Cheong Soo Pieng

Private Collection, Singapore

The work is in excellent condition overall, as is the canvas, which is clear and taut. Framed, under Plexiglass.
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"[Our] understanding of light and dark [in his paintings] is transformed by the pureness of abstraction emerging. With the force of the unknown forms, the pure line creates a sense of movement, while the planes of colour indicate a sense of stillness; the dark portions seem to indicate a depth while the unvaired shades indicate the nearest possible surface".

- Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Soo Pieng, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore, 2013, p. 22