Another exhibition by Bak Chiang who happened to be my friend too, presented a series of that is greatly influenced by minimalist school of art. Most of his works is made up of a few lines with a mass of ink shades, some with the touch of birds,frogs or flowers. The placement of his objects were careful and thought-through. The presentation through the Chinese media certainly added a new dimension to the works of art.
The sculpture exhibition by Shai Po led us into a world of environment issues. Her amazing structures are constructed with a series of black and white materials, which send strong messages about deforestation, global warning, dying reefs .......... according to the organiser, she had studied the exhibition space for quite a while before she came up with this series of sculptures. The black and white combination was a powerful contrast of two opposite forces. The message behind is strong, just like her works, her thoughts.
One cannot denied is the quality of works created by our late pioneer artist Cheong Soo Peng. A show was organised for him in NUS museum. In this exhibition, I was overwhelmed by the range of works exhibited over the halls. Oil painting, Chinese Ink, Sculptures, Watercolours ......... He was definitely a hardworking artist who experimented many styles and medium. A forefront artist merging the east and west techniques and composition, subject contents together. In his western media, you see the eastern composition, and in the eastern media, he present his works with western techniques. An exciting show that I do not have enough time to study.
Just as I was writing this blog, an invitation for Eng Teng exhibition was handed to me. Hum ............... this is good! I am happy that the art scene is filled with good art exhibition. It's about time to boost our art senses, and I really hope this will continue.
