Ryan HowinGlossary of Southeast Asian ArtMalayan art“Malayan paintings are Malayan — in outlook, in expression and in spirit. In them you see a virility of expression, a mastery of colour and…Sep 24, 2017Sep 24, 2017
Ryan HowinGlossary of Southeast Asian ArtContemporary art“Contemporary art has in fact reached a point when artists are prepared to adopted [sic] anything as a medium to work with. What is…Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
Ryan HowinGlossary of Southeast Asian ArtStraw painting“The work of villagers, these pictures may be seen hanging in kampong homes throughout Malaya, but their popularity is greater and the…Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
Ryan HowinGlossary of Southeast Asian ArtWoodcut movement“The dissemination of woodcuts through print media, such as magazines and newspapers, provide an alternative mode of exhibiting art other…Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017
Ryan HowinGlossary of Southeast Asian ArtInternationalisation“Artists from Singapore were being propelled into the ‘international’ art scene on two fronts. First, there was a growing recognition by…Aug 22, 2017Aug 22, 2017
Ryan HowinGlossary of Southeast Asian ArtMalayanisation“occurred as numerous Chinese immigrants renounced their ties with China to settle in Singapore and across Malaya. At the macro level, the…Jul 20, 2017Jul 20, 2017
Ryan HowinGlossary of Southeast Asian ArtPortraiture/Portrait photography“As Singapore became established as a British colony, its inhabitants began to negotiate questions of identity and their engagement with…Jul 20, 2017Jul 20, 2017