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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 Galleries:
Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery,
Singapore
http://www.capeofgoodhopeartgal
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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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Exhibitions for Leon K. L. Chew:
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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 with the Venice Biennale 2009), Venice, Italy.
2008: Who am I to Disappear: A Dialogue between Landscape and Mind (Three-man show), Wrexham, U.K.
2007: Turning Point (An art exhibition held in conjunction with Singapore Art Show), Singapore.
2006: NUSS [National University of Singapore Society] Fine Arts Exhibition, Singapore.
2005: Txtrapolis: Contemporary Text-Based Art, Singapore.
2004: Chinese Cultural Festival Art Exhibition, Singapore.
2003: Creative Chinese Calligraphy and Contemporary Chinese Painting Exhibition at Zhu Qizhan Art Museum, Shanghai, China.
2002: Nokia Singapore Art at Singapore Art Museum, Singapore.
2001: Solo Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Paintings by Dr. Chew Kim Liong, Singapore.
2000: Solo Exhibition of Modern Chinese Paintings by Chew Kim Liong, Singapore.
1999: Artist Notebook, Singapore.
1998: Nanyang Technological University Fund-Raising Art Exhibition, Singapore.
1997: The Society of Chinese Artists' 62nd Annual Art Exhibition, Singapore.
1994-1996: Studio Exhibitions of Leon Chew at Goldsmiths, London, U.K.
1993: Exhibition of Artworks by Singapore Artists at Empress Place Museum, Singapore.
1992: Asia Invitation Art Exhibition at Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Korea.
1991: Singapore Art Fair, Singapore.
1990: The Singapore-Japan Art Exhibition, Singapore and Japan.
1989: National University of Singapore Diamond Jubilee Art Exhibition, Singapore.
1988: Six-Person Discovery Art Exhibition, Singapore.
1987: National Museum Centenary Art Exhibition, Singapore.
1986: Young Artists' Painting Exhibition at National Museum, Singapore.
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