• Chua Ek Kay, Untitled (Bamboo), Undated
  • Chua Ek Kay, Untitled (Bamboo), Undated

    Chua Ek Kay, Untitled (Bamboo), Undated

    Regular price $5,500

    Ink and colour on rice paper 
    44 x 31 cm (visible), 69 x 43.5 x 2 cm (framed)
    Condition: Good, light foxing throughout the work 

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    Chua Ek Kay (1947-2008) was an artist who is known for bridging Eastern and Western art. He was the first Chinese-ink painter to win the United Overseas Bank Painting of the Year Award in 1991. Chua trained under Singaporean master brush painter, Fan Chang Tien of the Shanghai School, but later developed a keen interest in Western art. Chua departed from the Shanghai School traditions not long after and incorporated aspects of the local environment into his paintings, switching from mountains and lakes to shophouses, and even abstracts inspired by aboriginal cave paintings. The blend of traditional Chinese art forms and Western art techniques feature prominently in Chua’s paintings. He was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 1999.

    (Photographed in April 2024)

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