CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Heart in Art and Mind on Tao Chen GuanglinArtist & Art Curator Confucius says, “I set my heart on the Way.” Zhuang Zi also says, “Pervading all Heaven and Earth there is Virtue; stirring all life is the Tao.” The unity of Art and the Way is...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES The Flourishing Legacy of Fan Chang Tien He HuaFang Chang Tien Disciple The young man from Chaozhou went to study in Shanghai, working diligently in art and eventually succeeding as a great master of the Shanghai School of painting. He then came to settle in Singapore in...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Exhibition of Fan Chang Tien Master of Ink Painting Teo Han WueIndependent Curator and Critic Heaven and earth have great beauty but do not speak, so says the ancient sage ZhuangZi (late 4th century BC). But they do not have to because the beauty of Nature is...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Congratulations Messages The Timeless Ink Heritage - Fan Chang Tien Painting and Calligraphy Masterpiece Homecoming Exhibition Chong Siak ChingChief Executive Officer, National Gallery Singapore To the "Fan Chang Tien: Homecoming of a Heritage" Exhibition Committee, On behalf of National Gallery Singapore, I would like to warmly congratulate you on...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Congratulations Messages Fan Chang Tien: Homecoming of a Heritage exhibition at the China International Cultural Exchange Centre, Beijing Rosa DanielChief Executive Officer, National Arts Council, Singapore The artistic journey of Fan Chang Tien is one that exemplifies passion and dedication to the tradition of Chinese painting. Known as...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Thoughts after Visiting a Posthumous Exhibition of Fan Chang Tien’s Work Professor Wu Yong LiangChina Academy of Art On a visit to Singapore a few years ago, I came upon Fan Chang Tien’s works at a friend’s place. I was deeply impressed with the Nanyang ink master’s...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Tribute From Student Professor Heng Chye KiangFang Chang Tien Disciple AN ART AS NOBLE AS THE MAN HIMSELF Mr Fan Chang Tien came to Singapore in 1956 at the age of 49 after a sojourn of almost 10 years in Bangkok. As a young man, he was already...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Fan Chang Tien - The Literati Artist Choy Weng YangArtist & Art Curator In the resilient history of Chinese ink painting in China which crossed centuries, eras and social upheavals, there emerged from time to time exponents of the fascinating art form whose brilliant artworks shifted the...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Fan Chang Tien: The Literati Gardener Kwok Kian ChowFounding Director of the Singapore Art Museum and the National Art Gallery Introduction The 20th-century literati painter Fan Chang Tien’s life was underpinned by two ethos – nurturing younger artists, and furthering the literati tradition. Fan thought himself a ‘Gardener’ (his...
CRITIQUES CRITIQUES Message for Fan Chang Tien exhibition catalogue Low Sze WeeChief Executive Officer, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre I am delighted to write a message on the occasion of this exhibition of Fan Chang Tien’s works in Beijing. Born in China in 1907, this is the first major retrospective...
