Genesis 开天辟地
Year: 2016
Artist: Tay Bak Chiang
Medium: Pigments and acrylic on canvas
Size:
140 (H) x 280 (W) cm [diptych]
Each panel 140 (H) x 140 (W) cm
Location: Singapore Land Tower
Monumental granite formations encountered in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve are reimagined as textured shapes and sculptural blocks, carrying a sense of latent energy and presence. Though inanimate, these hulking forms appear as silent witnesses to time, history, and the slow rhythms of the natural world.
Part of the artist’s Stone series, the work reinterprets traditions of Chinese ink painting through layered pigments and acrylic paint. Subtle gradations and ink-like translucency allow solidity to soften into atmosphere, where mass and light coexist within a shifting visual field.
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Tay Bak Chiang
Born 1973, Singapore
Graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore), and furthered his studies at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, China. Tay Bak Chiang paints subjects found in the nature of Singapore and Southeast Asia, such as heliconias, lotus ponds and rocks.
He seeks to reinterpret them inventively in terms of form, composition, technique, material and colour. Lotus flowers, for example, are depicted as minimalist forms in bold hues; lotus stalks as thick, unembellished black strokes; and stones as textured shapes and sculptural blocks in intense colors made by combining pigments and traditional Chinese ink. Through these subjects, he expresses his sentiments and philosophies.
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