Showing posts with label Directing the Real. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Directing the Real. Show all posts

Friday, June 24, 2022

At the National Gallery Singapore - #23

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
Exhibition : Chua Mia Tee : Directing the Real



photo by dsnake1


early morning is the time for the freshest air


dawn -
a man grunts
from the outhouse



27/01/2022
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The artwork : Diary Farm at Potong Pasir

The Artist : Chua Mia Tee   (b. 1931, China; )

Year : 1958

Media : Oil on canvas

Collection of National Gallery Singapore.




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

At the National Gallery Singapore - #22

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
Exhibition : Chua Mia Tee : Directing the Real



photo by dsnake1


love can make you dissect a person like a flower


looking into the future
and seeing love -

the stars and tides


17/04/2022
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The artwork : Portrait of Lee Boon Ngan

The Artist : Chua Mia Tee   (b. 1931, China; )

Year : 1957

Media : Oil on canvas

Collection of National Gallery Singapore




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022

Monday, June 20, 2022

At the National Gallery Singapore - #21

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition - Chua Mia Tee : Directing the Real



photo by dsnake1



not all heroes wear capes


one basket of sand
one brick at a time
they build our nation.


08/03/2022
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The artwork : Samsui Woman

The Artist : Chua Mia Tee   (b. 1931, China; )

Year : 1979

Media : Pencil and watercolour on paper

Collection of Teresa Koh and Howie Lau





© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022

Saturday, June 18, 2022

At the National Gallery Singapore - #20

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition - Chua Mia Tee : Directing The Real




photo by dsnake1



there is no better place to hide than in the open


searching for dark corners
the silence of the sunlight


DEC 2021
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The artwork : Temple Street, Chinatown

The Artist : Chua Mia Tee   (b. 1931, China; )

Year : 1976

Media : woodcut print on paper

Collection of Debbie Lee





© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022