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海峽時報 The Straits Times
Lasting Charms: Fan Shao Hua Solo Exhibition
January 12, 2023
Senior Culture Correspondent
This solo show by Guangzhou-born Singaporean artist Fan Shao Hua is massive, with more than 50 works spread through the cavernous spaces of ArtSafe.
There does not seem to be much curation in this show, which lacks captions and very loosely organises the works into Singaporean, flowers and nature themes.
Fan, the winner of UOB’s Painting of the Year in 2000, has a knack for capturing portraits of everyday folk, and those works are the standouts in this show.
A cluster of paintings of samsui women portray the weathered faces and sinewy limbs of these pioneering women, while a scene of a crowd watching street opera features a cheeky baby in a sling peering at the viewer.
His birds and animals are drawn with energy and verve, but set against oddly flat backgrounds that look like computer wallpaper.
Visitors might want to take note that while the address states Changi South Street 2, the entrance is actually at Changi South Avenue 2.
Where: ArtSafe Exhibition Hall, Level 3 U-Freight Logistics Centre, No. 8 Changi South Street 2
MRT: Expo
When: Till Feb 28, Mondays to Saturdays, 11am to 6pm, closed on Sundays and public holidays
Admission: Free
Info: www.artsafesg.com