River City
H110 x W200 cm
Acrylic Painting, Silkscreen Printing, Fabric Applique & Stitchwork on Linen Canvas
This skyline scene juxtaposes the old and the new. Historical buildings like The Old Supreme Court to the right of the artwork has been dwarfed by shiny new skyscrapers. From low shophouses to bedazzling skyscrapers, Singapore’s cityscape has been constantly evolving over the past 50 years - and it still continues today.
Traditional Chinese wave motifs have been added to the foreground to reflect on Singapore’s history as a River City.
The photograph used in this artwork was taken from the Padang, an open playing field which was gazetted as a national monument in 2019.