Artist Talks
21 January 2018
TKS Gallery
2.00 - 3.00 pm
Artist Talk: Teo Eng Seng
Artist Teo Eng Seng seeks to open up questions in four areas about the Singapore art scene: first, the state of Art, the position of the Artist, the mode of promoting artists and the issue of art collecting.
Teo aims to address these aspects through a critical lens, to get the audience thinking about the direction that the Visual Arts scene is gravitating towards. How do they feel about the direction? He treats these issues with significance, in affecting the development of the visual art scene.
Teo was a recipient of the Cultural Medallion in 1986 for his contributions to Visual Arts. He is still active with his art practice and continues to contribute to the arts community.
3.30 - 4.30 pm
Artist Talk: Chinese Ink Painting- Traditional Arts or Contemporary Expression
by Hong Sek Chern
Chinese ink painting has a very long tradition rooted in Chinese history and culture. Despite the production of large numbers of Ink Art and a sizeable collector base it hardly features significantly in chronicles of contemporary art. Is Chinese ink painting facing an invisibility crisis? Artist Hong Sek Chern will be sharing her experiences as an art practitioner who has been working with the medium for last twenty years.
Sek Chern is a recipient of the Young Artist Award awarded by the National Arts Council and has represented Singapore at the Sab Paolo Biennial and Shenzhen Ink Painting Biennial.
All talks are free.
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Do note that the number of attendees are limited to the seating capacity in the gallery (approx. 30 people ).
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Visitors who RSVP are given priority to seats before the starting time of the talk.
Once the talk begins, any available seats are open to walk-in visitors who are present.
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Artist Talk: Teo Eng Seng
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Artist Talk: Chinese Ink Painting- Traditional Arts or Contemporary Expression by Hong Sek Chern
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Image credits: Telok Kurau Studios
Image credits: Photo courtesy of artist