Details
CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection
Object numberS1980-0763-007-0
TitleFlowers & Bamboo
CreatorNai Swee Leng
Description“Completed in early 1996, Flowers and Bamboo is dedicated to the Lee Kong Chian Art Gallery in NUS Museums. The bamboo is one of the most valued subject matter of the Chinese literati; it symbolises strength of character, especially under duress. Executed with uncharacteristic restrain, the controlled boldness of the brushstrokes that make up the living
elements in the painting bequeaths life force and vitality. Compositional unity is completed by the rock, a symbol of stability from which the living elements spring forth. Through a composition as such, Bamboo also expresses eloquently the artist's wishes for growth and maturity for the Museum.”
(Crossroads: The Making of New Identities, Page 57).
Production placeSingapore
Production date 1966
Object categoryChinese Painting, Painting
MaterialInk and Colour on Paper, Ink, Rice Paper, Paper
Dimensions
H: 95 cm
L: 68 cm
H: 195 cm
L: 92 cm
L: 68 cm
H: 195 cm
L: 92 cm
