Low Puay Hua
14 –
19 November 1987
Exhibition by Mr. Low Puay Hua on Pastoral Chaozhou
Opened by Mr. Teo Liang Chye, View-President of the Association at the Cultural
and Education Centre.
Jointly organized with The Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan
Sentosa Artist Village had various guest artists, including Low Puay Hua, Goh
Beng Kwan, Ang Ping Ping and Belynda Chua, who showed there. SAV’s resident
artists intend to hold one major joint exhibition on an annual basis.
Soobin
Art Gallery presents "A Brave New World" as a tribute to the aspiring
contemporary art of Singapore.
This exhibition features new works from 12 of Singapore's most outstanding
contemporary artists ~ Baet Yeok Kuan, Chua Ek Kay, Goh Beng Kwan, Goh Ee Choo,
Vincent Leow, Lim Poh Teck, Lim Tiong Ghee, Low Puay Hua, Poh Siew Wah, Anthony
Poon, Ng Eng Teng, and Tung Yue Nang. While it is by no means an exhaustive
overview of our local talent, it gives an inkling of the spirit and quality of
Singapore art, and provides fresh insight to the zeitgeist of our times. Indeed
through this exhibition, more than 40 of their recent works, which reflect the
latest preoccupations of the artists and their thoughts toward life and society,
make their appearance into the new year.
In retrospect, the works of these artists are definitely not just another
eye-pleasing decorative souvenir. Instead, the artists have delved aside
mechanical representation of surface phenomena, to different extents, in search
for an art that is more meaningful and profound, and closer to their innermost
causes. Unorthodox as they might seem at first, these works are artistic
triumphs that dared to put innovation before perfection and intuition before
calculation. It is almost impossible to pinpoint any common stylistic traits
among all the works especially when these artists are no conformists to
tradition, the latter whom by abiding the well-defined limits of an accepted and
authorized mode of visual arts, follows it strictly to its logical and
pre-conceived conclusion. Passionate toward their causes, and equipped with an
inquisitive attitude and dauntless spirit, they are relentless in their efforts
to experiment with new possibilities in art. In their conviction to maintain
personal progress and to keep abreast with the times, they invariably imbue the
traditional with newfound vitality and personal insignia.
Exhibition Venue: Soobin Art Gallery, No.1 Halifax Rd Singapore 229257 (Short
walk from KK Children & Women Hospital)
Exhibition Dates: 10 ~ 24 January 1999
Gallery Hours: Mon to Sat 11am~7pm Sun 11am~5pm
(Public Holidays By Appointment Only)