Aw Tee Hong
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| Born | May 29, 1931 Hainan, China |
| Nationality | Singapore |
| Field | Oil painting, watercolour, Chinese ink painting, Bronze sculpture |
Aw Tee Hong (simplified Chinese: 欧世鸿; traditional Chinese: 歐世鴻; pinyin: Ōu Shìhóng) is a Singaporean artist who is known for his oil paintings of the old Singapore River, as well as for numerous public sculptures themed towards Singapore heritage, like the marble relief titled Singapore Poetry found in Tanjong Pagar MRT Station.[1]
Born in Wenshan village at Huiwen, Wenchang county of Hainan island, Aw migrated with his parents to Kelantan, Malaysia at the age of 8 and relocated to Singapore in 1950,[2] where he studied art at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In 1956 he went on to pursue higher education in art at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China.[1]
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[edit] Public sculptures
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The River Merchants
Part 1 (undated)
Size: 160 x 120cm
Medium: Bronze
Location: Cavenagh Bridge, Singapore -
The River Merchants
Part 2 (undated)
Size: 160 x 120cm
Medium: Bronze
Location: Cavenagh Bridge, Singapore
[edit] Paintings
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Village in Punggol (1992)
Size: 56 x 76cm
Medium: Ink and wash painting on paper
Collection: Private collection -
Venice Scene 2 (1995)
Size: 56 x 76cm
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Collection: Private collection -
Street Wayang (circa 1995)
Size: 54 x 36cm
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Collection: Private collection
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