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.
"Celestial Pipes" Live Concert by Organist Winfried Bönig & Sand Artist Lawrence Koh at the beautiful Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore! A rare combination of Sand Art & Pipe Organ Music.
Marvel's Avengers - Sand Art Fan Tribute by Sand Artist Lawrence Koh (from Singapore)
FINALLY ITS DONE!!! - After sacrificing lots & lots of sleep, I am now ready to present to you my Sand Art fan tribute to "Marvel's The Avengers"!!! I have tried my very best to include as many heroes as possible within this Sand Art film while trying to make it as epic as possible! Yes, everything here was created using SAND & MY HANDS!
Doing this Sand Art fan tribute has been a really interesting, inspiring & unique journey for me. Within this Avengers Sand Art film, I have tried tons of new techniques that I have never tried before while discovering much more than what I would have expected as a Sand Artist. I have combined a mix of styles according to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as the original comics, so as to try & bring a unique feel to all the heroes using my Sand Art.
Even though these heroes might be works of fiction, but to some kids or people who are fighting a strenuous real-life battle or facing traumas of bullying, sickness or daily challenges; these heroes & their stories inevitably transformed into real-life inspirations of strength, courage, teamwork, love, compassion, unity, acceptance, friendship (probably many more inspiring qualities too). To many people, they are not just fictionous characters but symbols of hope. Interestingly, as I see the creation of these heroes using countless grains of sand day after day, I realized that every single grain of sand actually matters alot; each playing their part in forming together all the heroes seen here.
We are all very much like these grains of sand isn't it? Each of us playing our own part & contributing to a better world. And we all have this power to achieve greater heights together. And with unity, we too can create miracles & heroes in our world.
I want to specially dedicate this Avengers Sand Art film to Wei Ming & Sanjay! Thank you both for inspiring this creation of mine!
I love the Marvel Heroes & Marvel Cinematic Universe films!!! After watching "Avengers: Infinity War", I can't stop thinking about this super awesome film for days & I simply can't get enough of the Avengers!!! Hence, I have decided to do a Sand Art fan tribute due to this fan craze I have! I can't wait for another year for the next Avengers film to be out!!! Argh LOL!!!
My wish is for this Sand Art film to hopefully inspire YOU to achieve your dreams & to brave all challenges in life! Yes, I strongly believe, we can all choose to be heroes in this world in our own ways!
May you be well & happy!
With Gratitude, Sand Artist Lawrence Koh (from Singapore)
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!
"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......
In a myth of the Luyia people of Kenya in East Africa, the sun and moon were brothers. The moon was older, bigger, and brighter, and the jealous sun picked a fight with him. The two wrestled and the moon fell into mud, which dimmed his brightness. God finally made them stop fighting and kept them apart by ordering the sun to shine by day and the mud-spattered moon to shine by night to illuminate the world of witches and thieves.
A brother is a treasure; in the depths of my heart. He makes his mistakes; like every man makes. He’s taught me great lessons which outshine pain.… That’s why I love him for his own sake.
What brother’s seek together, they will surely will find. I am the voice that will always remind. I am the hand that leads when he’s blind. For a brother never leaves his brother behind.
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.
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." - Saint Augustine
My "Around the World" Sand Art Performance!
One thing I love about sand art, it allows me to take the audience on a journey with me. From the deepest corner of the heart to the boundless sky of imaginations.
Happy National Day! May Singapore be prosperous, successful and beautiful! May this beautiful country be blessed with lots of love, kindness and happiness!
“About the Merlion”:
The Merlion is a well known marketing icon of Singapore depicted as a mythical creature with a lion’s head and a body of a fish. It is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore.
Its name combines “mer” meaning the sea and “lion”. The fish body represents Singapore’s origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means “sea town” in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore’s original name—Singapura—meaning “lion city” or “kota singa”.
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.
