Landscapes of Memories in the Paintings of Brian Adams
Your name rings a bell, I said to Adams as he walks into the cafe where we met for our chat. You must be thinking of the musician; it’s quite normal, he said as a matter of fact, you’re not…
Eva Wang Nava
is a British Art Historian based in a nation-state not far from the Equator. She holds an M.A. in Art History from The Open University and writes about modern and contemporary Southeast Asian art because she feels that the region she calls home has plenty of good quality art to offer the world. When not writing about art, she writes Flash Fiction, using visual art as prompts to get her writing juices flowing. She also teaches a creative writing course using the examination of artworks as prompts for writing original pieces. Through dialogues with each other and writing exercises, participants explore the different ways of creative writing and experience works of art through a personal, social and cultural lens. Find her work at CarpeArte Journal.
The Never Ending Fountain of Abundance: the Calligraphic Strokes of Simon Wee
Simon Wee is best known for his calligraphy, not characters but strokes. His art consists mainly of thick circuitous strokes rendered in a single breath; strokes that come from the heart; strokes that come from the wrist, as that’s where…
A Balancing Act: Life and Art of P. Gnana
To Ponnusamy Gnanadickam, finding an optimal balance is what his life and art are about. Known to the art world as P Gnana, he tells me that “art is [his] passion”. It was Singapore that gave him the opportunity to…