 Inspiration Exhibition, Sep 2008
Synopsis: Finger Painting Exhibition by Dr Tan Ching Yam & Students
Date: 5 to 7 Sep 2008
Time: 11 am - 6 pm
Venue: Tanjong Pagar CC Art Club
Admission: FREE
On the 6 Sept 2008 (Saturday) from 2pm to 4pm, there will be a Finger Painting Demonstration will be conducted by Dr Tan and his students on the spot.
The theme for the above art exhibition is on Nature.
The purpose of the exhibition is to create an awareness of the unique art of finger painting.
Number of pieces to be exhibited is around 30. (Samples of the art work can be seen here.)
Finger painting dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907BC) and the art entered its golden period in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD).
Finger painting uses the fingers to paint instead of a paint brush. It covers all aspects of traditional Chinese painting, including landscapes, flowers and birds, and animals.
Materials used are the Chinese rice paper, Chinese ink and Chinese Watercolour.
The Chinese ink comprises of 5 tones. One can do a drawing by simply using the Chinese ink alone, or some modern artists/painters prefer to use the ink and watercolour.
Under the guidance of Dr. Tan Ching Yam, 5 adult students will showcase their work done in the past one year. Though, this is the only the beginning of their Chinese finger painting path, they hope to attract more people into this art of learning Chinese finger painting.
The public can also see some finger paintings art pieces by Dr. Tan.
Those interested to learn the art of Chinese finger painting can contact Tanjong Pagar Community Art Club at 62219898. Class is on every Saturday from 2-4pm.
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