In celebration of Singapore’s 50th anniversary of independence, The Private Museum presents Influences and Friendships: A Chua Ek Kay Estate Collection. This special body of works offers a glimpse into Chua Ek Kay’s lesser-known art collection of prominent artists and friends, with 21 artworks in Chinese ink and Calligraphy, Oil and Woodcarving, that reflects the inspirations and artists that influenced Chua in his artistic practice.
Highlights include Huang Binhong’s landscape painting paying its homage to the 10th century painter Juran, one of the great Master artists of early Chinese monumental landscape paintings. Huang Binhong (1865 – 1955), a painter and art theorist, was one of Chua’s biggest influences. Inspired by the endless possibilities of ink, Chua fervently explored the extent of his brushworks. The collection of works traces Chua’s Shanghai School lineage from Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), Wang Ge Yi (1897-1988) and Fan Chang Tien (1907-1987), and a combination of monk artists, Lingnan School and Chua’s contemporaries.
Opening reception: 1 August 2015, 11am
Please send RSVP to the event by 25 July 2015 to mail@theprivatemuseum.org. Alternatively, you may call us at 6738 2872.
Venue: The Private Museum, 51 Waterloo Street, #02-06, Singapore 187969
When: 2 Aug - 22 Sep 2015,
By: The Private Museum Singapore