WIP of a painting for a show together with my friend Koh Hong Teng in September at Mulan Gallery... oil on 2 canvases size is about 72x116 inches i think ... you kinda have to be from singapore to know what its about (and maybe not even then :p)
Looking forward to the final piece. Why did you opt to omit the last word in the famous line :p That line has come up in so many sources w/o any formal slap on the hand, I think you'd be alright!
I thought you omitted the word because there had been some doubt originally about whether he had said "hum" (cockles) or "hiam" (chilli) - neither of which make sense, of course.
I was curious about the significance (or lack of it) of his holding two pairs of chopsticks. Is there any?
Sonny Liew is a Eisner-nominated comic artist and illustrator whose work include titles for DC Vertigo, Marvel, SLG and Disney, along with the Xeric-awarded Malinky Robot. He currently resides in Singapore, where he sleeps with the fishes.
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI find this painting quite well done !
Really love that!
Will you paint other pieces for the show?
Good luck with this exhibit!
Very nice! looking forward to the show!
ReplyDeleteWhy 2 canvases? Couldn't find a canvas big enough?
heya yup there'll be more pieces as part of this series - which will form a triptych but also hopefully be indepent of each other :p
ReplyDeleteheh yeah partly cos they didn't have anything bigger in the store, but also maybe it creates some kind of interesting effect on separate canvases :p
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the final piece. Why did you opt to omit the last word in the famous line :p That line has come up in so many sources w/o any formal slap on the hand, I think you'd be alright!
ReplyDeleteheh its cos its so common that i thought something different was required - the black out maybe suggests themes of censorship etc :p
ReplyDeleteHi!
ReplyDeleteI thought you omitted the word because there had been some doubt originally about whether he had said "hum" (cockles) or "hiam" (chilli) - neither of which make sense, of course.
I was curious about the significance (or lack of it) of his holding two pairs of chopsticks. Is there any?