Singapore Art Week 14/01/2022 - 23/01/2022
Contemporary Fascinations
当代魅力
Street Scenes by Tung Yue Nang & Zhu Hong
邓汝能与朱宏街景画展
About the show
How different do the street scenes of Singapore appear in the paintings of local artists?
This exhibition features paintings by Tung Yue Nang and Zhu Hong, 2 local artists who are interested in the illustration of streets in Singapore. Through their many years of practice and development as professional artists, Tung Yue Nang and Zhu Hong have each cultivated unique styles to express their fascinations. In this exhibition, art lovers would be able to appreciate the beauties of 2 traditional mediums in painting and reimagine Singapore through the artworks of these 2 established artists.
这次的展览将展出邓汝能与朱宏的绘画作品，这两位新加坡艺术家都对表现我国街景有着浓厚的兴趣。经过多年的发展与实践，邓汝能与朱宏都各自塑造了独特的绘画风格与技巧。通过这次的展览，艺术爱好者们将能够对比与欣赏油画与水墨画的特质并通过展出的画作从新构想新加坡。
Exhibition Location -
Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery
Bras Basah Complex #03-17 S(180231)
展览地址 -
好望角画廊
百胜楼 #03-17 S(180231)
Gallery photos
About the artist
Tung Yue Nang (b. 1959)
Exhibitions
1988 - Space & Time
1989 - “One”
1997 - Baba & Nonya: The Art of Tung Yue Nang
2002 - Chinatown My Chinatown
2003 - Baba & Nonya: Double Happiness
2014 - Silence: Ink Paintings by Tung Yue Nang
2016 - CITYSCAPE : Contemporary Ink by Tung Yue Nang
The ink paintings by Tung Yue Nang illustrate the exciting happenings on the streets of Chinatown, they are artistic documentations of establishments at Joo Chiat as well as chronicles of progress and change along the beautiful Singapore River. Viewers are invited to appreciate the details on the paintings at close proximity as Tung expertly forges the textures on walls, the variety of goods being sold and bustling activities held during festivities.
邓汝能的水墨画带出了在新加坡牛车水所发生的精彩故事，记载了如切与加东一带具有特色的店家，体现了新加坡河畔周遭的美景。艺术爱好者能在近距离观察邓汝能作品中无数的细节、店屋墙上的痕迹、玲琅满目的货品以及欢庆佳节时街道上热闹的景象。
Artist Video
Artist visuals
Exhibition Highlights
Tung Yue Nang
Prosperity
Ink on paper
70x245cm
2017
Tung Yue Nang
Blissful Moments
Ink on paper
97x97cm
2018
Tung Yue Nang
Day at Chinatown
Ink on paper
97x97cm
2021
SOLD
Tung Yue Nang
Happy Weekends
Ink on paper
97x97cm
2017
SOLD
This beautiful painting by Tung Yue Nang depicts the establishments at the iconic crossroad of
Club street and Ann Siang road. Tung Yue Nang incorporates the aspects of western painting such as emphasis of light and shadow in this painting, as seen on the exterior walls of the shophouse on the left of the composition.
Singapore River
Ink on paper
97x97cm
2013
SOLD
Tung Yue Nang
Peaceful Living
Ink on paper
97x97cm
2018
SOLD
“在手法上面我把东方水墨的一些传统技巧跟西方的一些透视与光影的一些技巧融合在我的画面里面。为什么我会想到这样子做呢? 因为我们新加坡是一个特殊的地方。我们不是东也不是西而是东西文化交流的一个点。这个是我们的缺点，也是我们的好处。我们可以吸收不同新旧，不同东西文化，然后在这个环境里面创造出我们本身的文化特色。”
Tung Yue Nang
Charms of Singapore
Ink on paper
70x123cm
2021
SOLD
About the Artist
Zhu Hong (b. 1969)
Exhibitions
2006 - Passion under the Sun, Singapore
2012 - Diary of Singapore Streets
2013 - Beyond The Screen
2013 - Portraits of Singapore, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre and Beijing Art Museum, China
2014 - Digitally Tiong Bahru
2015 - Colours of Our Home
2016 - The Urban Pulse of Old Dreams
2017 - Singapore Contemporary
2018 - Modern Traditions, Merlin Gallery
2019 - Emerging with Colors Street Scenes of Singapore
The oil paintings by Zhu Hong welcomes visitors to feel the soul and character of buildings along the street of Singapore. Zhu Hong shapes the characters of these buildings by dramatising the shapes of windows and doors with thick black lines. He forges a jovial ambience by reducing the appearance of cars and passersby to their essentials. Thick blobs of oil paint and scratch marks can be observed on his canvases, both of which reflect his liberal approach toward painting.
艺术爱好者们能够通过朱宏的油画作品中感受新加坡街道与建筑的特质与魅力。他以有力的黑线条带出建筑的外形并使用鲜艳的色彩把将其填满再以简约表达的车辆与行人加以点缀，塑造了画面当中欢乐的气氛。厚厚的油彩，随性的划痕，夸张的绘画手法都反映了朱宏的创意以及对绘画的开放态度。
Artist Video
Exhibition Highlights
Zhu Hong
Starry Night
Oil on canvas
70x90cm
2019
SOLD
This painting of night fall over Our Lady of Lourdes Church along Queen Street in Singapore is an important highlight of this exhibition. The depiction of a church as the main subject in Zhu Hong is uncommon and the portrayal of a night scene makes it even special. The way in which the tall buildings and stars were etched creates textual qualities to the creation while the dabs of paint in the black areas reflect Zhu Hong’s unconventional approach toward oil painting.
Zhu Hong
Beauty in My Eyes
Oil on canvas
100x120cm
2021
SOLD
“一个画家的创作过程一个很重要的东西有一个很重要的一点，是你不喜欢的东西，你没有感情的东西，你怎么画出一个好的作品呢？首先那个爱，你的喜欢，它会给你很大的启发。否则的话你自己都不喜欢，你创作出来的东西会是怎么样，我很难去想象。”
Zhu Hong
My Colours, Our Streets
Oil on canvas
100x120cm
Zhu Hong
Morning Glow
Oil on canvas
100x120cm
2020
Zhu Hong
Sunny Chinatown
Oil on canvas
100x120cm
2021
This painting expresses a unique view of Smith Street near Chinatown. With a palette of vibrant colours, one can observe the liveliness atmosphere of Chinatown on a sunny day through this painting.