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Liu Kang is recognised as one of Singapore’s most influential pioneering first-generation artists. He is best known for his contributions to the Nanyang painting style, which he developed together with his contemporaries after a field trip to Bali in 1952.
3 sie 2021 · Though noted decades ago, Liu Kang’s comments continue to reflect the thoughts of many today. From idyllic rural scenes to shifting interiors and urbanscapes, this exhibition features artists across generations and juxtaposes an array of mediums including painting, pastel drawing, and photography.
15 lip 2023 · A photograph from the artist’s archive shows a middle-aged Liu clutching the shoulder of a topless girl during a trip to Sabah in 1969, the caption (translated into English) reading “My Girl Friend at the ‘Long House’”.
Liu Kang was a pioneering Singaporean artist associated with the Nanyang school, a modern art movement practised by migrant Chinese painters in Singapore from the late-1940s to the 1960s. His work significantly shaped the visual arts in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
11 sty 2024 · The five works are now on show at the DBS Singapore Gallery. Visitors have until April 1 to see Georgette Chen’s Self Portrait, Liu’s Souri and Chen Wen Hsi’s The Ferry, which are hung in...
Liu Kang (Chinese: 刘抗; pinyin: Liú Kàng; 4 January 1911 – 1 June 2004) was a Singaporean artist known for his Balinese -themed figurative paintings. He was a founding member of the Singapore Art Society, and was credited with developing the Nanyang Style, an art style associated with the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. [1][2][3] Biography.
11 sty 2024 · Explore some of the masterpieces by the pioneer painters of the Nanyang school of art belonging to the National Collection and hanging in the National Gallery Singapore.
