2018 SOCIETY () ANNUAL SHOW URBAN EXPEDITION 9 - 15 AUG 2018, VISUAL ARTS CENTRE

OPENING RECEPTION: FRI, 10 AUG 2018 7 - 9 PM

ARTISTS

AILEEN TOH A L AMBER PHANG ANG CHEE YONG AUYONG TIAN SOO CASSANDRA LIM CHANG WEI CHNG SEOK TIN CHUA AH HUWA FIONA SEOW HAN SAI POR HETTY LIE SCHRICKE JOYCE LOO LIM GUAN HUAT LIZA MARKUS LYNNE TAN MICHELE PICCOLI NYAN SOE Sculpture Society (Singapore) is pleased to present Urban Expedition, a group ONG SI HUI exhibition featuring works by both established and emerging sculptors. P. GNANA SUN I-YU In February, 20 SSS members have travelled to India on an incredible cultural SUN YU-LI exchange trip. This exhibition features new works created by the group of travelling TAN HAN XIANG members, that will reflect on the awe-inspiring journey. TAN YEN PENG TEO HUEY LING Migration encourages one to think of connections, at least because every migration TET LEE connects a point of origin and a destination (Patrick Manning, 2012). The constant, TINA CALLENDER roving humans, settling only for a term before moving on to a fresh patch of land VERNICE CHONG until we founded our first cities. Even so, we have an ever burning curiosity of VINATA GOSWAMY XIN XIAOCHANG “what is beyond that horizon?” YEO CHEE KIONG

ZESTRO LEOW We yearn to travel, to see new sights, find new things, meet new people and experience a different culture from ours. It is evident that we did not change much since the days of old, never stopping always moving, roving back and forth within the planet.

Exploration would resonate to us as a primal instinct or behaviour that we cannot elude from. Perhaps the reason for these outward bound intent to reach out to other peoples from other nations in rooted deep within ourselves. Urban Expedition is the statement of artists’ embodied with an inner wanderlust, to seek out things beyond the mundane, at the very core of us to better ourselves, and to bring home to share the exploits of such travels. Han Sai Por (b. 1943)

Han Sai Por, one of Asia’s leading modern sculptors and Singapore’s Cultural Medallion recipient. She has participated in numerous international exhibitions and projects around the world, and her works can be found in many international institutions, public space and private collections from Singapore, Malaysia, India, China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom to the United States. Such as Singapore National Art Gallery and Art Museum, China National Museum in Beijing. Australia parliament, New York World Unite Singapore office, Washington DC, Singapore Embassy and Istana and etc. 2005, Han works won top award in India, 2006, won “Outstanding City Sculpture award”in China, 2015, won “The Leonardo Award for Sculpture ”atChianciano Biennale in Italy.

Educated in the fine arts and landscape architecture, Han has, for three decades, channeled both passions into a body of work that makes significant comment about the changing landscape. Although it is the environment at large to which Han’s works generally refer in Singapore, where the landscape undergoes change at a brutal pace and too often with scant regard for flora, fauna, heritage or preservation, her words have particular resonance.

Fruits of Earth, 2018, Ceramic and Earth, 100 x 100 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Solo Exhibitions

2016 Secret Landscapes, A Bali Purnati Artist Residency Exhibition, The Private Museum, Singapore. 2015 Harvest, SG50 Installation at Esplanade, theatres on the bay, Singapore. 2014 Moving Forest, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Singapore. 2013 Black Forest, Institution of Southeast Asian Gallery 1 & 2 (NAFA), Singapore. 2011 The Black Forest 2009 The Changing Landscape 2006 Oasis 2002 20 Tonnes- Physical consequences 1999 Rain Forest 1993 Four Dimensions Sun Yu-Li (b. 1948)

Sun Yu-li is one of Singapore’s leading artist.

Sun's artistic pursuit of truth is through oriental and western reasoning in art. Sun is intrigued by the knowledge fields of topology, archaeology, metaphysics, linguistics and mathematics.

He is interested not in forms per se but in finding the form from which all forms originate. His creations are built upon this fundamental philosophy, resulting in a distinctive style and innovative technique.

Yu-li's art was the unintended consequence of his pursuit of the "truth". He has developed the “Universal Language” in search of the universal platform upon which all knowledge fields converge; a search for the original state of form. His art has simple shapes and forms, but there is deeper meaning behind. Using the Universal Language he has discovered, his creations begin with the dot, forming a line, then progressing to a plane, and finally into volume.

Sun gives back to community through charity efforts, educational outreach and advisory roles.

love is a many splendored thing, 2005, 5mm steel plate (painted with epoxy paint), 50 x 30 x 15 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Selected Exhibitions

2017 London BAFTA Golden Gala Charitable Auction, London. 2016 Monaco Royal Ball Charitable Auction, Hong Kong. 2015 Celebrating Design, Singaplural, Singapore. 2014 Tree of Hope, Youth Square, Hong Kong. 2013 Love. Revolve The World, Painting Exhibition, , Singapore. 2012 The Wishing tree, Fete Des Lumieres Lighting Art Festival, Lyon France. 2010 Quest, The Gallery at TCC, Singapore (Solo). 2007 China World Hotel/Beijing Kerry Center, China (Solo). 2006 Art on the Move, 6 prominent venues, Singapore (Solo). 2004 Mapping the Universe (2003), Singapore (Solo). Yeo Chee Kiong (b. 1970)

“My are essential forms crucial for situating the viewers in a unique arena. It is in this arena that the viewers could empirically feel and experience that ‘something’: which is simultaneously definable and unknown – the poetics of reverie.”

Yeo Chee Kiong is a contemporary sculptor and installation artist who is fascinated with the language and spatial relationship between object, space and authorship. His work destabilises the familiar notions of spatial proportions and perspectives, whilst examining the human conditions in the construction of an extended surreal world.

Yeo holds several appointments as President of the Sculpture Society (Singapore) (2015 - 2018), Chairman of Telok Kurau Studios Management Committee (2014 - 2015), and Advisor for Norwegian Collaborative Organisation for Contemporary Art Abroad, London (2011 - 2015).

Triangle Relationship, 2018, Bronze, 17 x 22 x 26 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Solo Exhibitions

2017 A Beauty Centre @ Juming Museum, Exhibition Hall 02 & Outdoor Interactive Art Space, Taiwan. 2016 A Beauty Centre, Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries 1 & 2, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. 2013 A Beauty, Cite International Des Arts, Paris, France. 2011 Black Banquet, Richard Koh Fine Art Gallery, Singapore 2009 Endless Night, Concourse, Esplanade, Singapore. Commissioned by The Esplanade Co Ltd. 2008 A Day Without A Tree, National Museum of Singapore. 2007 The House, Jendela Gallery, Esplanade, Singapore. 2006 STORM BLACK & NIGHT DARK, Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Centre, USA. 2001 Sculpture by Yeo Chee Kiong, , Singapore. P. Gnana (b. 1979)

“I love animals, and cows in particular hold a special place in my heart. The representation of the cow is very much a part of my childhood, in my hometown Neyveli, where my mother used to own and breed cows. My memories are filled with images of me assisting my mother in the upkeep of the cows – collecting grass, locating a missing cow and also birthing a calf!” he says, adding, “The cow in my life is not accidental, it’s an expression of an element that is undeniably linked to the innocence of childhood and to the deep affection for my mother.”

P. Gnana paints, sculpts and creates conceptual installations, as one of Singapore’s leading artists. Indeed, he has obtained a highly-captivated audience in the Lion City and internationally, for the aesthetic and conceptual niche that he has created for himself within the ever-competitive dynamics and economics of urban art-making. This, he continues to achieve, by constantly counter-challenging or taming the forces that urge him to dispel his obsessive fascination towards the cow, a recurring symbol in his art since the last 9 years of his 25-year career as an artist.

Holy Cow Series, 2018, Fibre, 39 x 28 x 49 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Selected Exhibitions

2018 World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE. 2017 Affordable Art Fair Singapore (Spring Edition), Singapore. 2017 World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE. 2017 Art Stage Singapore, Singapore. 2017 India Art Festival, New Delhi, India. 2016 Affordable Art Fair Singapore (Autumn Edition), Singapore. 2016 Art Expo Malaysia, , Malaysia. 2016 India Art Festival, Mumbai, India. 2016 World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE. 2016 Affordable Art Fair Singapore (Spring Edition), Singapore. Teo Huey Ling (b. 1974)

“To me the house is a manifestation of a self, it protects and restrict. A house is a home, it provides a sense of belonging and at the same time inhabit a comfort zone that inhibit adventures.

In the work, a big cloud gives shelter and provides a sanctuary while it’s community or individuals manifest or emanate in collective thoughts. On a different note, the individuals of the lighted house are brewing dreams of living an inspired life. In either way, the whimsical work abstains giving definite meanings and allows the viewers to associate significances themselves.”

Teo Huey Ling​’s works is tremendously technique driven and involved intricate and laborious art processes. She believes that the concentrated activity will uncover the responsiveness hidden within the materials, thereby opening the spirit of the labour and its energy to the viewer. Her work has taken a multifaceted direction in drawings, contemporary ceramics and art installation.

Graduated with high distinction in both ceramics and drawings from the National Art School, Australia, 2006. She has taught part time in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and an adjunct lecturer in Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore. Dream Shelter, 2018, Porcelain and Wood, 29 x 20 x 10 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Selected Exhibitions

2018 On an Ending Note, Telok Kurau Studios Gallery, Singapore. 2018 Open Studio Exhibition, Telok Kurau Studios, Singapore. 2017 80by80, Esplanade Tunnel, Singapore. 2017 Whimsical Daydreams Light Installation, Artist Night Out, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore. 2017 Prologue, Singapore Tokoname Exchange, Jalan Bahar Clay Studio, Singapore. 2017 SIGHT, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore. 2016 We Are in This Together, Kis Kapolna Galeria, Hungary. 2016 Wood Re-purpose, Temasek Poly Global Village Artist Residency Exhibition, Singapore. 2016 Senses, Singaplural 2016, 99 Beach Road, Singapore. 2016 Wood Carving Symposium, Fort Canning Park, Singapore. Lim Guan Huat (b. 1966)

“I was captured by the charming nature area Philippines have, when I was visiting my friend in Pampanga, Clark area. This is the first time I had visited Philippines. As we were driving along the highway, I came across a huge rice farming land — full of nature, heroine and farming cow, that we don’t encounter in our city life . As we progress further into the city of Clark, things change tremendously in front me, as I saw modern huge buildings. It created a great impact for me, living in the city. This sculpture represents the era of change for Philippines, and also the effort they must have, to preserve the nature they own, for many generations to come.”

Lim Guan Huat was trained at the Precision Engineering Institute, Singapore, and was awarded a Craftsman Certificate after working for 3 years at EDB. Largely self-taught for over 22 years, he combines his technical knowledge and a keen interest in sculpting works, specializing in the methods of shaping various materials through cutting and welding. His strength lies in using materials derived from industrial technology to construct 3D art forms and in the fusion of concept and technique. He believes that through his sculptures, he can express his thoughts and feelings, and bring something honest about himself – Where words fails, the object reveal.

URBAN = NATURE THE TRANSFORMATION, 2013, Aluminium, Acrylic Paint and Pinewood base, 28 x 23 x 18 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Selected Exhibitions

2018 Of Human Heritage, Art Spice Gallery, New Delhi, India. 2016 The 21st​ ​ Century Maritime Silk Road Art Week, Xiamen, China. 2015 Affordable Art Fair, Singapore. 2013 The 5th CDL Singapore Sculpture Award, The Arts House, Singapore. 2012 Simple Pleasures, NAFA 3D Design Department Exhibition, Singapore. 2011 Super Yacht Show 2011, Yacht Club, Sentosa Island, Singapore. 2009 The 4th​ ​ CDL Singapore Sculpture Award, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore. 2007 Solo Exhibition, The Asia Property show, Singapore Expo. 2001 Worldwide Sculpture Exhibition, Science Art Society (USA-Boston M.A), USA, France & China. 2000 Carnival At The Bay, Open Air Exhibition, Marina South, Singapore. Fiona Seow (b. 1992)

“雨后 is the third of the Raincloud series. This relief sculpture was inspired by the wall carvings on Fatehpur Sikri in Agra, India. Using the rhombus - a motif extracted from that particular wall at Fatehpur Sikri, I multiplied and tessellated the modules to form two arrangements that responds to the architectural scene in the forts and palaces in India, where a simple geometric shape is the foundation of countless intricate facades.”

Fiona graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts with a Diploma in Fine Art (Sculpture) in 2015. With a background in Interior Design and an interest in space, geometry and numbers, Fiona’s works are usually an abstraction of the elements she encounters in the physical environment, primarily driven by an obsession with perfection and order, coupled with a compulsion to repeat. Her works are the by-product of various processes that she engages in to achieve a meditative state or a sense of pleasure.

雨后, 2018, Wood, 50 x 30 x 10 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Selected Exhibitions

2018 Of Human Heritage, Art Spice Gallery, New Delhi, India. 2017 Untapped Discovery, VADA, Shophouse 5, Singapore. 2017 澄懷觀道, 2017 Taiwan International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan. 2017 Sight, 2017 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore. 2016 NAFA Alumni Show, Merlin Gallery, Singapore. 2016 Paper ++, Temasek Polytechnic - Glocal Connect Village, Singapore. 2016 Second Nature II, Fort Canning Park (OMSQ), Singapore. 2015 50 Obsessions, Lasalle College of the Arts (Winstedt), Singapore. 2015 Young Talent Programme, Affordable Art Fair Autumn 2015, Singapore. 2015 Drawing as Draft, Golden Mile Towers, Singapore. Zestro Leow (b. 1994)

“My masculine yet aesthetically soft ceramic sculptures combines various techniques and chemical experiments in the field of ceramics art. My creations are strongly influenced by the beliefs and aesthetic ideas of the Eastern culture.

As a practising ceramicist, I experiment with the science of this particular medium, gaining freedom to exceed the boundaries of constructing ceramic sculptures. In various series of works, I select and use different rawness of the clay bodies, at which he carves to deconstruct and assembles in search for balance in chaos of the surfaces and forms.”

Leow experiments in the field of ceramics art, where he started pursuing Fine Arts studies in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2012.

Leow's ceramics sculptures are strongly influenced by the beliefs and aesthetic ideas of the eastern culture. In his current practice, largely involving wheel-throwing - his strong suit - coupled with fresh atypical textures, has acquainted him with partisan ceramists from across the map. Beyond collaborations with art markets to garner recognition for the artisans of Singapore, his higher calling seeks to elevate the humble time-honored craft of ceramics by transcending into the slightly charted world of fine crafts. Of Unruliness, 2018, Porcelain, Slip Casted, 10 x 10 x 15 cm.

Image courtesy of the artist and Sculpture Society (Singapore).

Selected Exhibitions

2018 (Upcoming) 2018 UNTAPPED, Chan + Hori Contemporary, GILLMAN BARRACKS, Singapore. 2018 Of Human Heritage, Art Spice Gallery, New Delhi, India. 2017 3rd Taiwan International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition, National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Taiwan. 2017 Let Art Speak - Charity Feature Wall, Affordable Art Fair Singapore – Spring Edition, Singapore. 2017 The Sweet Melting of Time by Zestro Leow & Fyon Cheong, Singaplural, F1 Pit Building, Singapore. 2017 Flagship Genius, Ngee Ann Kong Si Gallery, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. 2016 Dawn of Youth, Kato Art Duo, Raffles Hotel Arcade, Singapore. 2016 Young Art Taipei, Kato Art Duo, Sheraton Grande, Taipei 2016 Second Nature, Sculpture Society (Singapore), Old Married Soldiers Quarters (OMSQ), Singapore. The Sculpture Society is the first society in Singapore, dedicated to nurture public appreciation of sculpture as an art form. Established since 19 May 2001, it is a non-profit organisation, which is active in advocating the artistic development of its members through exhibitions, workshops and symposiums.

The society was formed by a group of passionate individuals who were keen to enhance the artistic development of the art form through a tightly knit community of artists. Led by Han Sai Por, one of Singapore’s foremost sculptors, the founding members set their minds to provide a platform from which artistic discourse can flourish.

To date, the society has over a hundred members. Amongst them are prominent and renowned local artists, as well as emerging young artists, who work in multidimensional fields of sculpture. Their works have gained both local and international exposures.

A chair is still a chair., 2017, Timber, 20 x 25 x 25 cm.

Image courtesy of Tina Callender and Sculpture Society (Singapore).