Cheong Soo Pieng (1917-1983), a Chinese diaspora artist from Fujian, is one of Southeast Asia’s most well-known artists. He was a never-say-die artist who was continuously experimenting with new artistic compositions and materials, resulting in both inventive abstract patterns and compassionate representations of Balinese figures. Along with artists like Chen Wen Hsi, Liu Kang, and Georgette Chen, he was a pioneer of the Nanyang Style.

Cheong used graphic outlines and mellow tones to elevate tropical daily life in Southeast Asia, combining the sensibilities of Chinese ink and Western oil painting. His unusual paintings of doe-eyed feminine figures with elongated limbs and simple outlines reminiscent of wayang kulit puppets were inspired by a trip to Bali in 1952. He explored space and form by digging deeper into sculptures and assemblages, displaying his mastery across mediums while pushing the frontiers of abstract art.

Cheong graduated from the Xiamen Academy of Fine Arts in 1946 and came to Singapore. In addition to Southeast Asia, his early 1960s trips to Europe inspired him to use modern materials and techniques on both Asian and Western topics. Cheong drew a plethora of ink sketches inspired by nature and sceneries during his two-year stay in London and Europe from 1961 to 1963.His abstract oil paintings, which eloquently portray his nostalgia for the great expanses of the West, incorporate the rich textures of these sketches.

钟泗滨 (1917-1983) ， 新加坡华人祖籍福建厦门禾山钟宅。1936年毕业于厦门美术专科学校，后到上海新华美专进修。

1952年，在华中校长郑安仑的鼓励支持下，华中四位美术老师陈文希、刘抗、锺泗滨、陈宗瑞 ，结伴到印尼峇厘岛旅游写生创作。 并在之后举办了一场画展, 并逐步形成了“南洋画派”，奠定了他们“四大先驱画家”的地位。

移居新加坡后，从 写实派 转变为现代派，被新加坡画坛公认为东南亚一带的新潮画家。在南洋美术专科学院担任讲师。

据不完全统计，其的素描作品多达1500多张，至于他的全部作品，连他的家人也难以估计