Exhibition

Date: July 31 – August 3, 2014
Venue: 222 Artspace, Queen Street, #02-03, Singapore 188550
Date: August 7 – 22, 2014 (now Triple.Two Artspace)
Venue: Curate, LG1-1, SENI Mont’ Kiara, 2a Changkat Duta Kiara, Mont’ Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (permanently closed)

A private selling exhibition that showcased some of the finest masterpieces by pioneering Malaysian and Singaporean artists. The exhibition was held in Singapore and Malaysia.

Nanyang or ‘Southern Seas’ is a term originally coined in the late 1920s by literary critics to indicate contemporary Chinese narratives written based on local subjects. A synthesis of Eastern and Western art, Nanyang style reflects the tropical mood of the region.

This exhibition is a survey of works by a selection of artists who had advocated the spirit of regionalism in depicting scenic landscapes of a new and faraway homeland and adoringly capture local essences by incorporating Chinese art with Western techniques. Aimed to highlight connections and coherence, this show will encourage viewers to develop their own understanding of the Nanyang style thus promoting continuity emotionally and culturally in preserving the history of our region.

ARTWORKS

Kuo Ju Ping, View of Kapitan Keling Mosque, undated, Oil on board, 59cm x 47.5cm

Kuo Ju Ping, Hot Afternoon, c.1950s, Oil on canvas, 45cm x 37cm

Fung Yow Chork, Village Scene, 1993, Oil on canvas, 40cm x 50cm

Lee Cheng Yong, Self-portrait, 1939, Oil on canvas laid on board, 45.5cm x 34.5cm

Lee Cheng Yong, Apples and Pears, 1958, Watercolour on paper, 46cm x 62cm

Lee Long Looi, Untitled, 1985, Oil on canvas, 60cm x 80cm

Tan Choon Ghee, 1983, 1983, Ink and watercolour on paper, 43cm x 50cm

Yong Mun Sen, Buffalo, 1953, Watercolour on paper, 50cm x 64cm

Yong Mun Sen, Untitled, 1952, Watercolour on paper, 37cm x 55cm

Yong Mun Sen, Untitled, 1952, Watercolour on paper, 49cm x 64cm

Yong Mun Sen, Vase of Flowers, 1954, Watercolour on paper, 64.5cm x 50cm

Chen Wen Hsi, Untitled, undated, 64cm x 52cm, Ink and colour on rice paper

Chen Wen Hsi, Untitled (Finger Painting), undated, 65cm x 48cm, Ink and colour on rice paper

Chen Wen Hsi, Chickens, undated, 34cm x 33cm, Ink and colour on rice paper mounted on scroll

Chen Wen Hsi, Fishes 仿古画鱼, undated, 59cm x 117cm, Ink and colour on rice paper

Chen Wen Hsi, Bali Scene, c.1950s, 22.5cm x 29cm, Ink on paper

Chen Wen Hsi, Bali Scene, c.1950s, 29cm x 22.5cm, Ink on paper

Chia Yu Chian, Malayan Life, 1958-1962,47cm x 120cm, Oil on canvas

Khoo Sui Hoe, Cameron Highlands Series, undated, Diptych, 55cm x 55cm each, Oil on canvas

Khoo Sui Hoe, Side Portrait, Keytone, undated, 81cm x 81cm, Oil on canvas

Khoo Sui Hoe, Girl, 1996, 60cm x 50cm, Oil on canvas

Tew Nai Tong, Rubber Tapper Ladies, undated, 60cm x 90cm, Oil on canvas

Tew Nai Tong, Hokkien, undated, 29cm x 70cm, Oil on canvas

Tew Nai Tong, Boats, undated, 64cm x 64cm, Oil on canvas

Tew Nai Tong, Singapore, 2000, 49cm x 49cm, Oil on canvas

Khaw Sia, Temple, 1962, 50cm x 66.5cm, watercolour on paper

Khaw Sia, Orchids, undated, 55cm x 38cm, watercolour on paper

Originally published at: http://curate.com.my/exhibitions/nanyang-private-selling-exhibition/

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Date: May 31 – June 29, 2014
Venue: Curate, LG1-1, SENI Mont’ Kiara, 2a Changkat Duta Kiara, Mont’ Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (permanently closed)

Officiated By: Mr. Akhmad DH Irfan
Minister-Counsellor Information, Social and Culture from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur.

Guest of Honour: Mr. Harry Nugraha
Son of Popo Iskandar and Director of Griya Seni Popo Iskandar

In Conjunction with

Book Launch “Rupakata: Art and Thoughts of Popo Iskandar”
An exclusive launch of the 448-page monograph

Art Talk “Popo Iskandar and Modernism in Indonesian Visual Art”
By Harry Nugraha, SH., Hawe Setiawan, M.Sn, Soni Farid Maulana and Anton Susanto (authors of Rupakata: Art and Thoughts of Popo Iskandar)

An exhibition by Indonesia’s foremost expressionist painter, cultural thinker, art critic and educator, Popo Iskandar in collaboration with Griya Seni Popo Iskandar, Bandung, Indonesia.

The collection consists of a comprehensive oeuvre of over 50 artworks spanning decades of Popo Iskandar’s creative years showcasing his distinctive themes of cat, leopard, rooster and other explorations including landscape, figurative and abstract works to encapsulate his expressionist journey.

The show will be officiated by Minister-Counsellor Information, Social and Culture, Mr. Akhmad DH Irfan from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Kuala Lumpur and Guest of Honour, Harry Nugraha son of Popo Iskandar and Director of Griya Seni Popo Iskandar in Bandung, Indonesia.

In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition on 31 May 2014, an art talk by Harry Nugraha, Hawe Setiawan, Soni Farid Maulana and Anton Susanto titled Popo Iskandar and Modernism in Indonesian Visual Art will be held from 4pm to 6pm. The objective of the Public Art Programme is to discuss the works of Popo Iskandar, his contribution towards Modernism in Indonesian visual art and his roles as a painter, a cultural thinker, an art critic and an art educator.

The launch of an exclusive 448-page monograph titled Rupakata: Art and Thoughts of Popo Iskandar written by Hawe Setiawan, Soni Farid Maulana and Anton Susanto will take during the opening reception.

Popo Iskandar’s Expressions is a first solo show for the artist albeit posthumously in Kuala Lumpur. His last presence in our shores was more than five decades ago when he participated in a group exhibition in the 1960s. He was also invited as an external examiner in the field of Fine Arts at one of the universities in Malaysia in 1971.