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Artist Statement:
I endeavor to present a unique
and innovative style of
Chinese painting, in combining
ideas of calligraphy and
painting, in integrating
Science and Art, and in
blending the East and the
West. Using a traditional
painting medium, but with
self-invented modern technique
of pigmentizing-and-alumizing,
a binary balance between
traditional art practice and
contemporary art process is
achieved. Another trademark of
my paintings is the controlled
and yet harmonious splashings
of varied Chinese ink and
colors, and a rich mix of
dry-wet,
dispersed-concentrated,
bright-dark and light-heavy
effects. Heavy color is
created from a mixture of
color pigments from mineral
and vegetable sources. The
surface of my paintings is
usually converted into a
virtual platform, sometimes
unpredictable, on which
diverse entities converge, and
then diverge to make a
picture. I continue to pursue
a state between figurative
naturalism and abstract
intellectualism, between
likeness and unlikeness;
seeking the Yin Yang harmony
of form and spirit, past and
present.
Dr Leon K. L. Chew...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2010: Solo Exhibition of
Modern Chinese Paintings by
Dr. Leon K. L. Chew (First
modern Chinese painting
exhibition in the history of
U.A.E.), Abu Dhabi National
Theater, U.A.E.;
Al Bastakiya Art Fair, Dubai,
U.A.E.
2009: Emerge: Ways of
Worldmaking (An exhibition
held in conjunction ...
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Artist Reviews:
2010: Heart Safari in Abu
Dhabi. Asian Art News 20 (3),
28.
2010: Singapore artist’s show
in Capital [Abu Dhabi].
Khaleej Times, 3 May 2010, 5.
2010: Colors that Touch the
Spirit of the Seasons. Emarat
Alyoum, 1 May 2010, 20-21.
2010: Ancient Chinese Symbols
Combined in Dr. ...
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Collections:
Abu Dhabi Authority for
Culture & Heritage, UAE.
Bangkok Bank Ltd.
Embassy of the Republic of
Singapore, UAE.
Government of Singapore
Investment Corporation.
Korea Culture Art Research
Institute.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Singapore.
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts,
Singapore.
Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore.
National Art Gallery,
Singapore.
Singapore Management
University.
Shell ...
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Commissions:
Government of Singapore
Investment Corporation.
Private Commissions....
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Galleries for Leon K. L. Chew:
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Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Singapore http://www.capeofgoodhopeartgallery.com
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