{"title":"Quek Kiat Sing","description":"Original works by Quek Kiat Sing (b. 1972), a Singaporean artist who depicts contemporary life in Chinese ink. Available on Art Again.","products":[{"product_id":"quek-kiat-sing-untitled-lilies","title":"Quek Kiat Sing, Untitled (Lilies), Undated","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eInk and colour on rice paper \u003cbr\u003e66.5 x 66.5 cm (visible), 91 x 91 x 3.5 cm (framed)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good - foxing on the matboard and glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eQuek Kiat Sing (b. 1972, Singapore) juxtaposes modern-day subjects with traditional Chinese Ink to emphasise the relevance of Asian culture in contemporary life. She has received numerous awards and been commended in competitions such as the Sovereign Asian Art Prize, United Overseas Bank Painting of the Year Competition, the Dr Tan Tsze Chor Art Award and the China ASEAN Youth Artwork Creativity Contest. She has twice won the Freeman Fellowship at Vermont Studio Centre, USA; represented Singapore at the ASEAN Cultural Week in Vietnam in 2004; represented Singapore in the India-ASEAN Artist residency at Darjeeling, India in 2012; and has been selected to provide the artwork for Shenton Way MRT Station under the Land Transport Authority's Art-in-Transit programme. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHer favourite subject matters include the lotus ponds, everyday scenes of people and places in Singapore, as well as small animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e​She is represented by Artist's Proof Gallery, Washington, DC, USA,and Art-2 gallery, Converge Art Gallery, Studio Miu in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e(Photographed in September 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51647157633389,"sku":"SQ0851578","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC09403.jpg?v=1735220709"},{"product_id":"quek-kiat-sing-everyday-singapore-on-the-way-home-from-work-school-2014","title":"Quek Kiat Sing, Everyday Singapore (On the Way Home from Work\/School), 2014","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInk on paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e92 x 69.5 cm (visible), 89 x 112 x 2 cm (framed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGood, with slight foxing throughout\u003cbr\u003eCertificate of authenticity upon request\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuek Kiat Sing (Singaporean, b. 1976) juxtaposes modern-day subjects with traditional Chinese Ink to emphasise the relevance of Asian culture in contemporary life. She has received numerous awards and has a permanent site-specific commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryday Singapore 每日所见 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat Shenton Way MRT Station featuring familiar scenes in the vicinity depicted in her signature contemporary ink style with a tinge of humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis artwork originated from her original series of scenes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea la vie quotidienn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ee. Engrossed in their own worlds on the way home from work and school, two strangers sit in close proximity headed in the same direction to their respective homes but far away in their own thoughts. It points to the paradoxical functional likeness  yet relational disconnect of modern day life and society.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis artwork is framed with custom-made dark brown wood and acrylic by Frameline. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Photographed in January 2025)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784369570157,"sku":null,"price":4800.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC04596.jpg?v=1739108332"},{"product_id":"quek-kiat-sing-dahlia-on-newsprint-2009","title":"Quek Kiat Sing, Dahlia on Newsprint, 2009","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoodblock print\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28.6 x 35 cm (visible), 42.5 x 32.5 x 3.5 cm (framed)\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eGood, with undulations on the work\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition of 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuek Kiat Sing (b. 1972, Singapore) juxtaposes modern-day subjects with traditional Chinese Ink to emphasise the relevance of Asian culture in contemporary life. She received numerous awards and has a permanent site-specific commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryday Singapore 每日所见 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat Shenton Way MRT Station featuring familiar scenes in the vicinity depicted in her signature contemporary ink style with a tinge of humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe artist is an accomplished ink painter and seal carver who occasionally creates limited-edition prints. Here she experimented with print-on-newsprint on different broadsheets. As with most Chinese ink artists, flowers and what they represent, are regular subject matter. The dahlia symbolizes beauty, resilience and rebirth as its genetic diversity allows for easy hybridization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI found the juxtaposition of the indomitable dahlia on the distinct peachy hues of the FT clever and ironic in light of the then recent Lehman crash. The original market data on the page has been obliterated by ink and rendered irrelevant, but in its destruction, the sheet has attained a new status as art. Similarly, the annihilation of Lehman Brothers cemented its name in history.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting is framed without glass\/acrylic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806883381613,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC04559.jpg?v=1740127863"},{"product_id":"quek-kiat-sing-view-of-st-paul-s-cathedral-2007","title":"Quek Kiat Sing, View of St Paul’s Cathedral, 2007","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInk on paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e17 x 23 cm (visible), 24.5 x 32.5 x 1 cm (framed)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-23a81cf7-7fff-0d64-9d22-1ab3fb7cb76e\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCondition: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood, slight foxing throughout the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e*The painting is framed without glass\/acrylic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuek Kiat Sing (Singaporean, b. 1972) juxtaposes modern-day subjects with traditional Chinese Ink to emphasise the relevance of Asian culture in contemporary life. She received numerous awards and has a permanent site-specific commission \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryday Singapore 每日所见 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat Shenton Way MRT Station featuring familiar scenes in the vicinity depicted in her signature contemporary ink style with a tinge of humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work was created when the artist travelled to London in 2007. Her virtuosity in ink is evident in how she captures the features of the buildings, autumn trees and the street scene within such a small frame. She accents the famous dome of the painting’s subject matter with the colour of oxidised copper. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e(Photographed in January 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51828008092013,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC04545.jpg?v=1741598493"}],"url":"https:\/\/artagain.co\/collections\/quek-kiat-sing.oembed","provider":"Art Again","version":"1.0","type":"link"}