CHEONG SOO PIENG 钟泗宾

Cheong Soo Pieng (1917-1983). Born in Amoy, China. Cheong studied art at the Xiamen Academy of Fine Art in 1933. In 1936 Cheong graduated and attended Xinhua Academy of Fine Art in Shanghai for further studies, only to have his education cut short with the breakout of the Sino-Japanese War. Cheong returned to his alma mater to teach art, and pursued his painting passion in watercolours due to scarcity of oil paint materials. In 1945 Cheong left China for Hong Kong and relocated to Singapore in late 1946 where he would be a lecturer at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts for the next 20 years. Cheong was a pioneer of the Nanyang art style, and a driving force to the development of Modernism in visual art in the early 20th-century Singapore. He was also known for his signature depiction of Southeast Asian indigenous tribal people with elongated limbs and torso, almond-shaped faces and eyes in his paintings. Combining the sensibilities of Chinese ink and Western oil painting, Cheong utilised graphic outlines and mellow tones to elevate tropical daily life in Southeast Asia. A ceaseless innovator, he constantly experimented with new artistic compositions and materials; a journey which culminated in both innovative abstract designs and sensitive depictions of Balinese figures.

钟泗宾 (1917-1983)。 生于中国厦门。 1933年，在厦门美术学院学习艺术。1936年，就读于上海新华美术学院，但随着中日战争的爆发，他的学业中断了。 1938 年回到母校教美术，由于缺少油漆材料，他继续对水彩画感兴趣。 1945年，他离开中国前往香港，并于1946年后期移居新加坡，在那里他将在接下来的20年中担任南洋美术专科学院的讲师。 他是南洋艺术风格的先驱，并且是20世纪初新加坡视觉艺术现代主义发展的推动力。他的画作还以其四肢细长，躯干，杏仁形脸和眼睛的东南亚土著部落居民的代表画而闻名。结合中国水墨和西方油画的敏锐度，他利用图形轮廓和柔和的色调来提升东南亚的热带日常生活。他不断创新，不断尝试新的艺术作品和材料。这一旅程以创新的抽象设计和对巴厘岛人物的敏感描写为高潮。

CHUA MIA TEE 蔡明智

Chua Mia Tee（蔡明智）was born in Guangdong province, China, in 1931 but moved to Singapore when he was just 6 years old. He is widely regarded as one of Singapore’s foremost realist painters. He is best known for his oil paintings which depict Singapore’s vanishing traditional urban landscape. He is also a much sought-after portrait artist who has painted several prominent businessmen and politicians in Singapore, including Singapore’s past and present presidents. Chua draws his inspiration and subjects from the world around him. He spent his boyhood in Chinatown and around the Singapore River, so many of Chua’s early works depict the traditional landscapes and life in Singapore that are gradually disappearing under urban redevelopment. His paintings captured not only the heart of these places, but also the indomitable spirit of the people living and working there. He was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 2015

蔡明智（Chua Mia Tee）于1931年出生于中国广东省，但在他6岁的时候移居新加坡。他被公认为新加坡最重要的现实主义画家之一。他最著名的油画作品描绘了新加坡正在消失的传统城市景观。他还是一位备受追捧的肖像画家，他为新加坡的几位杰出商人和政客画了肖像，其中包括新加坡的前任和现任总统。蔡从他周围的世界汲取了他的灵感和主题。他在中国城和新加坡河周围度过了童年，因此蔡先生的许多早期作品都描绘了新加坡的传统景观和生活，这些传统和景观在城市重建中逐渐消失。他的画作不仅捕捉了这些地方的心脏，还捕捉了在那里生活和工作的人们的顽强精神。他在2015年被授予文化大奖章

ENG SIAK LOY 翁锡礼

Eng Siak Loy is a Singaporean artist who was born in 1941. He has had a long and successful artistic career that started at the Singapore Academy of Art in 1960, then as a designer at the National Parks Board

翁锡礼是一位新加坡艺术家，出生于1941年。他拥有悠久而成功的艺术生涯，始于1960年的新加坡艺术学院，之后是国家公园委员会的设计师。

GOH BENG KWAN 吴民权

Goh Beng Kwan (1937 - ) is a Singapore modern artist known for his distinctive approach to abstraction and collage, as seen from his artworks. The direction of Goh’s stylistic development was moulded from exposure to art and Chinese calligraphy during his student years at The Chinese High School under the tutelage of Chen Wen Hsi. In 1962, Goh left for New York to study at the Art Students League where he tutored under abstract expressionist painter Sidney Gross. At the League, Goh began to experiment with abstract compositions and expressive brushwork. In 1964, he transferred to Provincetown Workshop, Massachusetts, where he was mentored by Leo Manso and Victor Candell. Goh returned to Singapore in 1966, and began his association with the Alpha Gallery in the early 1970s. The Alpha Gallery was considered to be at the cutting-edge of modern art in Singapore then. He was conferred the Cultural Medallion for Visual Arts in 1989, the highest state accolade recognising contributions made to the development of art in Singapore.

吴民权（1937-）是新加坡现代艺术家，从他的作品中可以看出他以独特的抽象和拼贴方法而闻名。 他的风格发展的方向是在陈文希的指导下，在华侨中学学习期间接触艺术和中国书法而塑造的。 1962年，吴前往纽约，在艺术学生联盟学习，并在抽象表现主义画家西德尼·格罗斯（Sidney Gross）的指导下进行辅导。 1964年，他转到马萨诸塞州的普罗温斯敦工场，在那里，他受到里奥·曼索（Leo Manso）和维克多·坎德尔（Victor Candell）的指导。 他于1966年返回新加坡，并于1970年代初开始与Alpha画廊建立关系。 1989年，他被授予视觉艺术文化大奖章，以表彰他对新加坡艺术发展做出的贡献。

KOEH SIA YONG 许锡勇

Koeh Sia Yong was born in 1938. At the age of 8, he became interested in painting. He eventually attended the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and graduated in 1958 from the western art department. While he was at NAFA, he joined the Equator Art Society, believing that everyone should have access to art and that art should contribute to nation building. After 30 years in the advertising industry, he took up painting as a full time endeavour in 1990. Koeh Sia Yong's oil works are diverse in subject matters, ranging from the figures of Balinese women to the portrayal of landscapes of Singapore scenes. His work is characterised by realistic and expressive approaches, using bold and unrestrained brush strokes.

许锡勇出生于1938年。8岁时，他对绘画产生了兴趣。他最终进入南洋美术专科学院（NAFA），并于1958年毕业于西方艺术系。在NAFA期间，他加入了赤道艺术协会（Equator Art Society），他认为每个人都应该有获得艺术的机会，艺术应该为国家建设做出贡献。在广告界工作了30年之后，他在1990年开始全职从事绘画工作。许锡勇的油画作品的题材多样，从巴厘岛女性形象到新加坡风景的写照不等。他的作品以逼真而富有表现力的方式为特征，使用大胆而奔放的笔触。

LEE BOON WANG 李文苑

Lee Boon Wang (1934 – 2016) was a China-born Singaporean landscape painter, best known for his riverside and seaside paintings. Boon Wang graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1953. He began his career by teaching at his alma mater, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He subsequently worked in advertising, first for S. H. Benson and later for Leo Burnett Worldwide. By the 1970s, he became a full-time landscape painter. He painted many scenes by the river and the sea

李文苑（1934 – 2016）是出生于中国的新加坡风景画家，最著名的作品是河畔画和海边画。1953年毕业于南洋美术专科学院。他的职业生涯始于母校南洋美术专科学院的教学。随后，他从事广告工作，首先是S. H. Benson，然后是Leo Burnett Worldwide。到1970年代，他成为一名专职风景画家。他在河边和海边画了许多场景

LIM YEW KUAN 林友权

Lim was born in Xiamen, China in 1928. Lim’s late father was well-known Singapore pioneer artist Lim Hak Tai. In 1948, Lim enrolled in NAFA to pursue art studies and graduated in 1950 with a diploma in Western painting. In 1952, he started teaching in NAFA. In 1958, Lim left for the United Kingdom to pursue further studies in art at the Chelsea School of Art in London. During his time in London, Lim intensively studied the works of French artist Gauguin, British artist Turner, and Dutch artist Rembrandt. He graduated in 1960 with a diploma in design (painting) and went on to study etching and lithography, graduating in 1961 with a diploma in printmaking. Upon his return to Singapore in 1962, Lim taught art at the former Teachers' Training College. Lim later returned to NAFA as its deputy principal. Lim retired in 1994 and became a full-time artist in 1995. Lim is a well-known second-generation Nanyang Style painter, printmaker and sculptor. For his contributions to the visual arts scene, Lim was awarded the Cultural Medallion for Visual Arts in 2011.

林友权于1928年出生于中国厦门。林的已故父亲是新加坡著名的先锋画家林学大。 1948年，林进入NAFA就读艺术，并于1950年获得西方绘画文凭。 1952年，他开始在NAFA任教。 1958年，林前往伦敦切尔西艺术学院（Chelsea School of Art）进修艺术。林在伦敦期间，集中精力研究法国艺术家高更，英国艺术家特纳和荷兰艺术家伦勃朗的作品。他于1960年毕业，获得设计（绘画）文凭，然后继续学习蚀刻和光刻，并于1961年获得版画文凭。林于1962年返回新加坡后，在原师范学院教授艺术。他后来回到NAFA担任副校长。林于1994年退休，并于1995年成为专职画家。林是著名的第二代南洋风格画家，版画家和雕塑家。由于对视觉艺术领域的贡献，林于2011年荣获视觉艺术文化大奖。

TAN CHOH TEE 陈楚智

Tan Choh Tee (b. 1942, Guangdong, China) is a prominent second generation artist known for his impressionist-style oil paintings depicting still life as well as landscapes from a bygone era in Singapore's history. He completed his early education in his hometown, however, he migrated to Singapore in the 50s which is where he became interested in art. He also studied under the tutelage of pioneer artists like Cheong Soo Ping and Chen Wen-Hsi. Tan Choh Tee is a graduate from the Nanyang Fine Arts Academy as well as the Beijing Central Academy Of Fine Arts. For his contributions to the local arts scene, Tan was awarded the Cultural Medallion for Visual Arts in 2006

陈楚智（1942年生于中国广东）是著名的第二代艺术家，以印象派风格的油画着称，描绘了新加坡历史上过去时代的风景。他在自己的家乡完成了早期教育，在50年代移民到新加坡，在那里他对艺术产生了兴趣。他还受钟泗宾和陈文希等先锋艺术家的熏陶。 陈楚智毕业于南洋美术专科学院和北京中央美术学院。由于对当地艺术界的贡献，陈楚智于2006年被授予视觉艺术文化大奖章

TAY BAK KOI 郑木奎

Tay Bak Koi (1939 - 2005) was a second generation Singaporean artist,. Tay is well known for his portrayals of fishing villages, kampong scenes and buffalo. His medium of choice was predominantly oil, but watercolour was another favoured medium for Tay. His distinctive style combined a mixture of both realism and fantasy to create truly unique works of art. He enrolled at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1957. His teacher was first generation Singapore artist Cheong Soo Pieng. Although Tay's art is seldom described as radical, it is not conformist either. Tay’s oeuvre began with early documentations of a vanishing Singapore with geometric kelong and kampung in the 1960s, realistic paintings of Chinatown in the 1980s and lastly, experimentations with bright colours. He also displayed a deep appreciation of colours and attention to rich textural surfaces, decorative details and acute linework. He used colours sparingly in some of his works, playing on the resonance and complexities of cool hues such as blues and greens, punctuating them with spots of bright colours.

郑木奎 （1939 - 2005）是第二代新加坡艺术家，他以对渔村，甘榜风光和水牛的描绘而闻名。他选择的介质主要是油，但是水彩是他的另一种受欢迎的介质。他独特的风格结合了现实主义和幻想，创造出真正独特的艺术品。 1957年，他被南洋美术专科学院录取。他的老师是新加坡第一代艺术家钟泗宾。尽管他的艺术很少被描述为激进的，但它也不是顺从的。 他的作品始于早期消失的新加坡，在1960年代是以几何形状描绘鱼村和甘榜，在1980年代是以写实描绘唐人街，最后是实验鲜艳的色彩。他还对色彩表现出了深深的欣赏，并关注丰富的纹理表面，装饰细节和鲜明的线条。在他的一些作品中，他使用鲜明色彩，在诸如蓝色和绿色等冷色调的共鸣和复杂性上发挥作用，并在这些色彩上点缀鲜艳的色彩。