This exhibition represents the next installment of Chankerk's exploration of Singapore's rapidly changing urban landscape. In this collection the artist draws dramatic comparisons between old and new, authentic and inauthentic. Here the historical buildings of old Singapore are each carefully articulated while the homogeneous masses of grey skyscrapers climb ever higher in their search for evermore aspirational heights and majesty. C

Chankerk's familiar strong, rapid brushstrokes continue to express the unstoppable march of time and change in the city. With vibrant colours representing the energy and vitality of the Singapore, Chankerk manages to capture the zeitgeist of a city in flux, while at the same time harness the precious moments in time that preceded the “World Class” city we live in today.

About the Artist:

Chankerk's (b. 1968, Malaysia) work involves energetic, impulsive, bold brush strokes in order to communicate a sense of dynamism and fluxus within the context of urbanization. Diffused, abstract depictions of local shop houses, streets and skyscrapers reflect the rapid changes across the Singaporean landscape which render otherwise familiar scenes as homogenous urban territories. Originally from Malaysia, Chankerk completed a Diploma in Oil Painting from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in 1993. Chankerk teaches painting and art appreciation through the artist run initiative My Art Space located in Tanjong Pagar.

Image: © Chankerk, Chan Hampe Galleries