Adeline Yeo
Thank God It’s Friday (TGIF)! You meet up with your best buds, plop yourselves down at your usual haunt to drink, stare into space, look at your friends, look at your drink, glance back at your friends with a mundane look… well you get the idea.
This Friday, Butter Factory gives you a good reason to drink and make merry at Colour Butter – a live mural art project held in conjunction with the Singapore Design Festival 2007 featuring Jon Burgerman, an internationally renowned United Kingdom (UK) artist. As you sip your glass of golden Tiger beer served complimentary from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, watch live art unfold as he paints a mural on the walls of Butter Factory.
About Jon Bugerman (Nottingham/UK))
Fine Arts graduate Jon Burgerman is known for his unique hand-drawn characters and scribbles, applied across a huge range of mediums – from bags, books, belts, snowboards, skateboards, surfboards, ice-cream vans, clothing, frisbees and many more.
His unique and colourful artwork is prevalent in a variety of media which includes drawing, painting, print, animation, street art and toy design. Be it on paper, cardboard, canvas or directly onto walls and objects, there is a very British sense of self-deprecation, humour and anxiety in all his art pieces.
With works exhibited across the world, Jon Burgerman has also participated in international events such as Pictoplasma in Berlin, and collaborated with brands such as 55DSL, Adidas, Miss Sixty, Pepsi, Sony and Virgin Airlines.
In July 2007, Jon Burgerman created a specially commissioned GOLD artwork for Tiger that was showcased during the Tiger Translate Beijing event.
About Tiger & Tiger Translate
World acclaimed Tiger Beer is one of Singapore’s most recognised icons globally today. At the core of Tiger’s identity is the passion for inspiring young people worldwide towards growing global interest in the culture and contemporary spirit of Asia. As such, Tiger Translate, which has taken the world by storm since 2005, aims to provide a platform for the best of emerging Asian artists within the fields of art, design, film, photography and music to venture onto the international stage, through global events held in Dublin, New York, Berlin and Beijing.
So What Are You Waiting For?
Come down to The Butter Factory at 48 Robertson Quay, #01-03, Riverside 48 on Dec 7 from 3pm to 10pm! When the mural is complete, you’ll have your chance to be part of this as you’re given an opportunity to colour in the mural, which will be documented online.
The event is open to anyone above 12 years of age from 3pm to 6pm with a cover charge of $5, and comes with a complimentary soft drink. For those 18 and above, come join in the fun from 6pm-10pm for a cover charge of $15 and a standard drink (don’t forget the free booze, while stocks last!)