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SOVA: Singapore Pioneers || Herons by Chen Wen Hsi

Who were they?

Liu Kang, Georgette Chan, Chen Chong Swee, Chen Wen Hsi, Cheong Soo Pieng

Where did they come from?

China

The two predominant influences on their style?

A mix of Western and Chinese art styles.

Where did these influences come from?

Men: studying in China, traveling in Europe

Georgette: extensive travel and study abroad particularly in Europe and the USA.

What was their subject matter?

An interpretation of local subjects.

Where did they gain inspiration for local subject matter?

Bali.

What was their style called?

Nanyang Style.

Which Singapore based art school did they teach at?

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).

Liu Kang's works in our syllabus?

Artist and Model 1954, Life By The River 1975

Georgette Chen's work in our syllabus?

Portrait of Eugene Chen

Herons by Chen Wen Hsi

Feldman's Approach (When we didn't know the name of the artwork)

We decided that among our list of words (USA, car crash, pollution, skyscrapers, urban life, metal), urban life suits the best.

Relate: looks like shapes of flamingoes, birds, broken glass, fish, a messy clump of mixture and shards.

Describe: angular, irregular, jagged, rigid forms/shapes, dirty and unfiltered colours, shades of gray, use of black and white, forms are distorted, doesn't resemble anything.

Analyze: arbitrary colours, forms and shapes arranged haphazardly, looks messy, black and white provides contrast, probably used chinese ink or watercolour. Style is similar to cubism, colours employed are similar to fauvism.

Interpret: mood is dull, sharp edges cause discomfort, as if something is protruding into the whole artwork. unpleasant feeling.

Evaluate: I dislike the whole artwork due to its ruggedness as a whole, it's like what you see when you fall on the beach face-down onto a sandy ground of rocks and pebbles.

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