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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 Galleries:
Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery,
Singapore
http://www.capeofgoodhopeartgal
lery.com...
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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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Artist Statement for Leon K. L. Chew
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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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