Mountains have long been powerful symbols in both art and asian culture. They represent not only physical grandeur but also inner peace, endurance and spiritual ascent. In traditional Chinese painting, mountains are also a philosophical landscape and space where the free human spirit is able to reflect, find refuge and be in harmony with the cosmos.
Chen chong swee 陈宗瑞
Rice Field by Chen Chong Swee, ink on paper, paper size 45x30cm
Islands by Chen Chong Swee, ink on paper, paper size 31x39cm
Soaring Mountains, Flowing Streams by Chen Chong Swee, ink on paper, paper size 96x34cm
Mountain View by Chen Chong Swee, ink on paper, paper size 31x39cm
Peace by Chen Chong Swee, ink on paper, paper size 34x68cm, 1980
Attap House by Chen Chong Swee, ink on paper, paper size 68x45cm
Chua Ek Kay 蔡逸溪
Mountains in Autumn by Chua Ek Kay, ink on paper, paper size 137x33cm, 1986
Characters inscribed: 秋山不著色 八六年十月居羊城 逸溪
fan chang tien 范昌乾
Landscape in Autumn by Fan Chang Tien, ink on paper, paper size 96x44.5cm, 1983
Characters Inscribed: 筑舍造桥欲倚崖，山容幻色季风催。琦窗映水渠摇动，一息晚烟忽变霞。癸亥岁秋月于星洲画 范昌乾
foo chee san 符致珊
Nanyang Charms by Foo Chee San, ink on paper, paper size 67x67cm
“Mountains and Beyond” brings together 25 works that range from delicate ink renderings on paper to expressive oils on canvas by both Singaporean and Chinese artists including Chua Ek Kay, Fu Qiang, Hong Ling, Lim Tze Peng, Lim Choon Jin, Liu Xuan Qi, Pan Wang Sen, Song Meng, Tan Oe Pang, Terence Teo, Wan Soon Kam and Xu Dong Lin. It looks to explore the enduing presence of mountain across time, mediums and artistic sensibility. Each artists interprets the mountain not just as geography, but as a metaphor for transcendence and solitude.
fu qiang 傅强
Landscape Impressions by Fu Qiang, Oil on Canvas, canvas size 60x73cm
Snowy Mountains by Fu Qiang, Oil on Canvas, canvas size 60x73cm
Way Back Home by Fu Qiang, Oil on Canvas, canvas size 60x73cm, 2006
hong ling 洪凌
Into the Distance by Hong Ling, ink on rice paper, paper size 49x45cm
Autumn Rhyme by Hong Ling, ink on rice paper, paper size 37x78cm
lim choon jin 林俊能
Snowy Mist by Lim Choon Jin, ink on paper, paper size 89x89cm, 2013
Lim tze peng 林子平
Village from Above by Lim Tze Peng, ink on rice paper, paper size 68x68cm, 1997
LIu Xuan qi 刘轩齐
朱红#6 by Liu Xuan Qi, Mixed Media on Canvas, canvas size 149x90cm, 2025
pan wang sen 潘望森
Drizzling by Pan Wang Sen, ink on rice paper, paper size 66x66cm, 2000
Summer Scene by Pan Wang Sen, Ink on rice paper, paper size 69x67cm, 1996
This exhibition invites art lovers to have a slow walk, to contemplate how mountains can contain so many different textures of human experience. Whether representational or abstract, silent or burgeoning, the mountains in each painting offers a path - to culture, to nature and to the inner self.
song meng 宋梦
Afternoon Tea by Song Meng, ink on paper, diameter 28cm
tan oe pang 陈有炳
Landscape Painting by Tan Oe Pang, ink on rice paper, paper size 138x69cm, 2012
terence teo 赵振强
Memories of Nepal by Terence Teo, ink on rice paper, paper size 51x100cm
wan soon kam 王春鑫
Village by Wan Soon Kam, ink on paper, paper size 62x82cm
xu dong lin 徐东林
Paradise by Xu Dong Lin, Oil on Canvas, canvas size 80x100cm, 2002