A Waltz through the City features close to 30 ink paintings by Singapore artist, Anthony Chua Say Hua. The city scenes depicted through his bold, whimsical reflections include the Singapore River, Singapore Flyer, Marina Bay Sands, Chinatown and Tiong Bahru shophouses.
Anthony is fond of utilizing different types of brushes, including the less conventional feather brushes, and is highly versatile in deploying smudging, rubbing and layering of ink to generate various interesting effects on the rice paper. By synthesising Chinese ink traditions with Western modern aesthetics, he has developed an iconic body of ink work based on urban landscapes and old buildings in Singapore.
Anthony Chua (b.1966, Singapore) is a third-generation Singapore painter who works primarily with the Chinese ink medium. He has been a full-time artist since 1996 and is a former winner of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award (2001). He has also clinched several prizes from the UOB Painting of the Year Competition held over the years, including most recently, the Silver Award in the established artist category in the 33rd UOB Painting of the Year Competition in 2014.
Venue: artcommune gallery, 231, Bain Street, #02-43, Bras Basah Complex, Singapore 180231
Hours: Opening Hours: 12 to 7 daily
When: 18 - 27 Sep 2015,