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"I
try to evoke Nature's majestic serenity very directly. Direct, because a painting
needs no object or superficial beauty. This is a form of distraction, as opposed
to abstraction. Directness, honesty and spontaneity are interlinked. Looking at
a painting is looking at an artist. It should reveal the artist's total self inside
out."
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Light
of Way, 1995
Acrylic, oil, sand, collage on canvas (80 x 100 cm) |
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my reading of the Eastern philosophers I gained a deeper understanding of my cultural
roots, I was able to divest myself of what I had been taught earlier and to attain
peace of mind. In my work I'm trying to express my idea of universal peace and
balance, of equality and harmony among men, as opposed to the terrible conflicts
that still exist in the world today"
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Self
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"I was
inspired by Andrew Wyeth whose paintings of solitary objects and figures, realistically
rendered, evoke such pathos. They have a spirit or meaning beyond their surface
representation.....I was intrigued by the surface patterning of rotting walls
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They were infinitely
more interesting to me than new objects because they had character, texture and
meaning acquired through the passage of time, through weathering and usage. They
aroused a feeling of indescribable nostalgia in me."
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artist's list
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Pipe Dream, 1987 |
Rhapsody, 2000 |
Equilibrium II, 1989 |
Singapore River II, 1980
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Breeze, 1999 |
Rainbow Bridge, 2000
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