Lawrence Koh (from Singapore) – International sand art virtuoso specialized in both the visual art and the performing art. Utilizing an awe-inspiring combination of sand, music and light, Lawrence created countless stories as a sand artist during his local and international performances as well as prestigious events.
A Sand Art greeting during HARI RAYA!
In Singapore, we are all a nation regardless of race, language and religion!
May you be happy & healthy!
With lots of love from Sand Artist Lawrence Koh (Singapore)
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Official Site: https://sanddreamer.wordpress.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SingaporeSandArt
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LawSinger
Blog: http://singaporesandart.blogspot.sg/
Sand Art Performance for the AVPN International Conference at Suntec City. Big Thanks to Karen and team from Airtitude for the great trust in me! Amazing audience from all over the world!
Sand Artist Lawrence Koh & Organist Winfried Bornig Concert Live at the Victoria Concert Hal - June 2018
Truly honoured to have the opportunity to perform with world class organist Winfried Bornig at the Victoria Concert Hall! Extremely grateful to Michelle, Erin, Jocelyn and Singapore Symphony Orchestra team for believing in my sand art performance!
We love stories. Especially with a happy ending. We are the author of our own stories. Dream it, strive for it, live it. At the end of the day, its our journey that is the greatest achievement of all. Wishing you dreams come true.
A great honour to perform for the opening ceremony of the "5th Singapore ANZICS Asia Pacific Intensive Care Forum 2018". Audiences are people from all over the world & they are such great crowd! Very Thankful to Jenny and all the wonderful AV guys who are very helpful & professional!
Imagination is full of colours and surprises. The world is a canvas and we are the artists. Every grain of sand plays a part within every beautiful sand art performance. Every one of us plays a part in creating a world that is beautiful and peaceful. Do not take life for granted.
My goodness... finally I am able to post something! Felt as if I was in a constant sand storm due to continuous performances! THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING!
Now this is a really special concert with the AMAZING Philharmonic Winds Youth at the Esplanade Concert Hall! Met lots of special people and familiar old friends too! BIG Thank You to Darren kiddo for your super amazing and magical "Baby Bird in the Forest" composition! Finally the baby bird found the key and battled the dragon to unlock the cage and free his grandmother! With your talent and courage to break boundaries in composition, I am sure you will go real far! Keep up the amazing work!
Thank You Adrian Chiang, Edwin and everyone in Philharmonic Winds Youth for the amazing time on stage! You guys brought such magic on stage that it is just so inspiring! And Thank You Adrian Cheong for believing in me!
Thank You Lynette the super host for the great great job! You are awesome as always! Big Thanks to aunt Annie, Marcus, Juraidah and team For all the extremely hard work behind the scenes! Thank You big time to my sand art team Simon, Mary and Alvin for all the wonderful and extremely important support! All these cant be possible without you! Lastly Thank You to those who came down to support! Sorry I didn't get to come out in time to say Hi to you all! Wishing all of you happiness!
"All men have limits. They learn what they are and learn not to exceed them. I ignore mine." - Batman
In life we faced lots of challenges, especially for myself be it as a sand artist or simply as a human being. However, we can always take inspiration from heros who simply inspire us to conquer our obstacles and problems as well as our very own limits via our mind, strategy and wisdom! May you be a hero of your own world!
With Gratitude,
Sand Artist Lawrence Koh
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SAND ARTIST LAWRENCE KOH (Singapore)
Official Site: https://sanddreamer.wordpress.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SingaporeSandArt
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LawSinger
Blog: http://singaporesandart.blogspot.sg/
"Great Compassion" - A Guan Yin Sand Art Tribute by Lawrence Koh from Singapore
I hereby prayed that everyone achieved happiness, good health, success, peace and love. Irregardless of who you are, may you be free from all sufferings and attain everlasting happiness... Om Mani Padme Hum ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པདྨེ་ཧཱུྃ
Avalokiteśvara, also known as "Guan Yin" (觀音) in Chinese or "Chenrezig" (སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས་) in Tibetan (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.
Guan Yin is known for His Great Compassion because anyone who calls out for Guan Yin's assistance will be liberated from any suffering.
Stories reflecting the souls of our imagination, uncovering both the dark and the light, the beautiful and the ugly; all within the root of nature. Ultimately, everything is all within this beautiful journey of life. May YOU have a fruitful and amazing life.
“There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.” ― J.K. Rowling
Sand Artist Lawrence Koh Performing for the delegates from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. They have all happily singed on my sand art to mark an official opening. Great moment!
Sand Art Rehearsal in this beautiful venue with guests from different parts of the world! Great pleasure and wonderful memories sharing the story of Singapore through sand art!
P.S. I survived with just 3 hours of sleep the night before show......
As a child, I was deeply moved and inspired by one of the world's greatest artist ever lived - Vincent Van Gogh. I hope you enjoy this personal tribute to Vincent Van Gogh and his incredible artworks through my sand art film. No one can ever replace him and may his artworks be an inspiration and motivation to EVERYONE around the world. Enjoy!
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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.
I am happy to share with you another sand art short film created by myself! This time, its about the famous ancient epic "Ramayana". *I think this is the most epic sand art film I have ever created*
Let me now take you on an epic journey of timeless love, courage, magic and the battle of good vs evil......
The Ramayana or Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit: रामायणम्, Rāmāyaṇam), is the first of two Sanskrit itihāsas (ancient Indian heroic epic poem) traditionally ascribed to the Hindu muni (sage) Vālmīki—the other one being the Mahābhārata attributed to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa.
The epic narrates the life of Rāma, a legendary rāja-kumāra (prince) of Kośala, his banishment from his kingdom by his father king Daśaratha, his travels across forests in India with his wife Sītā and brother Lakṣmaṇa, the kidnap of his wife by his enemies, resulting in a war with Rāvaṇa (the king of the island of Laṅkā) and eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king.
The Ramayana is one of the largest ancient epics in world literature. It is comprised nearly 24,000 verses (mostly set in the śloka meter), divided into seven Kāṇḍas (books) and about 500 sargas (chapters). In Hindu tradition, it is considered to be the ādi-kāvya (first kāvya poem). It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king. The Ramayana was an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry and Hindu life and culture. Like the Mahabharata, the Ramayana is not just a story: it presents the teachings of ancient Hindu sages in narrative allegory, interspersing philosophical and ethical elements. The characters Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, Hanumān and Rāvaṇa are all fundamental to the cultural consciousness of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and south-east Asian countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia.
There are many other versions of the Ramayana in Indian languages, besides Buddhist and Jain adaptations; and also Cambodian, Indonesian, Filipino, Thai, Lao, Burmese, and Malaysian versions of the tale.
