The Singapore Cultural Series

The “Singapore Cultural Series” is a new collection of works by Tsuyumi Miwa. Inspired by real people working in traditional trades in Singapore which are slowly disappearing due to changes in culture or modernisation of practices. The collection highlights the rich colour and tradition that exists in Singapore’s multicultural population and aims to preserve a point in time when modern life coexists with historical tradition. The collection is also a recognition of these individual crafts men and women who take pride in their work and should be celebrated.

The collection, once complete, will contain seven paintings.  Each piece is 600mm x 900mm acrylic paint on canvas, laminated and framed in a solid wood. Four of the completed works are shown below:

Kopitiam

Kopitiam “Coffee Shop” could be the ultimate Singapore word. A polyglot mashup of Malay and Hokkien and a word deep rooted in Singaporean culture.

 

Tong Ah eating house could be the ultimate Kopitiam. Established in 1939 in the iconic 4 story curved building at the junction of Teck Lim and Keong Saik road, this family run business has been turning out a selection of Singapore culinary favourites for over 80 years.

 

No longer in the same building, but remaining on the same street, Tong Ah eating house and its famed owner “Ah Wee” Tang Chew Fue, continue to serve the crispiest kaya toast and the best kopi that Singapore has to offer.

 

Tong Ah and Ah Wee are as much of an institution as Kopitiam culture. I have tried to capture the essence of this in my painting of Ah Wee, “mid-pour” executing his art of kopi making, surrounded by the tools of his trade.

Buddah Guy

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Flower Lady

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Paper Dude

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