Artist by the Singapore River, 1982 : close-up



Photograph

01 Nov 1982

Photographed By Kouo, Shang-Wei, 1924-1988

Information About

In this photograph, a Singaporean watercolour artist, Ong Kim Seng is painting a scene along the Singapore River. His colour pastels and paint materials are beside him. Title devised by Library staff.


Additional Details

Credit Line
All rights reserved, Family of Kouo Shang-Wei and National Library Board Singapore 2007

More to Explore

Artists at work by the Singapore River : general view (I)

Artists at work by the Singapore River : general view (I)

IMAGE

Shown in this coloured slide are some artists working on their painting of bumboats and buildings at the Singapore River, in the shade of trees by the side of the Singapore River....

Artist at work by the Singapore River : close-up

Artist at work by the Singapore River : close-up

IMAGE

This coloured slide is a close-up view of an artist working on a painting of bumboats on the Singapore River....

Boats on Singapore River

Boats on Singapore River

IMAGE

General view of numerous colourful boats used for sightseeing along the Singapore river. Title devised by Library staff....

Artists at work by the Singapore River : general view (II)

Artists at work by the Singapore River : general view (II)

IMAGE

Shown in this coloured slide are thrre artists working on their painting of bumboats and buildings at the Singapore River, in the shade of trees by the side of the Singapore River....

Artists by the Singapore River, 1982 : general view [2]

Artists by the Singapore River, 1982 : general view [2]

IMAGE

In this photograph, we can see four artists painting along the Singapore River. This seems to attest to the popularity of the Singapore River and the bumboats as art subjects. In the background, a Caucasian tourist is also taking a photograph of the artists. Title devised by Library staff....

Henna painting : two people

Henna painting : two people

IMAGE

This photograph shows a henna artist at work. The artist starts the painting from the wrist and works her way to the fingers. Title devised by Library staff....

Anthony Poon : headshot

Anthony Poon : headshot

IMAGE

This is a photograph of widely cited “second-generation artist”, Anthony Poon Kin Soon. He is probably the most commissioned Singaporean artist of his generation, with innumerable works in both private and public collections. In 1990, he was awarded the Singapore Cultural Medallion....

Thomas Yeo : half-length portrait

Thomas Yeo : half-length portrait

IMAGE

This ia a photograph of Thomas Yeo, who represents one of the Singapore’s “second generation artists” who studied in the West. Yeo mixed media collages in which he used recycled ideas from his landscape paintings, and incorporating a multitude of available materials. In 1984, he was awarded the Singapore Cultural...

Colourful animal-shaped floats on Singapore River : general view

Colourful animal-shaped floats on Singapore River : general view

IMAGE

This photograph shows colourful floats in the Singapore River, in the shape of sea animals such as the dolphin....

Sari materials : close-up

Sari materials : close-up

IMAGE

Shown in this photograph is a close-up on some colourful, patterned materials for making saris, fanned out and hung from the ceiling of one textile shop in Little India. Title devised by Library staff....