Lin Hsin Hsin, Skyway - Street of Dreams, 1990
Papier collé
78 x 60 x 8 cm (framed)
Condition: Good, with slight foxing on the work, mould within the custom acrylic box frame, and slight stains on the surface of the acrylic box frame. Paper has rippled slightly.
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Lin Hsin Hsin (Singaporean, b. 1952) is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist renowned for her pioneering work across diverse media, including early innovations in digital art for visual and performing arts. With a foundation in mathematics and computer science, she is also an accomplished poet and composer, finding a shared abstractness in art, mathematics, and music.
Her artistic journey began in childhood but took shape after high school, when she delved into oil painting under the guidance of Nanyang-style pioneer Cheong Soo Pieng (Singaporean, 1917–1983). Inspired by European masters like Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, and Joan Miró—who also explored the intersections of music and mathematics—Lin developed a unique approach to abstraction. Lin’s work stands as a significant contribution to Singapore’s post-independence arts landscape.
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"Lin has turned to sculpture and collage in an attempt to break away from what she considers meaningless abstraction. She is now working on the fringes of minimalism and conceptualism. Objects are treated not so much for their colour and compositional value as for their intrinsic qualities, as unique creations."
Constance Sheares, Art Historian [1992]
(Photographed in March 2025)