http://www.facebook.com/SingaporeSandArt
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New Original Sand Art Performance – “Forever King: A Sand Art Tribute to Michael Jackson” by Sand Artist Lawrence (sand art performance available here in Singapore, Asia or International)
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Singapore’s Sand Artist Lawrence featured on STOMP.com.sg!
Singapore’s Sand Artist Lawrence and his sand art was featured on Singapore Straits Times award winning site – STOMP.com.sg!
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International sand art performance – Thailand
Singapore’s Sand Artist Lawrence was invited by BrandNow Asia and MSH International to perform for the grand opening of MSH International Thailand, with Lawrence’s sand art performance being the main highlight of the evening.
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New sand animation art by Singapore’s sand artist Lawrence
Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर lit. “Lord who looks down”) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female, Avalokiteśvara is one of the more widely revered bodhisattvas in mainstream Mahayana Buddhism, as well as unofficially in Theravada Buddhism.
The original name for this bodhisattva was Avalokitasvara. The Chinese name for Avalokiteśvara is Guānshìyīn Púsà (觀世音菩薩), which is a translation of the earlier name “Avalokitasvara Bodhisattva.” This bodhisattva is variably depicted as male or female, and may also be referred to simply as Guānyīn.
May this sand art inspire everyone in this world with loving kindness and compassion. May all sentient beings be safe, happy, and healthy.
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Singapore Sand Artist Lawrence Koh : Official Asia & International Website 