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Cheong Soo Pieng

CHEONG SOO PIENG

Cheong Soo Pieng: Layer By Layer National Gallery Singapore 5 April–29 September 2024 Singapore
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Regarded as a leading figure within Singapore’s art history, Cheong Soo Pieng is known for his distinctive style, which stemmed from a profound understanding of easel painting and Chinese aesthetics. Bringing the science of studying paintings to life, encounter the artist’s work alongside in-depth research into his artistic process and use of materials. Uncover untold stories behind selected artworks, and learn how an artist like Cheong conceives, composes, and puts an artwork together – layer by layer.

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About the Artist

With a practice that drew from diverse influences such as Chinese ink painting, modernist formalism, and post-Impressionism, Cheong Soo Pieng was known for his graphic lines and fluid movement inspired by his travels in Southeast Asia, and his affiliation with the development of the Nanyang Style.

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Singapore’s landmark museum of modern and contemporary Southeast Asian art in a historic civic monument.

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National Gallery Singapore contemporary art institution in Singapore
National Gallery Singapore
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