‘I paint from creativeness’: Singapore artist Yip Yew Chong on ‘marathon’ portray that took 1.5 years

“It invokes nostalgia, a sure sense of reconnecting with a bygone period,” Mr Quek mentioned, including that it offers him a homely and comforting feeling.

Mr Quek, who now lives in Florida and found Mr Yip’s artwork by means of social media round two years in the past, occurred to be in Singapore visiting household on the time of the stay portray classes.

“This can be a deal with for me, to have the chance to see him do that stay,” he mentioned.

CRITICS 

For all of the help from the group, nonetheless, Mr Yip factors out that he’s not with out his critics. 

Some take challenge with the content material of his work, whereas others criticise his technical expertise.

“I’m not formally skilled and I paint from creativeness … not traditionally correct,” mentioned Mr Yip, who turned a full-time artist in 2018 after working within the accounting sector for 25 years.

The stability between aesthetics, self-expression and historic accuracy was the primary problem in portray the 60m canvas work, he mentioned. Folks additionally could count on canvas work to be extra like positive artwork, in comparison with murals the place precision is much less essential.

“For one of these portray – semi-realistic to reasonable – folks count on it to be traditionally correct, however I can’t.

“As a result of I’ve to affix Tiong Bahru to Chinatown, Chinatown to Singapore River. How can I do it? I’ve to place numerous creativeness,” he mentioned.

“However to stability that could be a huge problem as a result of I can’t meet all people’s expectations.”