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Seah Kim Joo

Seah Kim Joo (Born 1939) is active/lives in Singapore.  Seah Joo is known for Genre and figure painting, batik art.

Seah Kim Joo, born in Singapore in 1939, is an established second-generation artist. He was raised in Terengganu, where he was exposed to the process of traditional batik making, which became his signature medium used to portray scenes of Singapore.

Seah attended the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1959 and later became the vice-chairman of its Alumni Association. Characteristic of the second generation of Singapore artists, Seah pushes the creative boundaries of the established Nanyang style through the use of non-conventional mediums, such as batik.

The presence of Western influences can be subtly observed in the stylisation of his figures, reminiscent of cubism. At the same time, the figures also bear great similarity to Javanese wayang kulit puppets, another traditional art form that is deeply symbolic of Southeast Asia.

The sape (also known as sampe or sapeh), which is depicted in some of his work, is a traditional lute played by many of the Dayak commun   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1073 characters.]  Artist bio

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