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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS1972-0055-001-0 TitleUntitled CreatorTan Teo Kwang (1941) DescriptionThis is gestural painting where the stroke as it touches the paper says it all. No further explanation is required as the instinctive gesture reveals the state of mind of the painter at the moment of contact of his brush with paper. Tan Teo Kwang attended the St. Martin's School of Art in London from 1962 to 1967. This coincided with the period when American Abstract-Expressionism was the rage in art schools. Teo Kwang was no doubt influenced by the trend. He had also stated that the key to his style was the Chinese character which he exploited. Production placeSingapore Object categoryPainting MaterialAcrylic & Ink on Paper Dimensions H: 70 cm L: 75 cm

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS1972-0055-001-0

TitleUntitled

CreatorTan Teo Kwang (1941)

DescriptionThis is gestural painting where the stroke as it touches the paper says it all. No further explanation is required as the instinctive gesture reveals the state of mind of the painter at the moment of contact of his brush with paper. Tan Teo Kwang attended the St. Martin's School of Art in London from 1962 to 1967. This coincided with the period when American Abstract-Expressionism was the rage in art schools. Teo Kwang was no doubt influenced by the trend. He had also stated that the key to his style was the Chinese character which he exploited.

Production placeSingapore

Object categoryPainting

MaterialAcrylic & Ink on Paper

Dimensions

H: 70 cm
L: 75 cm

Details