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Cabaleiro Atelier and Art School
Block 5 Westbourne Road, #01-02
9620 4997 | cdem.com.sg
Catarina Longman, Brazil
I first became familiar with artist Patricia Cabaleiro’s work when
a friend of mine did an art workshop at Cabaleiro Atelier and
Art School two years ago. Then, when Patricia exhibited her
work at the Embassy of Brazil in Singapore earlier this year,
I fell in love with and bought a painting called
Meditation IV
,
acrylic paint and mixed media on canvas.
I love the lively colours and the energy it sends out. The
shapes and colours can be interpreted as many things, and
that’s another thing I enjoy about abstract art. It’s a happy
painting, and I like that for my home. It hangs in my living room,
facing the dining table; it was an empty wall and the artwork
fits perfectly there – it really brightens the room.
I like many different art forms and don’t follow art trends; I
buy what I genuinely like – pieces that inspire me somehow.
Apart from Patricia’s painting, I have picked up small pieces
from my travels in Asia, and I have some artwork from my
aunt, Ana Longman, who is a great artist from my hometown,
Recife; she does paintings on porcelain, as well as lithography.
I also own a small ceramic sculpture by Francisco Brennand,
a famous artist fromPernambuco, as well as a Chinese painting
on rice paper from Deise Cavalheiro, another Brazilian artist
based in Singapore. I was thrilled to be able to add Patricia’s
Meditation IV
to my collection of meaningful pieces.
Chantal Waddington, Australia
My husband and I love colour in our home and tend to
choose pieces that resonate with us and our experiences,
or have some significance to where we are living at the
time. We love vintage travel posters, and try to collect them
from special places we have visited on our travels over the
past ten years. I also love colourful, expressionist images
of people, cultures and lifestyles.
We don’t normally seek out particular stores or galleries.
Rather, when we see something we like, we grab it – which
is what happened when I visited Singapore Trading Post
for the first time; I was delightfully impressed and loved
the eclectic selection of homeware, souvenirs, gifts and
everything in between. The mix of old, colonial andmodern-
inspired pieces made for a real treasure trove.
I had been looking for something special for my
husband’s 40th birthday, and found a really striking
painting there; it’s a bold and colourful piece with a
modern, Art Deco take on the street outside of the
Peninsula Hotel (now, the Peninsula Excelsior Singapore)
circa the 1950s, with guests arriving via trishaw and in
vintage sports cars. I love the vibrant colours and the story
it tells; that juxtaposition of Singaporean culture and the
‘high end’ way of life that the hotel and its guests portray
is still evident today here in Singapore.
While there were few spaces left in our home, I was able
to hang the piece directly above my husband’s armchair,
on a wall that’s pretty much perfect for it; the colours are
bright enough to catch the eyewhen entering our apartment.
Singapore Trading Post
102F Pasir Panjang Road, #02-04 Citilink Warehouse
6274 0511 | singaporetradingpost.com
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