By Chua Mia Tee
Image of the painting (Workers in the Canteen, n.d.)
The painting is one of the most discussed about out of all
of Chua’s works. He captures the moment of workers during a break of their
everyday work. The realist artist brings a renewed perspective to the audience
of the present, as most people in modern Singapore would rarely chance upon
such background scenes of society. The colours used are of darker tones and
holds a sense of solemnity. The concept is simple, but
the quality of realism in the painting is indeed high. Furthermore, Chua's painting invokes empathy and bares the unmistakable existence of social segregation in every society in the world.
References
Workers
in a canteen painting [Image] (n.d.). Retrieved from https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHX_lpJ9datrOCRUr9vuXc3C_VaPrrza_-sl2hqdwcwalfosylF-ZpQLv1ivABL3eu3KR6j-i98LQmpl0kjUC0OSIVZDYACdaQemlHDjsOaFKOk-hcvj47926t0gQpjK5mVDivgx1K9Ws/s320/B2_Chua+Mia+Tee,Workers+in+a+Canteen,+1974,+Oil,+89x126cm.jpg
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