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