Artwork Size

180 × 80 cm / 71 × 31 inches

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Artwork Medium

Acrylic Painting, Silkscreen Printing, Gold Leaf, Colour Pencils, Fabric Applique & Stitchwork on Linen Canvas

Canvas Artwork has wire at back of frame for hanging.

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Artwork Description

Sky Gardens is an artwork about visions and dreams. The vision of founding father Lee Kuan Yew was for Singapore to become a beautiful Garden City. Those dreams continue to grow and develop by all those who get to call this sunny island home. 

In Island Dreaming, Singapore’s iconic cityscape now has a towering green backdrop; the rainforest and greenery that is given priority as the Garden City now becomes a City in a Garden.  

The city itself is shown mostly in white, adding to the artwork's otherworldly and heavenly mood—little pockets of lush green foliage float amongst clouds that merge into water reflections. As in a dream, the boundary lines are unclear, giving way for the imagination to run free. 

The lush green foliage is made up of the island’s tropical plants such as leafy bird’s-nest ferns and breezy palm trees that float on the clouds. Besides these close-up images of plants, the silhouette of the MacRitchie rainforest can be seen, a beautiful green lung that still boasts of primary rainforest right in the heart of the city! 

Crystals sparkle in the sunlight and small golden squares illuminate this artwork. In this piece dreams are filled with both light and hope, striving upwards to new heights as vertical greenery reaches up to something greater. Our souls are lifted, and our spirits are connected as we immerse ourselves in the beauty of nature. 

The golden blocks are reflective of the city lights, a little square for each office or home that indicates there is life within. In between the golden blocks, carefully selected fabric has been sewn onto the canvas surface. All in shades of green, this fabric is made up of textiles that speak of Singapore’s multicultural society. Namely, Chinese silk, the batik of the Singapore Girl, and last but not least the pixelated camouflage of Singapore’s military men.  

As the diversely colourful residents of this island, we often get to live in the benefit of others’ dreams. How do we respond to those given benefits? 

Sky Gardens speaks of striving upwards. A peaceful, beautiful light-filled world is a big dream … but big dreams can come true, so Sky Gardens says keep dreaming, keep imagining, look how far those dreams have already taken us.

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Artwork Viewing

Please email us to arrange for a studio appointment; in email please mention original artwork(s) you are interested in viewing.
For international clients, a video call (Zoom or Whatsapp) can be arranged.

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Shipping & Delivery

For local orders, delivery and installation can be arranged.

For international orders, canvas artworks will be taken off the frame and delivered rolled up in a sturdy cardboard tube. Framing instructions will be included, which can be taken to any framer.

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