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tings.
And in a manner as deft and surreptitious as his cats, Michael has
pussy-footed his way into the Singapore art scene. Michael's works are
richly-detailed and gloriously coloured, with most of the themes set in
the realm of rusticity. The buyers are discerning collectors who,
unbothered by the relative obscurity of the artist, pay top dollars for
the fastidiously executed paintings.
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Michael, who is in his early 40s, produces on the
average two paintings a month. He scrutinizes his subjects with the eye
of a microbiologist, then gives a glittering brocade-like quality to
the minutiae of kampung life - an explanation for his lack of
prolificacy.
However, Michael's fondness for stylised human
figures; "still" formal composition; flat colors and abstract; shapely
receding perspectives and a certain unsettling mood to his paintings,
betray traces of his artistic roots.
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Passing
Time
36" x 36"
by Michael Tan
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Michael's
works depict the culture and spirit of the Malay kampung, which
continues to enthrall him with its earthiness simplicity and harmony.
The artist counts many Malays among his circle of friends. And while
his paintings are hot in Singapore, none of his works are readily
available in Malaysia. Not in the least piqued by this, Michael laughs
readily and often at the situation whose quirkiness he finds, in some
ways parallel his own work and career.
For
private viewing or art consultation, please feel free to contact us.
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