AFFINITy 緣
8 — 30 JULY 2023
CHEN WEN HSI
CHEN CHONG SWEE
CHEONG SOO PIENG
CHUA EK KAY
FAN CHANG TIEN
HUANG PAO FANG
LEE MAN FONG
LEE HOCK MOH
LIM TZE PENG
LIU KANG
PAN SHOU
SEE HIANG TO
TAN OE PANG
“Affinity“ is a a group exhibition featuring 17 Chinese ink works by 13 eminent artists, namely Nanyang pioneers Chen Wen Hsi, Chen Chong Swee, Cheong Soo Pieng, Fan Chang Tien, Huang Pao Fang, Lee Man Fong, Liu Kang, Pan Shou, and See Hiang To, as well as second-generation Singapore painters Chua Ek Kay, Lee Hock Moh, Lim Tze Peng, and Tan Oe Pang. The title of the exhibition, Affinity, is paired with the Chinese character 緣, commonly presented as 緣分, meaning “fate”. The exhibition explores the affinity these artists have, or had, with the medium of Chinese ink. It is an exceptional opportunity for one to view artworks by important ink practitioners
SELECTED ARTWORKS
Liu Kang 劉抗
A Bamboo of Pandas
1974
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
38 by 55.5 cm
Chen Chong Swee 陳宗瑞
Family Viewing the Waterfall
1973
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
38 by 55.5 cm
Fan Chang Tien 范昌乾
Majestic Landscape
1969
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
98 by 45.5 cm
Lee Man Fong 李曼峰
Soaring Doves
1974
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
38 by 55.5 cm
Chua Ek Kay 蔡逸溪
Moonlight on Lotus Pond
2007
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
124 by 123.5 cm
Lim Tze Peng 林子平
Impression of the Singapore River
2000s
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
99 by 103 cm
Tan Oe Pang 陳有炳
An Afternoon Delight
2000s
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
138 by 35 cm
See Hiang To 施香沱
Chrysanthemums
1974
Chinese ink and colour on rice paper
38 by 55.5 cm