OLD CONTINENT,
NEW HORIZONS
19 March — 3 April 2022
cheong soo pieng
choy weng yang
lai foong moi
lee sik khoon
lim yew kuan
mak kum siew
tan chooh ghee
tan teo kwang
yeo hoe koon
yeo kim seng
“Old Continent, New Horizons”, a group exhibition of 15 exquisite works by ten selected Nanyang artists, Cheong Soo Pieng, Choy Weng Yang, Lai Foong Moi, Lee Sik Khoon, Lim Yew Kuan, Mak Kum Siew, Tan Choon Ghee, Tan Teo Kwang, Yeo Hoe Koon, and Yeo Kim Seng. Old Continent, New Horizons is a showcase of works by artists that had journeyed to Europe in search of artistic inspiration. The Old Continent was never meant to be the final destination, for the goal was always to broaden the horizons and return home to enhance Nanyang art.
SELECTED ARTWORKS
Cheong Soo Pieng 鍾泗賓
Sunset in Europe
1962
Mixed media on paper
52.5 by 69 cm
Lai Foong Moi 賴鳳美
Chinese Temple in Penang
1950s
Oil on canvas
71 by 57 cm
Lim Yew Kuan 林友權
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
2001
Oil on canvas
72 by 92 cm
Tan Choon Ghee 陳存義
Westminster Bridge
1960
Oil on canvas laid on board
43 by 52 cm
Lai Foong Moi 賴鳳美
View from Penang Hill
1963
Oil on canvas
35 by 99.5 cm
Tan Teo Kwang 陳潮光
Paradise
1962
Oil on canvas
49.5 by 79.5 cm
Yeo Hoe Koon 楊可均
Golden Hour
1960s
Mixed media on paper
37 by 53.5 cm
Mak Kum Siew 麥錦銚
Magical Light of West Cork (II)
2002
Ink on paper
26.5 by 27 cm
Yeo Kim Seng 楊錦成
Afternoon
1976
Oil on canvas
49 by 61.5 cm
Choy Weng Yang 蔡榮恩
Passion
1965
Oil on canvas
61 by 51 cm
Lee Sik Khoon 李錫君
Group of Figures
1970s
Oil on canvas
120 by 90 cm