Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts’ Sculptures and
Ing’s Participation Art, Peace Project & The Wall
Exhibition at UMDNJ Art Gallery,
Reception on Sunday, May 20, 2012, Part 1
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts Sculptures from 2008 – 2011
The Wall Slave Workers of the World
Iraq War Memorial Tower of Freedom
Peace with Nature
House of Cards
Rich and Poor, Within and Without
House of Worship
Rich and Poor, Within and Without
Save the Forest Save the Whales
Over Population Two Sides of One
Over Population
The sculptures were produced from 2008 to 2011. They are inspired by world events then and now. For example in the sculpture titled, The Wall, there are two societies. One side represents milk and honey, the prosperous society. The opposite side is the poor who want to climb over the wall to the prosperous side. It can represent The Great Wall Of China, The Berlin Wall, the wall between Israel and Palestine, the wall between United States and Mexico and a lot more walls that can separate people between races, religions and other beliefs. The Wall, itself can be interpreted as a wall between family, parents and children, wife and husband and other conflicts between people. So what we should ask ourselves is, “Do we need the wall?”, “Can we get along?”, “Can we help one another?” I hope that by viewing these sculptures you may think about our world societies and work to help each to progress into a more civilized world.
The titles of the other sculptures are as the follows:
Iraq War Memorial
Slave Workers of the World
Peace with Nature
Tower of Freedom
House of Cards
Rich and Poor, Within and Without
House of Worship
Save the Forest
Over Population
Save the Whales
Two Sides of One
These sculptures are not for sale. I will save them as a collection of my artwork to share with others. The signed art prints on the wall are for sale. If you are interested in purchase any of my signed prints please contact Noreen Gomez, her phone number is 973-972-4795.
Any of your comments will be greatly appreciated.
Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts Thursday, May 17, 2012
Email: ing@ingpeaceproject.com
Website: www.ingpeaceproject.com
Ing’s Peace Project and The Wall
This is the first time I introduced my second new artwork poster for my Peace Project. I called it “Peace with Nature”. People can write their comments on “What does Peace mean to you”, or they can comment about their relationship with Nature and Peace. The peace symbol came from my second new peace sculpture, I produced the sculpture in late 2011 and the roses came from the rose photograph I took from our backyard garden in Spring 2011,
The Wall is one of my participation art series that I produced in 2010. The wall means so much for example, the actual walls that humans have produced such as,The Great Wall Of China, The Berlin Wall, the wall between Israel and Palestine, the wall between United States and Mexico. There are also a lot more walls that can separate people between races, religions, and other beliefs. There are also the imaginary walls such as walls between family, parents and children, wife and husband and other conflicts between people.
Below are the comments from the participants in the exhibition on my second Peace Project Poster “Peace with Nature”:
I see Love and Peace.
Peace is Unconditional Acceptance of Self, Other and Everything that Happen.
Beauty & Love together
Peace has much to do with empathy and nonjudgment
Peace and love are essential to a calm life
Like these two roses, I would like people to line in peace with each other, life is beautiful like the roses here.
Peaceful flower, Peace & Love around the world.
CANSTRUCTION, Rutgers Against Hungers, Kearny High School, Feeding the World
I also presented another project of my Participation Art series called “The Wall”. I asked people to write their comments about The Wall when they see the poster. The following are some of the comments:
Rich or Poor we are one. Live in unity.
Knowledge, tears down the Wall
All Connected
I like this side of the wall—-, don’t need & see the other———.
Make love not war
Struggle is a part of us, our need for attainment.
I see bears on wall.
The first wall to scale is our own introversion.
A realistic utopia
Ing’s Peace Project
The process evolved into an attempt to have people write in answer to the question, “What does peace mean to you?” This writing is done on multiple two by four foot prints that have the image of my peace sculpture. Comments reflect personal interpretations of peace. In the future I intend to have a gallery display of a continuous wall of these prints with these personal messages. I have encouraged those who can do so, to write in different languages. There are messages in many languages. In addition to displaying this project in our shop we have taken the project to a number of settings to have people participate.
09.29.2010 Lincoln School, a fourth through eight grade school in Newark, NJ, organized by Karma Cloud, Art teacher
05.04.2011 Kearny High School, in Kearny New Jersey, organized by Dorothy Caulfield, Director of guidance counseling, Kearny High School
05.15.2011 University of Medicine and Dentistry, first participation, organized by Noreen Gomez, Facilities Program Specialist
08.06.2011 La Asociación de Barranquiteños de NJ Inc., Puerto Rican Festival in Newark , organized by Carlos Maldonado Pastrana, President of La Asociación de Barranquiteños de NJ
09.20.2011University of Medicine and Dentistry, second participation, organized by Noreen Gomez, Facilities Program Specialist
10.23.2011 The Peace and Art Parade and festival run by the Barat Foundation in Newark, organized by Chandri and Gary Barat
11.05.2011 Peace Project at Jenny Green’s Party, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, organized by Jenny Green
12.12.2011 Peace Project at Gerald Fierst 259 Park Street Upper Montclair, NJ, First time, organized by Gerald and Marjorie Fierst
02.23.2012 Peace Project at CANSTRUCTION ®KHS 498 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ, organized by Paul and Danna Rogers
02.23.2012 Peace Project at Gerald Fierst259 Park Street Upper Montclair, NJ, Second time, organized by Gerald and Marjorie Fierst
02.25.2012 Peace Project at Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ, organized by Stephen McKenzie, Director of the Art Workshop
03.22.2012 Marissa Blodnik Project Coordinator RCE of EssexCounty, 162 Washington St. Newark, NJ 07102 Brought Ing’s Peace Poster to 4-H Youth Development for class study, organized by Marissa Blodnik
03.31.2012 Salon Creative Lounge Event, presented by the International Women Artist’ salon, 154 Stanton Street at Suffolk, New York City, NY, organized by Heidi Russell
05.10-15.2012 Far Brook School and ST. Philips in Newark, Ben’s 2nd grade and two 4th grade classes also, the adults Comments and artworks, organized by Joanne Leone, Artist and Rebecca Champbell, teacher
05.20.2012 New Peace Project, Peace with Nature and The Wall Posters to be commented on at University of Medicine and Dentistry, third participation, organized by Noreen Gomez, Facilities Program Specialist
05-06.2012 Academy Street Firehouse Youths Comments and artworks and the youth also explored the concept of peace through animation and created a documentary about the process of making movies, Newark NJ, organized by Chelsea Manifold, Artist and stop motion animation specialist
There were more people who took my Peace Posters to introduce friends, family and students about my Peace Project. I also presented my Peace Poster for customers and others to comments on “What does “Peace” mean to you?” in our gift shop and art gallery at 57 Halsey Street,Newark,NJ. Since September 2010 up to now I have twenty five of the Peace Posters filled with people comments. The poster is 24 by 40 inches in size.
The following are some of the finished artworks that I developed further after people commented on “What does “Peace” mean to you?”
Finished “Peace” artwork 1
Shadow of Peace – 2 “What does “Peace” mean to you?” Comments by fourth through eighth grades at Lincoln School, Newark, New Jersey, organized by art teacher, Karma Cloud, on September 29, 2009, Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Finished “Peace”artwork 2
The Peace and Art Parade and festival run by the Barat Foundation in Newark on 10.23.2011, organized by Chandri and Gary Barat. Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
It took me a while to be able to complete this project. I spent some time to compose this second finished artwork for the Peace Project. The writings were the comments from the people on “What does Peace mean to you?” at the Washington Park and some of the people who participated in the Creation Nation Art and Peace Parade on Sunday, October 23, 2011, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Finished “Peace” artwork 3
Salon Creative Lounge Event, presented by the International Women Artist’ salon,154 Stanton Street at Suffolk, New York City, NY, on March 31, 2012, organized by Heidi Russell. Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Finished “Peace” artwork 4
Farbrook Schooland ST. Philips in Newark, Ben’s 2nd grade and two 4th grade classes also, the adults Comments and artworks during 05.10-15.2012, organized by Joanne Leone and Rebecca Champbell. Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Finished “Peace” artwork 5
Academy Street Firehouse Youths Comments and artworks a, Newark NJ, during 05-06.2012 , organized by Chelsea Manifold, Artist and stop motion animation specialist . Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Finished “Peace” artwork 6
4-H Youth Development RCE of EssexCounty 162 Washington Street, Newark, NJ during May and June, 2012, Organized by Marissa Boldnik Project Coordinator RCE of EssexCounty, Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Finished “Peace” artwork 7
Shadow of Peace, Thai Art and Comments on “What does Peace mean to you?” By Radhika Menon’s friends who work at Thomson Reuters, New York City, organized by Radhika Menon, during June 2012 Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Finished “Peace” artwork 8
Shadow of Peace and La Asociación de Barranquiteños de NJ Inc., Puerto Rican Festival in Newark on August 6, 2011, organized by Carlos Maldonado Pastrana, President of La Asociación de Barranquiteños de NJ. Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts
Finished “Peace” artwork 9
Shadow of Peace and La Asociación de Barranquiteños de NJ Inc., Puerto Rican Festival in Newark on August 11, 2012, organized by Carlos Maldonado Pastrana, President of La Asociación de Barranquiteños de NJ. Finished artwork, after the written comments by Ing-On Vibulbhan-Watts