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Semi-representational, the work shows two figures locked in embrace in an upright position. Wee has produced numerous works expressing emotional and psychological conditions through abstract compositions. In this particular work, the figures are fused and suspended in an amorphous context, drawing greater attention to the materiality of their emotional state of being. This work of mixed media on canvas is part of National University of Singapore Museum Collection. Physical dimensions of original: 1230 x 1230 mm.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Wee Beng Chong, 1977.
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