Ramdom artworks I find in the streets, underpasses, parks. No transit stations. No museums. Well, sometimes.
They would include paintings, murals, sculptures, statues, structures, and temporary installations.
Well, you wander into a school and wonder at what these kids can paint.
photo by dsnake1
it seems you have not left at all
persimmons at the altar -
luscious and firm
like you in life.
06/04/2024
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Location : Metta School, Simei, Singapore
Artwork Title : ?
Type : Calligraphy
The Artist : Tan Tai Jeng, a 12 years old student
Year : ?
Media : probably ink on paper
Dimensions : -
Collection : -
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2024
Ramdom artworks I find in the streets, underpasses, parks. No transit stations. No museums. Well, sometimes.
They would include paintings, murals, sculptures, statues, structures, and temporary installations.
Paint residue rolled into tiny rosettes, cut and sliced and reattached onto the canvas.
photo by dsnake1
jellyfish and whisky don't mix
I have been trying very hard to get rid of these worms in my head.
07/06/2024
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Location : Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Artwork Title : Fetish - White II
Type : Mixed media (?)
The Artist : Jane Lee (b. 1963, Singapore; )
Year : 2011
Media : Dry paint skin on canvas
Dimensions : -
Collection : Istana art collection
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2024
Random artworks I find in the streets, underpasses, parks. No transit stations. No museums. Well, sometimes.
They would include paintings, murals, sculptures, statues, structures, and temporary installations.
I am the only old guy at this art tour/walk my daughter got tickets to but i think i took the most photos.
photos by dsnake1
i thought i wrote those lines before but i am tired
the end of another day
a million murmurs.
Pangrok Sulap is a multidisciplinary art collective established in 2010 in Sabah, Malaysia. It is made up of artists, curators, writers, activists, researchers, craftspeople and others. It aims to strengthen communities through art, and to give a voice to marginalised communities.
Location : Aliwal Arts Centre, Singapore
Artwork Title : People of the Land
Type : Prints
The Artist : Pangrok Sulap
Year : 2024
Media : Woodcut prints on blackout cotton
Dimensions : 335 cm x 152 cm
Collection : -
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2024
SingPoWriMo 2023 Day 9
The prompt is "birth".
beating the odds
Nobody wants you, man. Others don't care. You don't have rich parents. Or friends. You are a pariah. A cat with no claws. You can't kill yourself, even if you wanted to. So why should you be born? Like getting sucked into a black hole right away. Or you limbs pulled apart by predators. Scared now? Still thinking about birth? Okay!
But Singapore, you beat the damn odds!
09/04/2023
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2023
From my Instagram posts...
More of a prayer of hope than a poem.
haiga by dsnake1
instagram poem 2022-09
the light at the end of the virus
will shine.
- Posted on my Instagram 28/03/2020
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022
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
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
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
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
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A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
wake up, have coffee, and go to work
every morning
the sun looks in
with the gaze of a bored child
06/03/2022
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The artwork : [Title unknown]
The Artist : Jaafar Latiff; (b. 1937, Singapore; d. 2007, Singapore )
Year : 1989
Media : Batik
Collection of the artist's family
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
if only i could capture this on canvas
washing my paint brushes
a starry night in the white sink
The artwork : A Corner of My Studio
The Artist : Chng Seok Tin; (b. 1946, Singapore; d. 2019, Singapore )
Year : 1976
Media : Paint, styrofoam, twine and wire on paper
Collection of the Estate of Chng Seok Tin
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2022
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
when insomnia whispers into your ears
let the night die for a moment
hear the whirl of the ceiling fan
let the air run over your sweat
like snakes slithering on sand.
18/09/2021
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The artwork : Teringat III (Contemplation III)
The Artist : Mohammad Din Mohammad (b. 1955, Malaya; d. 2007, Singapore )
Year : 1996
Media : Acrylic on canvas
Private Collection
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
shall we have lunch together?
that's not quite the life
we are looking for.
we need some quiet
to talk things over
17/09/2021
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The artwork : Have No Choice, But.........
The Artist : Chng Seok Tin (b. 1946 Singapore; d. 2019, Singapore )
Year : 1989
Media : Drypoint and monotype on paper
Collection of National Gallery Singapore
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
we keep these slips of paper like talismans
today, 1504 new COVID cases -
long line
at the betting shop
22/09/2021
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Urh, guess the guys are betting on that number on the evening's 4D draw.
The artwork : Batik 14 - 87/88
The Artist : Jaafar Latiff; (b. 1937, Singapore; d.2007, Singapore)
Year : 1988
Media : Batik
Collection of National Gallery Singapore
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
jack and the beanstalk
i squash the noisy van
with my thumb
nine floors up
15/08/2021
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A matter of perspective but priorities should come first.
The artwork : Urban Renewal (Sun and Moon) [ 市区重建:太阳和月亮 ]
The Artist : Goh Beng Kwan (b. 1937, Indonesia)
Year : c. 1970s
Media : Acrylic on canvas
Collection of the Artist
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
checker board of fields under the sun
looking out of the train
at the rice fields of Japan.
oh, just a dream...
24/09/2021
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oh, to be able to travel again...
The artwork : A New Era ( 新时代 )
The Artist : Goh Beng Kwan (b. 1937, Indonesia)
Year : 1969
Media : Fabric and glue on board
Collection of the Artist
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
base jumpers checking the wind
look dear
the way is clear
to jump off the cliff
Aug. 2021
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The pandemic has claimed some in different ways.
The artwork : Amber Aura
The Artist : Eng Tow (b. 1947, Singapore; )
Year : 2011
Media : Chinese ink, acrylic and cast paper collage over washi ground
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.
The Exhibition : Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
photo by dsnake1
love poem on the 7th day of the 7th month
the moon
sliding onto
a tall branch
is trying
to get into your room
14/08/2021
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The artwork : Viaduct ( 高架桥 )
The Artist : Goh Beng Kwan (b. 1937, Indonesia; )
Year : 1962 - 1966
Media : oil on canvas
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
From my Instagram post...
It has been a very wet start to the year...
photo/haiga by dsnake1
instagram poem #21-1
quick lunch -
the clouds
angry again.
Jan 2021
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2021
Crunch time.
photo by dsnake1
today we are voting for a new government
Today, we are voting for a new government, and I have marked my opinion early in the morning. Does my X really matter? Aren't we all goldfishes in a pretty bowl, swimming over the same old spaces? Do goldfishes have a view on politics? Or poetry?
Aren't we also ants, running in a neat line along the kitchen countertop? Do ants deliberate about the coronavirus, loss of jobs, and the laws that are shoved down our throats? Do they prefer the colours white, or others?
Perhaps my X really matters, because all these add up, these are our collective voices, angry or meek. Tonight, or early tomorrow morning, we will know then, if the glass in the goldfish bowl has cracked.
10/07/2020
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"Do you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics. Does a termite thinks that a woman's place is in the house? Do beavers prefer blondes or brunettes?"
-- Robert Heinlein, Goldfish Bowl
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2020
