Artwork Size

154 x 65 cm / 61 x 26 inches

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Artwork Medium

Acrylic Painting, Silkscreen Printing and Silver Leaf on Linen Canvas
Canvas Artwork has wire at back of frame for hanging.

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Artwork Description

“Beyond the Night” is inspired by traditional Chinese landscape paintings.

However, if you take a closer look you will notice that there is something less traditional about this landscape. Singapore’s much loved raintrees are seen throughout the piece.  Tropical island-like formations are found in the water reflections, these too come from Singapore’s green spaces, namely the MacRitchie rainforest.  

Like a Shan Shui artwork (Shan – mountain, Shui – water) this piece is more interested in capturing the emotions and the way the landscape makes you feel, instead of aspiring to realistically capture what the landscape looks like.

Working with Chinese ink, black has been chosen as the primary colour. This is a reflection of the different seasons we go through in life, some of which can be dark, confusing and filled with painful emotions. However the entire base layer of this artwork has been created with blocks of silver leaf, which shimmer and shine. This brings new life to the black ink, reminding one, that beyond the dark times there is always a light, there is always a hope to reach out to.

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作品描述

《超越夜色》灵感源自中国传统山水画。

然而，仔细观察，你会发现这幅作品的景致并不完全传统。作品有新加坡备受喜爱的雨树点缀其间，水中的倒影映出热带岛屿般的地形，这些景象都是源自新加坡的绿色空间——特别是麦里芝（MacRitchie）的雨林。

如同一幅山水画，此作更关注捕捉情感与景观带给人的感受，而非单纯追求景物的写实再现。

在这件作品中，我使用了中国墨作为主要媒介，黑色被选为主色调。这反映了人生中我们所经历的不同阶段，其中一些可能是黑暗的、混乱，充满痛苦的经历。然而，作品的整个底层是由银箔块构成，闪烁着光芒，为黑色墨水注入了新的生命。这提醒我们：在黑暗时期的尽头，总有光明，总有可以伸手触及的希望。

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Artwork Viewing

Currently at Whitestone Gallery Singapore.
For enquiries, email Deborah here or Whitestone Gallery for more information.

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