Wu Guanzhong exhibition opens in Singapore

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Singapore unveils an exhibition on artworks by Wu Guanzhong at National Gallery Singapore on Wednesday evening, Nov. 25, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

Exhibitions on artworks by Wu Guanzhong and Chua Ek Kay were unveiled at the National Gallery Singapore on Wednesday evening.

The newly opened National Gallery Singapore has set up a Wu Guanzhong Gallery, a permanent exhibition, for the towering figure in the world of Chinese art, which is dedicated to the life and work of Wu.

Many of the art pieces by Wu are on public display for the first time in Singapore, including a sculpture of the artist himself, and Wu's famous "Twin Swallows" painting, a beautiful blend of Eastern and Western techniques that is reflective of Wu's pioneering methods in synthesizing Chinese and European art traditions, according to Eugene Tan, director of National Gallery Singapore.

This is also the first time that a retrospective exhibition on artworks of Singaporean artist Chua Ey Kay has been organized by a national museum in Singapore.

Named "Chua Ek Kay: After the Rain", this exhibition includes two of Chua's award-winning works that perfectly display his distinctive handling of traditional Chinese ink painting techniques in a modern manner -- bridging the distinctions between Chinese ink and Euro-American aesthetics.

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