Art and Our Worlds - A Visit to the National Gallery of Singapore
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Art and Our Worlds
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1ART AND OUR WORLDS
The National Gallery of Singapore holds some of the finest artworks in the world of
aesthetics. They are as experimental as they are traditional; a fine testimony to the culture of the
land, its people and the artists who capture them in canvas. A visit to the Gallery acquaints the
visitor to a plethora of dynamic artworks and new art movements that have been developing
since the inception of modern age. Amidst the superfluity of different pieces of artworks created
by prestigious artists the Gallery dons so splendidly, an abstract painting by avant-garde artist
Anthony Poon appeals to a sensitive visitor, displayed at an avoidable corner.
What attracts me most about The Jobless Son is the play of dark hues, using as less as
two colors for demarcating the figure from the background. The painting is executed by different
shapes of angles and lines, indicating the artist’s spirit of experimentation and influence of the
abstract movement of art. For an inexperienced visitor, it is difficult to figure out how Poon
made possible the creation of the perfect peacock blue with oil and paper. Although the anxiety
and despair that comes across the work is hard to miss, even for the amateur viewer. I took
particular note of how the figure is deliberately blurred into the background, it has special
significance to the title. The existence of the ‘jobless son’ is hushed into oblivion, he survives
like the painting does; somewhere in a drab corner, easily escaping notice. Poon’s expressionistic
tendency and his ensuing innovations in the trope of relief painting have inspired his creation of
the masterpiece. The painting explores how Poon developed his style methodically and found a
distinctive voice vent out his angst through artistic expression. Observing the painting on a
second visit reveals the work as semi-abstract, with its graduation of forest green and
effervescent hues of peacock blue, a remarkable play of colors for informing the mood. ). It is
easy to make out the figure of the decrepit man in shades of blue, while the rare and strategic use
of green solidifies the gloomy background. Poon deliberately does not use any distinct forms for
The National Gallery of Singapore holds some of the finest artworks in the world of
aesthetics. They are as experimental as they are traditional; a fine testimony to the culture of the
land, its people and the artists who capture them in canvas. A visit to the Gallery acquaints the
visitor to a plethora of dynamic artworks and new art movements that have been developing
since the inception of modern age. Amidst the superfluity of different pieces of artworks created
by prestigious artists the Gallery dons so splendidly, an abstract painting by avant-garde artist
Anthony Poon appeals to a sensitive visitor, displayed at an avoidable corner.
What attracts me most about The Jobless Son is the play of dark hues, using as less as
two colors for demarcating the figure from the background. The painting is executed by different
shapes of angles and lines, indicating the artist’s spirit of experimentation and influence of the
abstract movement of art. For an inexperienced visitor, it is difficult to figure out how Poon
made possible the creation of the perfect peacock blue with oil and paper. Although the anxiety
and despair that comes across the work is hard to miss, even for the amateur viewer. I took
particular note of how the figure is deliberately blurred into the background, it has special
significance to the title. The existence of the ‘jobless son’ is hushed into oblivion, he survives
like the painting does; somewhere in a drab corner, easily escaping notice. Poon’s expressionistic
tendency and his ensuing innovations in the trope of relief painting have inspired his creation of
the masterpiece. The painting explores how Poon developed his style methodically and found a
distinctive voice vent out his angst through artistic expression. Observing the painting on a
second visit reveals the work as semi-abstract, with its graduation of forest green and
effervescent hues of peacock blue, a remarkable play of colors for informing the mood. ). It is
easy to make out the figure of the decrepit man in shades of blue, while the rare and strategic use
of green solidifies the gloomy background. Poon deliberately does not use any distinct forms for
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