Chua Ek Kay
Chua Ek Kay (Hanzi: 蔡逸溪; Pinyin: Cài Yìxī) (21 November 1947 – 8 Februari 2008) adalah seorang artis Singapura yang dijuluki sebagai "jembatan antara kesenian Asia dan Barat"[1] dengan gaya melukis menggunakan tinta Cina diatas kerta dengan cara mencampur bentuk lukisan Tiongkok tradisional dengan teori dan teknik kesenian Barat. Kebanyakan karyanya bertemakan suasana di jalanan Chinatown, teratai, dan karya abstrak yang terinspirasi dari lukisan gua aborigin Australia.
| Chua Ek Kay 蔡逸溪 | |
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| Lahir | 21 November 1947 Guangdong, Tiongkok |
| Meninggal | 8 Februari 2008 (umur 60) Singapura |
| Kebangsaan | Singapura |
| Pendidikan | Diajarkan secara privat oleh Fan Chang Tien; Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts (1990); BFA (Universitas Tasmania); MA (Hons) (Universitas Sydney Barat) |
| Dikenal atas | Lukisan tinta Cina |
| Penghargaan | 1991: Penghargaan Lukisan Tahunan UOB ke-10 (Grand Prize) 1998: Philip Morris Group of Companies ASEAN Art Awards, Juror's Choice |
Tahun-tahun awal
suntingChua Ek Kay lahir di Guangdong, Tiongkok, pada 21 November 1947, sebagai anak sulung dari tujuh bersaudara. Pada 1950an, keluarganya berpindah ke Singapura, dan bermukim di Jalan Liang Seah.
Catatan
sunting- ^ Hasnita A. Majid (9 February 2008), Cultural Medallion winner Chua Ek Kay dies at 61, Channel NewsAsia, diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2008-03-11, diakses tanggal 2014-05-29.
Bacaan tambahan
suntingSumber Panduan
sunting- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Chua Ek Kay Diarsipkan 2011-08-20 di Wayback Machine.
Laporan berita
sunting- "On the winners' rostrum", The Straits Times, 24 Juli 1991.
- "Drawing from the mist of time", The Straits Times, 9 Juli 1998.
- "Profile – Chua Ek Kay", The Straits Times, 25 September 1999.
- "Writer, artist given Cultural Medallion", The Straits Times, 25 September 1999.
- "Local art rules these corridors of power", The Straits Times, 9 Januari 2000.
- "Four artists appointed to NAC", The Straits Times, 21 September 2000.
- "A river runs through it", The Straits Times, 8 Juni 2003.
- 公教中学营造校园艺术风-万绿从中的“突兀惊艳”=联合早报副刊早报现在《爆米花》校园Campus Page, 30 Januari 2008.
Buku dan katalog pameran
sunting- Chua, Ek Kay (2007), Chua Ek Kay: Along the River Banks, Singapura: Singapore Tyler Print Institute.
- Chua, Ek Kay (2006), Chua Ek Kay at Art Forum 2006, Singapura: Art Forum – katalog pameran.
- Chua, Ek Kay (2003), Chua Ek Kay: Being and Becoming, Singapura: Singapore Tyler Print Institute.
- Chua, Ek Kay (2007), Chua Ek Kay: Lotus Pond & Water Village (蔡逸溪: 荷塘净界, 水乡洄荡), Singapore: Cape of Good Hope.
- Chua, Ek Kay (2000), Chua Ek Kay: Lyrical Spaces, 1st-31st December 2000, Singapura: Wetterling Teo Gallery – katalog pameran.
- Chua, Ek Kay; Joanna Lee, ed. (2007), Chua Ek Kay: Singapore Street Scenes, Evoking Memories, Singapore: Singapore Management University, ISBN 981-4217-29-8.
- Chua, Ek Kay (1997), Colours of Infinity: Paintings Inspired by Journeys through China, S.E. Asia, Australia, Nepal, Singapore: E.K. Chua – katalog sebuah pameran di Caldwell House, CHIJMES, 20–23 September 1997, dan di Art Forum, Singapura, 24 September – 6 Oktober 1997.
- Chua, Ek Kay (1992), Duality and Tension, Singapore: E.K. Chua – catalogue of an exhibition at the National Museum Art Gallery, 9–13 September 1992, disponsori oleh United Overseas Bank Group, Singapura.
- Chua, Ek Kay (2002), An Exhibition of Paintings by Shan Fan & Chua Ek Kay, London: Damask Asia – katalog pameran.
- Chua, Ek Kay (2000), Paintings by Chua Ek Kay: Collection of Merrill Lynch International Private Client Group, Asia Pacific, Singapore: Merrill Lynch – katalog pameran.
- Chua, Ek Kay (2005), Recent Paintings of Chua Ek Kay (逸溪), Singapura: Singapore Art Museum.
- Chua, Ek Kay (1988), A Selection of Chinese Brush Paintings and Calligraphy, Singapore: E.K. Chua – catalogue of an exhibition presented by the Extramural Studies Department of the National University of Singapore.