My Grandma's Working Place

Artist: Lim Sze Ling
Year: 2018
Prize Category: 3rd Prize
 
artwork category

Watercolour

Artwork Description

The artwork features an expressive and meticulous use of the water colour medium. This skilful art piece is prepared in the photorealistic style, with detailed observation of the various textures and patterns. In similar fashion, the artist practices keen precision in the treatment of the motifs with the detailing of the floral ‘kurung’ seamlessly complementing the vibrant Nyonya tiles. A typical sight in many Peranakan homes, the women of the house often took to sewing on classic treadle sewing machines. The artist captures the essence of this vanishing trade through the shifting gradient of the floor tiles. Vivid shades slowly fade into a dull shadow of their original splendour.

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