Modern Art society Singapore MASS Annual Art exhibition 2008 新加坡现代画会2008常年展

Modern Art society Singapore MASS Annual Art exhibition 2008

新加坡现代画会2008常年展

Opening:
Guset of Honour
Mr. Kwok Kian Chow
Director Singapore Art Museum
22 Mar 2008, Sat 3pm
The ARTrium
140 Hill Street, MICA Building
Exhibition period, 23 — 30 Mar 2008

Koeh Sia Yong Equator Art Society Singapore Oil Painting Pioneer Artist

Koeh Sia Yong 许锡勇, Singapore 2nd generation artist.

His oil paintings are collected by Singapore Art Musuem (SAM) and Singapore History Musuem. His artworks represent one of the most important period in Singapore Art History.

He is represented by Li Fine Art Gallery

Mr. Koeh Sia Yong interviewed by Singapore Art Museum;

About equator art society.

KOEH Sia Yong A key artist in Singapore representing the second generation Singapore Art. His works are collected by Singapore Art Museum and Singapore History Museum.

24"x20" Oil on Canvas SGD8,000	Born in 1938 and graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art. Since then he has undertaken his exploration in the art world for over fifty years. Known for his unique artistic style and excellent painting techniques, today he is one of the outstanding and highly collected artists in Singapore.In the 70s, Koeh was an art editor working for children Art Magazine, a part of the Xinzhou Newspaper's weekend issue.During the 80s, as a specially appointed graphic artist of Nanyang Business Newspaper, he produced a large number of political cartoons, magazine covers and illustrations. In addition, he was also engaged in exhibitions and events. He had successfully held many solo and group exhibitions and published two catalogues "Koeh Sia Yong Cartoons" and "Koeh Sia Yong's Paintings".
Koeh's oil paintings are diverse in subject matters. The realistic and expressive approaches are two major characteristics of his work. Many of his figure paintings describe the indigenous conditions and customs of Bali Island, Indonesia. His brushes capture the wavy figures of Bali women. Rich and intensive colors presented the touching scene of Bali ladies' singing and dancing as well as their traditional costumes and hair decorations.Koeh's landscape paintings usually depict scenes of the Singapore River, old streets, temples and volcanoes etc. Through the bold and unrestrained brush strokes, the artist not only represented objects realistically, but also expressed his inner feelings as well.	32"x24" Oil on Canvas SGD8,000
36"x24" Oil on Canvas SGD15,000	40"x30" Oil on Canvas SGD5,000
Koeh has mastered good techniques in the application of color and light. Contrasting colors such as yellow and purple, red and green, blue and orange, appeared often in his works. By employing complementary colors to coincide with these bright colors, the artist created a vibrant, gorgeous and yet refined visual effect in his oil paintings.During the creation process, Koeh always spends time in observing and producing the subtle changes of color tones, light and shades. And through his thorough study, his finishing touches help bring the works to life. For example, in one of his works, the artist applied a slight tone of red on the black surfaces, which perfectly pictured the Indonesian young girl's dark brown skin under the sunlight.	In Koeh's landscape painting, various treatments can be observed. He likes to use bold, heavy and dark outlines to depict Singapore old street scenes while using thinner, lighter and more vivid colors to reflect the spirit of modern Singapore.
24"x24" Oil on Canvas SGD4,000	48"x48" Oil on Canvas SGD6,000
In conclusion, Koeh's paintings enable viewers to experience the rich cultural scenes of South East Asia and its people, the sunny weather, blue sky and flourishing tropical forest etc. Currently, Koeh is still pursuing his unique individual style in order to capture his passion for life and nature.	11"x14" Oil on Canvas SGD1,000

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Singapore Oil Painting Class Lesson Video Demo

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美术欣赏大展2008 Grand Art Show Singpaore

新加坡华族文化节
美术欣赏大展2008

开幕

29-02-2008星期五 下午6时正


新加坡大会堂
7 Shenton Way, Singapore Conference Hall
TEL: 65574030

展出日期 : 01-03-2008 至 05-03-2008
时间 : 上午11时至下午 6时

Singapore Chinese Cultural Festival
Grand Art Exhibition 2008

Opening : 29 Feb 2008 (Friday) 6pm
@ Singapore Conference Hall
7 Shenton Way
TEL: 65574030

Exhibition Date : 1 to 5 March 2008
Time : 11am to 6pm

Painting Design Concepts and Composition Tips

Painting Design Concepts and Composition Tips

Viewpoints – Changing viewpoints is one way that I love. It naturally alters my dead and formulated thinking. Different viewpoints : Look up, look down, look behind, look closer, look further

Creating a problem - I try to create a problem in each painting composition I work on. This enriches my visual dictionary progressively. Once a while, I like to work on a large painting and create a large problem. It is a good benchmarking method to measure my progress.

Changing tonal keys or dominant colors. Generally, I find tonal structures and dominant colors determine the mood of a painting. Keying in brighter or darker with different color dominant could complete alter the character of a painting.
Doing the opposite – I believe this is the most powerful method to improve one’s design ability. Staying with pre-defined formulae or rules stops me from exploring.

Taking risk doing the opposite things best describes what ‘composition’ is all about. I like to elaborate my points with examples below.

E.g.

I like to paint large and loose paintings; I force myself once a while to paint small 8”X8” still life for the whole day. I have stay focus on the subject and learn to observe carefully. I always see things that I have never seen before.

Most plein air painters like to work only they see nice the light and shadows patterns. I once worked on location when the rain was pouring, that truly expands my colors and approaches in watercolor.

I like complex subject matters. So sometimes, I force myself to paint a simple single object still life.

Try out many more opposite things against your preferred and you will truly enjoy the risking taking journey.

Gog Sing Hooi Singapore Watercolour Society Founding Artist & Late President

Gog Sing Hooi Singapore Watercolour Society Founding Artist & Late President