From Maquettes to Sculptures: An Anthony Poon Estate Collection

Exhibition Information

Period

20 January - 10 March 2016

In conjunction with the Singapore Art Week and to commemorate renowned Singaporean sculptor, Anthony Poon (1945 – 2006) on the 10^th anniversary of his passing, The Private Museum is proud to present From Maquettes to Sculptures: An Anthony Poon Estate Collection.

This is the first major exhibition of Poon’s sculptural maquettes from the artist estate collection following his last retrospective exhibition in 2009. The exhibition showcases a selection of 25 maquettes; of which some were materialised into iconic public commissions and others remained as unrealised ideas in the artist’s estate collection.

Tracing the Cultural Medallion recipient’s artistic practice as a sculptor, the highlights of the exhibition include significant commissions such as Affinity commissioned for the HDB Hub, Aspirations for the Old Hill Street Police Station, Crimson Eagle for Tampines Junction, Joyluck for Singapore Turf Club, Sense Surround for St Regis Hotel and Waves Columns for International Plaza.

Programme Documentation

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About the Collaboration

Individual/Organisation

Private Collection

Anthony Poon,

Anthony Poon (1945 – 2006)

Anthony Poon is a renowned Singaporean painter and sculptor. A graduate from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1964, Poon furthered his studies at Byam Shaw School of Art in London and Regional College of Art in Bradford, Yorks before returning to Singapore in 1971. His accolades include ‘UOB Painting of the Year Award’ (1983) Kallang Theatre Mural Competition (1986) and the Cultural Medallion Award (1990). Poon’s works are also part of collections of major institutions such as Brunei Darussalam Museum, Fukuoka Art Museum and Singapore Art Museum.

Education

1961-1964	Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
1967-1970	Byam Shaw School of Art, London, U.K.
1970-1971	Regional College of Art, Bradford, Yorks, U.K.

Solo Exhibitions

1964	Paintings by Anthony Poon, National Library.
1967	Mixed Media, National Library.
1971	Shape Canvases, Alpha Gallery.
1975	New Waves Series, Alpha Gallery.
1977	Recent Paintings – Waves Series, Alpha Gallery.
1978	Color Frequency Waves, Alpha Gallery.
2009	Light & Movement Portrayed: The Art of Anthony Poon, National Gallery Singapore

Selected Group Exhibitions

1963	Southeast Asia Cultural Art Exhibition, Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore.
1969	Commonwealth Young Artists, Royal Overseas League, London, U.K.
1973	Elemental Abstraction, Alpha Gallery, Singapore.
	Alpha Invitational, Alpha Gallery, Singapore.
1975	Inaugural art Exhibition, National Museum Art Gallery.
	Color, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1977	Large Paintings, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1978	Ten Contemporaries, Alpha Gallery, Singapore.
1979	5^th Festival of Asian Art, Hong Kong Museum Art Gallery, Hong Kong.
1980	Contemporary Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan.
	Contemporary Singapore Paintings, Festival of Asian Arts, Hong Kong Museum Art Gallery.
1985	Current Approaches in the Art of ASEAN Region, travelling exhibition to ASEAN countries.
	Second Asia Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan.
1985-1986	Singapore Art for Japanese Festival, Traveling exhibition to Japan.
1986	Seoul, Contemporary Asian Art Show 1986, National Museum of Modern Art, Seoul
	8a, Eight Artists, Alpha Gallery, Singapore.
1989	New Art Expo, New York, U.S.A.
	Bru-Sin Art Exhibition, Brunei Darussalam Museum, Brunei.
1990	Urban Artists, National Museum Art Gallery, Singapore.
1991	Sculptures in Singapore, National Museum Singapore.
1991-1993	Many in One – 25 years of Singapore Art, travelling exhibition to U.S.A.
1994-1995	Contemporary Singapore Art, travelling exhibition to Hong Kong & 7 major cities in Republic of China.
1998	Preview of Early Works, Telok Kurau Studios, Singapore.
1998-1999	Tomorrow Realism, Telok Kurau Studios, Singapore.
1999	City/Community – Nokia Singapore Art ’99, Singapore Art Museum.
1999-2000	NAFA Cross Century Art Exhibition, Nanyang Academy of Fine Art.
2002	China International City Sculpture Exhibition & Symposium (Beijing 2002), Beijing International Sculpture Park, Beijing, China.
2004	Crossroads, the making of new identities, National University of Singapore Museums.
2005	New Creations, Telok Kurau Gallery.
	Art of the Second Generation: Beyond Fact and Fiction, NAFA Gallery.
	A Wealth of Vision – Selection from DBS’ Corporate Art Collection, The Gallery, Old Parliament House.
2006	Artery – Inaugural Exhibition, The gallery, Singapore Management University.

Awards

1976	Pingat Apad Award, Association of Artists of Various Resources.
1983	First Prize, United Overseas Bank Painting of the year, United Overseas Bank.
1986	Kallang Theatre Mural Competition, Ministry of Culture, Singapore.
1987	Second Prize, Sentosa Waterfront Sculpture Competition.
1990	1990 Cultural Medallion Award, Government of Singapore.
1997	Sculpture Competition, United Engineers Square.
1998	Sculpture Competition, Singapore Turf Club
1999	Sculpture Competition, Ministry of Information and the Arts, Singapore
2002	Excellence Prize, China International City Exhibition and Symposium (Beijing 2002) Ministry of Culture of P.R. China and the People’s Municipal Government of Beijing.
2004	Sculpture Competition, Housing and Development Board, Singapore

Programme Outreach

Saturday, 23 January 2016, 1:30PM
Saturday, 5 March 2015, 9:00AM

The round island bus tours will include Anthony Poon’s most significant public commissions in Singapore. This is an opportunity for the general public to find out more about Poon’s iconic public sculptures